Norwegian firm Green Horizon has outlined plans for its debut data center.

The company this week announced today that it has received planning approval for Norway 1, its inaugural data center development.

Located near Stavanger on the Nordic nation’s southwestern coast, Norway 1 will offer 36MW of power capacity across 18,900 sqm (203,438 sq ft), with liquid-cooling readiness to support high-density workloads. The Tier III-quality facility will include two meet-me rooms and three data halls.

Construction is set to start later this year. The company is working towards a target ready-for-service (RFS) date in the second half of 2027.

Richard Rettedal, CEO of Green Horizon, said: “Securing planning approval for Norway 1 marks a major milestone for Green Horizon and for our ambition to build Norway’s AI data center platform. Customers deploying AI and high-performance compute need dependable capacity, resilience, and a clear route to scale.”

He continued: “Norway 1 is designed to deliver high-density infrastructure powered by renewable hydropower, with heat reuse enabled by design — supporting both lower-cost operation and a lower operational footprint. We’re proud that this project will contribute to the local community and bring new, renewable-powered capacity to the market.”

Green Horizon plans to provide excess heat from Norway 1 to both a new greenhouse integrated into the data center design and Norway’s largest greenhouse, immediately adjacent to the data center.

The new greenhouse is designed to sit directly on top of the data center, forming its roof. The concept has been technically validated and has received approval from the local municipality.

A sales brochure suggests the facility will be located along Næringsvegen in Varhaug, near the Miljøgartneriet greenhouse site.

Launched last year, Green Horizon describes itself as a Norwegian developer, owner, and operator of energy-efficient, carrier-neutral data centers in Southwest Norway.

The €300 million Norway 1 development is the first phase of Green Horizon’s data center platform, with 96MW of power secured for three data centers, all in or around Stavanger. Norway 2 is set to offer 12MW and Norway 3 48MW. Further details have not been shared.

Operations will be supported by CBRE. Green Horizon said its partner ecosystem includes BHP, Siemens, and CTS Nordics.

Green Horizon COO Paul Besley has previously held roles at Global Switch, Northern Ireland’s Prescient Data Centres, and Colt.

Fossefall secures permission to expand in Fyresdal

This week also saw Fossefall, another Nordic data center firm, secure permission to expand a site in Norway.

“We are pleased to announce that the Fyresdal kommune (municipality) in Norway has approved the outline planning permission (“rammeløyve”) for the development of the Fyresdal Datacenter,” the company said this week.

The company first acquired land in Fyresdal, Telemark, last year, taking over a small facility from Norsk Data that it aims to expand.

Fossefall aims to develop up to 1GW of capacity across Norway, Sweden, and Finland by 2030. The company says it currently has more than 50 locations under negotiation and development.

It is known to be looking to develop a data center in Harpefoss in the municipality of Sør-Fron, and is reportedly aiming to develop in Rollag, Buskerud County.

In Sweden, the firm is looking to develop in Jokkmokk, a small town in Swedish Lapland. The first phase is set to offer 45MW, with potential to expand up to 200MW across 350,000 sqm.

Fossefall is also aiming to launch its own GPU-as-a-service offering.