Narvik, Norway is a port city in northern Norway that has emerged as a potential location for data center development due to its access to renewable hydroelectric power and cool climate conditions advantageous for server cooling.
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After OpenAI exited Nscale's Stargate Norway site and its UK partnership, Microsoft locked in 30,000 Nvidia Rubin GPUs at Nscale's 230MW Narvik facility, adding to an existing $6.2 billion capacity agreement.