Blackfuel partners with Digital Realty to launch its first AI inference deployment at the BCN1 data center in Barcelona, Spain

Type: Partnership · Technology: Data Center · Country: Spain · Announced: 2026-09-30

Blackfuel and Digital Realty signed a partnership to host Blackfuel's inaugural AI inference platform inside the BCN1 data center in Barcelona. The deployment will use liquid‑cooled Dell PowerRack systems with Dell PowerEdge XE9785L servers and AMD Instinct MI355X accelerators, occupying part of the centre's 161,500 sq ft of colocation space. The agreement was announced on 30 September 2026, with plans to expand the deployment to additional sites in Spain, Finland and France. The collaboration gives Blackfuel a European foothold for AI services while leveraging Digital Realty's ServiceFabric connectivity ecosystem. No financial terms were disclosed in the announcement.

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Blackfuel and Digital Realty partnered to host Blackfuel's inaugural AI inference platform inside the BCN1 data center in Barcelona, Spain, using liquid‑cooled Dell PowerRack systems with Dell PowerEdge XE9785L servers and AMD Instinct MI355X accelerators, with no financial terms disclosed. Digital Realty is a global provider of data center solutions offering colocation, cloud, and interconnection services. Blackfuel is the AI‑focused partner deploying the platform. The deployment occupies part of the centre's 161,500 sq ft of colocation space and the agreement was announced on 30 September 2026. The partnership includes plans to expand the deployment to additional sites in Spain, Finland and France.

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