Opening says Thursday, that plans to start Norwegian StarGate, the first of Europe’s data center and the Norwegian energy infrastructure company.
Nscale will designate and build the site, and it will be a 50/50 sharing attempt between the two companies. Opening will be “Off-taking” on the project, buying a capacity of the data center.
The announcement occurred when European races to reach AI sovereignty and invest in the computer center and the power of composition. Before this week, the details of the block opened Multi-Billion Investment In AI infrastructure, including 10 billion euro ($ 11.8 billion) to prepare for 13 AI factors and 20 billion euros are an early investment in the factory. Keeping data is key to the mission, due to the nature of business and government data.
It is not clear that the operan data center is part of the European Union plan for ai ai scale, and the openai does not immediately comment on the technrunch. CEO nscale Josh Payne told CNBC The part of this project goal is the “European package of Sungai” to benefit the continent. Norway AI ecosystem, just as the beginning and scientific researchers will get priority access to the center.
CNBC also reported that Nscale and examination has every $ 1 billion to 20 megawatt (MW) on the project. Openai says Norway Stargate will provide capacity 230 mw, with a plan to expand 290 MW, and will open 100,000 years NVIDIA at the end of 2026.
The site will be located near Narvik, a small town in Northor Northern. Opening says Post a Blog The area can be marked for access to hydropower, cold climate, and “adult industry.”
“The facility will be fully performed on the power that can be updated and exchanged to join the closed-loop fluid ring, direct to ensure the maximum cooling efficiency,” Made Opening. “In addition, the very hotness of the GPU system will be available to support low carbon companies in the area.”
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Per I have the actionThe applicables in August 2024 and an acceptable system with “unacceptable risks,” Building data center build steps to protect the environment and energy transformer AI. In addition, the energy of the block energy block that stresses energy efficiency in the ICT sector, including data center. The hint also addresses the data center exceeded the specific energy input threshold to recover the garbage heat.
Pargate announcement Norway came seven months after the opening announced invest $ 500 billion be 10 Gigawatst of AI infrastructure AI in the United States during the next four years, with partnership with Oracle and softbank. The agreement also follows the launcher Stargate UAE Before this year, and recently Interesting with the English government To speed up the lift and boost the infrastructure.