OpenAI said it is launching a Stargate AI data center in Norway which will be designed and built by Nscale and Aker. The site aims to deliver 100,000 NVIDIA graphics processing units (GPU) by the end of 2026. Stargate is OpenAI's overarching infrastructure platform and is a critical part of our long-term vision to deliver the benefits of AI to everyone. AI is a foundational. In a landmark partnership, Stargate Norway plans to deliver renewable-powered, sovereign AI infrastructure, marking OpenAI's first gigafactory initiative in Europe Oslo, Norway – 31 July 2025 – Nscale Global Holdings Ltd. NexGen, a GPU cloud and Infrastructure-as-a-Service provider, first announced plans for the supercloud in October 2023, claiming at the time to be investing $1. The data center will hold 100,100 NVIDIA GPUs and use entirely renewable energy, if all goes according to plan. The companies plan is to invest 10 billion Norwegian kroner in the first phase of the project, called “Stargate Norway.
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