AI cloud provider Coreweave is entering into a partnership with Bulk Infrastructure to establish a large AI data center in Vennesla, Norway, according to a press release.

The data center with Nvidia chips is scheduled to be operational by the summer.

The size of the investment is not specified, but according to Finansavisen it will be NOK 13 billion, EUR 1.12 billion. The facility is said to be one of the largest of its kind in Europe.

Bulk Infrastructure is owned by, among others, Bulk Industrier, BentallGreenOak and Norwegian billionaire John Fredriksen's Geveran Trading.

In 2024, Coreweave announced an initial investment of EUR 2.1 billion across Europe, building new data centers delivering the latest AI infrastructure to continental Europe powered by 100 percent renewable energy.

"I am pleased to hear about the collaboration between Coreweave and Bulk Infrastructure in the establishing of Coreweave's new AI-data center in Norway,” said Norwegian minister of digitalisation and public governance, Karianne Tung. "The goal of the Norwegian government is to establish a national infrastructure for AI towards 2030. Norway being selected as one of the host countries for Coreweave's expanded AI-infrastructure in Europe, shows we are attractive internationally as a location for high quality data center-services. As minister of digitalisation, I am confident that the Bulk-Coreweave partnership will add value to the further development of AI in Norway."

"We're excited to partner with Bulk to further expand our regional footprint and capacity in Europe to support the growing need for AI and high-performance computing across the region," said Mike Mattacola, Chief Business Officer, Coreweave. "Bulk's commitment to sustainability, future-proof infrastructure and ability to scale supporting our expansion plans make them an ideal partner in Norway."

"Working with a globally renowned AI-company like Coreweave marks a significant milestone for Bulk. Securing an AI deployment of this size demonstrates our capability to meet the needs of our major customers," said Jon Gravråk, CEO, Bulk Infrastructure. "Our N01 Datacenter Campus is uniquely equipped to meet the stringent demands of AI workloads, and this collaboration aligns perfectly with our mission to provide sustainable and scalable digital infrastructure solutions."

"We need partners like Bulk building the latest large scale liquid ready AI data centers and Coreweave building and deploying leading AI infrastructure to satisfy the needs of our customers across Europe," said Jaap Zuiderveld, Vice President EMEA at NVIDIA. "The deployment of this large-scale NVIDIA GB200 cluster by Coreweave and Bulk represents a significant step in scaling advanced AI compute capacity across Europe in one of the region's most sustainable locations."

Located in Southern Norway's Agder region, just outside Kristiansand, the N01 Datacenter Campus lies on a 300-hectare site located next to one of the largest transformer stations in Europe, with direct and redundant connections to multiple hydropower stations supplying 100 percent renewable energy. Bulk has secured 400 MW at the site with potential up to 1GW.