August 1 News.OpenAI Yesterday it was announced that Stargate Norway will be built in Norway with partners Nscale and Aker. Data CenterProject.
This is the first time OpenAI has done this inEuropeIt is the first AI data center initiative of its kind in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and the second stop for the OpenAI for Countries non-U.S. Sovereign AI Facility Program.
The Stargate Norway data center is relatively small compared to the previous Stargate UAE, which had a total capacity of 1GW: it has an initial power capacity of 230MW, with plans to add another 290MW; and aims to deliver 100,000 NVIDIA® blocks by the end of 2026. GPU, with further expansion in the future.
The Stargate Norway project will be located in Narvik, a region within the Arctic Circle that is rich in hydropower, has a cool climate and a mature industrial base. The data center will be powered entirely by renewable energy and will use high-efficiency, closed-loop DLC liquid-cooling technology, with waste heat used to support low-carbon businesses in the region.
OpenAI says millions of individuals use ChatGPT and its APIs every day across the continent; in Norway alone ChatGPT's monthly activity has quadrupled in the past year, with thousands of local developers. stargate Norway will drive the spread of AI computing resources in Norway and across Europe.