Bitdeer Technologies Group (Nasdaq: BTDR) has taken a major step toward establishing one of Europe’s largest AI data centers. On March 30, 2026, its Norwegian subsidiary, Tydal Data Center AS (TDC), signed a construction agreement with Data Center Installations AS (DCI) to repurpose an existing industrial site in Kirkvollen, Tydal municipality, Trøndelag county, Norway, into a 180-megawatt (MW) AI data center. The facility is slated for completion by December 2026, after which it will become Norway’s largest operational AI data center and rank among the top in Europe by installed capacity.
From Bitcoin Mining to NVIDIA Vera Rubin AI Infrastructure
The 180 MW facility will be configured primarily for AI co-location services, built around NVIDIA’s Vera Rubin GPU architecture following NVIDIA’s reference design. User installations are scheduled to begin after the facility is completed. Bitdeer has been accelerating the transformation of the Tydal site from Bitcoin mining to AI infrastructure since 2025, ordering long-lead equipment and advancing design work prior to this contract award.
DCI, a Norwegian contractor specializing in critical infrastructure and a subsidiary of Sparc Group AB since 2025, will manage the project end-to-end, including design, planning, installation, testing, commissioning, and ongoing maintenance. Bjørn Arve Olsen, co-founder of DCI, described the contract as “a significant milestone for DCI, both financially and operationally,” citing the project’s scale and the cost and schedule controls embedded in the delivery model.
100% Renewable Energy and Waste Heat Utilization
The Tydal site already operates on 100% carbon-free hydroelectric power and employs immersion cooling technology. In a novel sustainability feature, excess heat generated at the facility will be redirected to support food production on an adjacent plot. Haakon Bryhni, President and co-founder of TDC, called the Tydal conversion “a cornerstone of Bitdeer’s global strategy to meet the explosive demand for AI data centers,” adding that it delivers sustainable, capital-efficient growth while generating local economic value.
Norway’s cheap hydropower and existing data center infrastructure have attracted continuous interest from hyperscale and AI compute operators seeking carbon-aligned capacity at scale. Bitdeer, headquartered in Singapore, operates data centers across the United States, Norway, Bhutan, and Ethiopia, with a business model spanning Bitcoin mining and high-performance AI compute infrastructure. DCI’s parent company, Sparc Group AB, is a Swedish installation firm with over 1,000 employees operating in HVAC, electrical, infrastructure, and security sectors in Sweden and Norway.
If delivered on schedule, the Tydal facility will provide Bitdeer with a dedicated European AI co-location hub powered by renewable energy, addressing the continent’s pressing demand for high-density GPU capacity.