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Read Heimdall Power raises $25m in new funding round
Heimdall Power raises $25m in new funding round

Heimdall Power raises $25m in new funding round

July 19, 2024 Norway

Power grid optimization specialist Heimdall Power has raised $25 million in a Series B funding round to scale up production of its “Magic Ball” sensors which it claims can help grid operators access up to 40 percent of additional transmission capacity in existing power lines. These neuron sensors...

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Read BGO invests €350 million into Norway's Bulk
BGO invests €350 million into Norway's Bulk

BGO invests €350 million into Norway's Bulk

June 07, 2024 Norway

Real estate investment management firm BentallGreenOak has invested another €350 million ($380m) into Nordic data center operator Bulk which will be used to ‘accelerate Bulk’s growth plans.’“The latest investment by BGO will fuel our ambitions to shift the gravity for global and European large...

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Read New GPU cloud firm offering access to AMD GPUs launches
New GPU cloud firm offering access to AMD GPUs launches

New GPU cloud firm offering access to AMD GPUs launches

May 08, 2024 Norway

A new GPU cloud provider Nscale which relies on AMD hardware has announced its official launch and is now offering services based on AMD’s Instinct MI300X GPU accelerators from a cryptomining firm and sister company Arkon Energy’s data center in Glomfjord, Norway. “Over the coming years, AI will...

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Read Northern Data Group divides its operations into three brands
Northern Data Group divides its operations into three brands

Northern Data Group divides its operations into three brands

August 09, 2023 Northern Data AG

Northern Data Group, a provider of infrastructure for high-performance computing (HPC), has segregated its operations into three distinct brands: Taiga Cloud, Ardent Data Centers, and Peak Mining. Northern Data Group will continue to be the corporate parent of the three new brands, while the...

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Read Norwegian government approves Green Mountain TikTok data facility
Norwegian government approves Green Mountain TikTok data facility

Norwegian government approves Green Mountain TikTok data facility

July 19, 2023 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...

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Read DE-CIX exchanges in Norway Bulk Data Centers go live
DE-CIX exchanges in Norway Bulk Data Centers go live

DE-CIX exchanges in Norway Bulk Data Centers go live

May 05, 2023 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 interconnection...

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Read Norwegian Authorities Increases Its Oversight of Data Center
Norwegian Authorities Increases Its Oversight of Data Center

Norwegian Authorities Increases Its Oversight of Data Center

April 10, 2023 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 proposed...

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Read Ammunition firm accuses TikTok data center of using too much power in Norway, preventing expansion
Ammunition firm accuses TikTok data center of using too much power in Norway, preventing expansion

Ammunition firm accuses TikTok data center of using too much power in Norway, preventing expansion

March 30, 2023 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,...

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Read Norwegian updates sustainability strategy for data centers
Norwegian updates sustainability strategy for data centers

Norwegian updates sustainability strategy for data centers

August 11, 2021 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 Linda...

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Read Norway's data centers to set up Norsk Datasenterindustri, a new industry body
Norway's data centers to set up Norsk Datasenterindustri, a new industry body

Norway's data centers to set up Norsk Datasenterindustri, a new industry body

June 22, 2021 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...

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Read Northern Data acquires data center site in Northern Sweden fully powered by green energy
Northern Data acquires data center site in Northern Sweden fully powered by green energy

Northern Data acquires data center site in Northern Sweden fully powered by green energy

January 07, 2021 Northern Data AG

Frankfurt am Main – Northern Data AG (XETRA: NB2, ISIN: DE000A0SMU87) acquires a data center facility in Northern Sweden to meet massive customer demand. The site currently consists of six data center halls on an area of 2.5 hectares and will now be further expanded by Northern Data following the...

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Read Northern Data AG announces acquisition of Canadian data center specialist Kelvin Emtech Group (PR)
Northern Data AG announces acquisition of Canadian data center specialist Kelvin Emtech Group (PR)

Northern Data AG announces acquisition of Canadian data center specialist Kelvin Emtech Group (PR)

April 28, 2020 Northern Data AG

Key step forward for existing strategy of expansion into Canada Continuing to accelerate North America growth and expansion Decisive and additive know-how for data centers construction Frankfurt am Main – April 28, 2020 – Northern Data AG (XETRA: NB2, ISIN: DE000A0SMU87), one of the world’s...

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