China just announced dozens of new nuclear reactors over the next decade, paired with massive investment in AI data centers. This isn't just an energy story. It's a geopolitical move that redraws the map of digital power.
While Europe debates whether nuclear power is “green,” Beijing builds. Stable, cheap energy means Chinese clusters can train AI models at a fraction of our cost. Data centers need tens of megawatts. Whoever controls the cheapest energy wins the AI race.
And there’s the other half of the news: soccer’s data renaissance — sensors, cameras, real-time analytics. Same dynamic: more data, more compute, more services. But if the servers processing that data sit in China or the US, European digital sovereignty is a myth.
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Our position is clear:
Tech doesn’t float in the cloud. It lives in server rooms that burn electricity. If Europe doesn’t get a serious energy strategy — including nuclear — our SMEs will pay twice: higher server costs and dependency on non-European providers. We’ve been running companies since 2017. We know how much a server bill eats into an e-commerce margin. Energy isn’t a side cost; it’s the foundation of digital.
Owning your stack isn’t just about code. It’s about understanding where your energy comes from. If China produces power at $0.03/kWh and we pay $0.15, no algorithm can save you. European AI risks being stillborn, strangled by electricity prices.
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Italian data centers are already among the most expensive in Europe. SMEs wanting to use AI hit insurmountable infrastructure costs. Either they aggregate or become clients of US Big Tech that produces elsewhere. Either way, they lose control and margin.
The digital divide is also an energy divide. We work to close it — but that takes a political vision that puts energy at the center of national tech strategy.
