Jul 19, 2023 | Posted by Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji | Norway
The government has granted Green Mountain permission to construct a data center campus for TikTok. However, stricter data center regulations may shortly be introduced in Norway. Green Mountain announced in March 2023 that it would construct three 90MW buildings in the Hamar region by November ...
May 05, 2023 | Posted by MadalineDunn | Norway
DE-CIX has announced that its new DE-CIX IXs are now available in Bulk data centers in Oslo (OS-IX) and Kristiansand (Campus N01). Its InterconnectionFLEX service will be available via the partnership with Bulk Infrastructure Group, through which customers will be provided with an interconnect...
Apr 10, 2023 | Posted by Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji | Norway
The Norwegian government is making preparations to strengthen national supervision over data centers through proposed rules in the country's electronic communications law. All Norwegian data center operators will be required to register and provide details of their activities under the propose...
Mar 30, 2023 | Posted by MadalineDunn | Norway
Nammo, one of the largest manufacturers of ammunition, co-owned by the Norwegian government and a Finnish state-controlled defense company, has claimed that it is being prevented from expansion, due to TikTok's data centers guzzling the electricity in the area. Elvia, the local energy company,...
Feb 06, 2023 | Posted by MadalineDunn | Bulk Infrastructure AS
Bulk Data Centers has announced that it will provide its customers with 100 percent renewable energy 24/7. This, it has outlined, will be achieved by matching hourly consumption with local hydropower. Customers at Bulk's OS-IX facility in Oslo, Norway, will be able to choose to have renewable...
Sep 28, 2022 | Posted by MadalineDunn | Bulk Infrastructure AS
Bulk is expanding both of its Norwegian data centers in Oslo and Kristiansand. The company outlined that it has already completed the installation of an on-site substation at its NO1 campus in Kristiansand, adding 100MW and has commenced work on the second data center at its NO1 campus. This ...
Dec 01, 2021 | Posted by Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji | Bulk Infrastructure AS
DE-CIX has revealed its plans to expand to the Nordic region. The company has partnered with Bulk Data Centers on this development. Bulk Data Centers will be housing DE-CIX’s IX platforms in Kristiansand, Norway (Campus N01), Oslo, Norway (OS-IX), and Esbjerg, Denmark (Campus DK01). In additio...
Aug 11, 2021 | Posted by MadalineDunn | Norway
The Norwegian government recently updated its sustainability strategy for all data centers in the country in its "Norwegian data centers - sustainable, digital power centers" report. This strategy, it hopes, will project Norway as the world's most sustainable data center nation.Launched by Lin...
Jun 22, 2021 | Posted by Eric Bell | Norway
In Norway, the data center industry has made a significant move to create Norsk Datasenterindustri, its new industry body, to enable it to fulfil its potential. The association will examine sustainability and digital sovereignty while also offering education opportunities and international mar...