OpenAI has announced plans to use a new data center in northern Norway to support its artificial intelligence (AI) operations in Europe.
The facility, called Stargate Norway, will be developed in partnership with British tech firm Nscale and Norwegian energy company Aker.
The center will be built near the town of Narvik, an area known for its access to renewable energy, cold weather, and strong industrial setup. These factors help lower energy costs and improve efficiency, especially for cooling large amounts of hardware.
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The data center will run on renewable power and use a liquid cooling system to keep equipment at the right temperature. Extra heat from the machines will be shared with local businesses that rely on low-emission energy.
Stargate Norway will be owned by a joint venture between Nscale and Aker, with both companies holding equal shares. OpenAI will not own the facility but will buy computing power from it.
The company said the setup allows it to meet demand in Europe without building and running the center itself.
OpenAI expects the data center to start with 230 megawatts of power and plans to grow that to 290 megawatts. By the end of 2026, the goal is to have 100,000 NVIDIA graphics units installed.
Nscale and Aker have each committed about $1 billion for the first phase of the project.
On July 22, OpenAI partnered with Oracle to boost its AI computing capacity by an additional 4.5 gigawatts. What did CEO Sam Altman say? Read the full story.
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