The backers of Nordic data center firm DigiPlex are back with a new Scandinavian-focused venture.

Kitebrook Infra is aiming to develop several data center campuses in Norway, totaling more than 500MW of capacity.

Kitebrook is a property development and investment company based in Washington DC. The company is backed by real estate developer Byrne Murphy and William Conway, the latter the co-founder and co-chairman of US investment firm Carlyle. Conway’s investment in Kitebrook is a personal investment.

Murphy and Conway were also long-time co-owners of Scandinavian data center firm DigiPlex, which was bought by IPI in 2021 and rolled into the Stack brand. IPI was later bought by investment firm Blue Owl, with the new owners subsequently divesting many of Stack’s colocation facilities across Europe to Apollo last year.

“We had a spectacular experience in growing DigiPlex in the Nordic region,” said William E. Conway, Jr. “With the global demand for AI-enabled sites at a fever pitch, there is a shortage of ready-to-go sites, especially those with 100 percent sustainable power. That is why we are investing again in Norway.”

Kitebrook Infra currently lists three projects on its website, all in Vestland County in the west of Norway.

Its flagship development is in Matre, a village in Masfjorden Municipality. The site could total 100MW, with an initial 20MW available from Q2 2027.

The company is also targeting a 100MW campus in Børdalen in Voss Municipality. The site could be energized by Q1 2029.

A 100MW project is also planned in Leirdøla, in Luster Municipality. Power availability is expected from 2028.

Able to provide liquid cooling, the facilities will be equipped with chiller-free fjord water systems. The company said the sites will use its generator-free Green Back Up Solution (GBUS) that “combines UPS ride-through with direct access to renewable hydro generation to ensure continuous power availability.”

Murphy said: “We are excited to again build a business in Norway, picking up where we left off in 2021. We start with the goal of maximizing the benefits of what Norway has to offer: massive amounts of hydro-electric power, facilitated by a vast network of deep-water fjords and tall, steep mountains. With enough ingenuity and perseverance, modern AI-enabled data centers in Norway can work in concert with local communities and natural sources of energy to provide clean power and quiet operations while saving hyperscalers and other data center users hundreds of millions of euros.”