OpenAI to launch AI data center in Norway, its first in Europe

The OpenAI said on Thursday that they were part of the NSCL and Norwegian Energy infrastructure agency AK, which provided the British AI cloud infrastructure, and plan to launch Europe’s first AI data center Stargate Norway.

The Enscale site will design and create and it will be a 50/50 joint venture between the two companies. OpenAI project will be an “off-teaker”, buying power from the data center.

The announcement came as Europe to invest in AI sovereignty and invest in data centers and calculations. At the beginning of this week, the block’s details have been unveiled Investment of multi-billion dollars In the factory, the AI infrastructure with 5 AI factories and 5 billion euros ($ 1.8 billion) for setting up of 5 AI factories and 20 billion euros. Due to the sensitive nature of business and government information, data sovereignty is the key to that mission.

It is not clear whether the OpenAI Data Center is a part of the AI scale at home, and the Open has not immediately commented when contacting Techchen. NSCL CEO Josh Paine Tell CNBC The purpose of this project is to get the “European Sovereign Count” for the convenience of the continent. Norway’s AI Ecosystem, like startups and scientific researchers, will get priority access to the center.

The CNBC also said that at the initial 20 MW (megawatt) level of NSCL and in size, around $ 1 billion has been committed. OpenAA says Stargate Norway will initially provide 20 MW of capacity, plans to extend up to 20 MW and run to the GPU at the end of the 2026.

The site is located near Narvik, a small town in northern Norway. Opena said Post a blog This region is significant for hydropower, a cool climate and a “mature art base” access.

“The benefit will be fully renewable energy and the facility is expected to include closed-loop, direct-to-chip liquid cooling,” OpenA said. “Excessive heat from the GPU systems will be provided to support short-carbon initiatives in the region.”

Toward I have actingWhich was implemented in August 2021 and implemented the sanctions with “unacceptable risk”, companies need to take steps to protect the environment and be transparent about the energy consumption of AI models. In addition, the strength skills of the block emphasize energy skills in the ICT sector, including the data center. The guide also instructs the data centers crossing the specific energy input thresholds to restore waste heat.

Stargate Norway’s announcement arrives seven months after the announcement is announced Investment is $ 500 billion With this partnership with the AI infrastructure in the United States in the next four years at 10 GHz. Oracle And softbank. The contract also followed the introduction of Stargate UAE Early this year, and a recently Treaty signed with the UK government To accelerate the adoption of AI and increase the infrastructure.