Bitdeer Technologies Group is moving deeper into AI infrastructure in Europe after its Norwegian subsidiary, Tydal Data Center AS (TDC), signed a construction agreement with Data Center Installations AS (DCI) to expand and repurpose its site in Tydal, Norway into a 180 MW artificial intelligence data center. The company is targeting completion by December 2026, positioning the project as one of the most significant AI infrastructure developments in the region.
The facility is located in the Kirkvollen industrial area in Tydal municipality, in Norway’s Trøndelag county. Under the agreement announced on March 30, DCI will manage the project end-to-end, covering design, planning, installation, testing, commissioning, and ongoing maintenance. The buildout is intended primarily for AI colocation services and is being configured around Nvidia’s Vera Rubin GPU architecture, following Nvidia’s reference design. Customer installations are expected to begin after construction is completed.
A strategic pivot from bitcoin mining to AI capacity
The Tydal development reflects Bitdeer’s broader shift beyond its roots in bitcoin mining. While the company still operates in crypto infrastructure, it has increasingly expanded into high-performance computing and AI-related data center services. In Tydal, that transition is especially visible: the site is being repurposed from bitcoin mining infrastructure into dedicated AI colocation capacity.
According to the report, Bitdeer accelerated this transition throughout 2025 and into 2026. The company had already been ordering long-lead equipment and advancing engineering work before awarding the full construction contract. That preparation suggests the Tydal conversion is not a tentative experiment, but a planned strategic move aimed at capturing demand in a fast-tightening European AI data center market.
If delivered on schedule, the Tydal site would become the largest operational AI data center in Norway and rank among the largest in Europe by installed capacity. That scale matters at a time when AI operators are competing for access to high-density GPU environments and energy-secure deployment locations.
Built around renewable power and heat reuse
One of the strongest selling points of the Tydal project is its energy profile. The site already runs on 100% carbon-free hydropower, a major advantage in a market where energy sourcing, sustainability disclosures, and carbon alignment are becoming increasingly important for enterprise and hyperscale customers. In addition, the facility uses immersion cooling, a design choice often associated with high-performance compute environments where thermal management is critical.
Bitdeer also said excess heat generated at the location will be redirected to support food production on an adjacent property. While the report does not provide technical details on the heat-reuse system, the concept reinforces the project’s sustainability narrative by linking compute infrastructure with local industrial and agricultural value creation.
Haakon Bryhni, president and co-founder of TDC, described the Tydal repurposing as a cornerstone of Bitdeer’s global strategy to meet what he called explosive demand for AI data centers. He framed the project as a way to deliver sustainable and capital-efficient growth while generating economic value for the local community.
DCI takes full delivery responsibility
For the construction side, DCI is tasked with overseeing the entire execution model. The Norwegian contractor specializes in critical infrastructure and has been part of Sparc Group AB since 2025. Sparc Group is a Swedish installation company with more than 1,000 employees working across HVAC, electrical systems, infrastructure, and security in Sweden and Norway.
DCI co-founder Bjørn Arve Olsen said the contract represented a significant milestone for the company both financially and operationally. He highlighted not only the scale of the project but also the cost and schedule controls embedded in the delivery framework. That is notable given that large-scale AI data center projects in Europe and globally are increasingly exposed to budget pressure, equipment bottlenecks, and power-constrained deployment timelines.
Why Norway is attracting AI and hyperscale interest
The Tydal announcement lands at a time when Europe is facing persistent pressure on available AI-ready data center capacity. Demand for high-density GPU installations continues to outpace supply in several markets, especially where operators need large amounts of reliable power, strong cooling systems, and a pathway to lower-carbon operations.
Norway has become an increasingly attractive destination in that context. Its relatively low-cost hydropower, existing data center footprint, and reputation for low-carbon electricity have drawn sustained attention from hyperscalers and AI compute operators looking for capacity that can scale while remaining aligned with environmental targets. Bitdeer’s decision to establish a dedicated European AI colocation hub in Norway fits directly into that broader market trend.
The report specifically notes that Tydal gives Bitdeer a renewable-powered AI colocation center in Europe at a moment when the continent’s available supply of high-density compute infrastructure remains constrained. That combination of market timing and resource access could prove strategically important if AI demand continues to grow at its current pace.
Bitdeer’s broader infrastructure footprint
Headquartered in Singapore, Bitdeer operates data centers across the United States, Norway, Bhutan, and Ethiopia. Its business model spans both bitcoin mining and high-performance AI computing infrastructure, putting it among a growing group of companies trying to leverage power access, real estate, and operational experience from crypto mining into the AI compute market.
This crossover has become increasingly visible across the digital infrastructure sector. Companies with expertise in power procurement, site operations, and thermal management are now repositioning assets to support GPU-heavy workloads. In Bitdeer’s case, the Tydal facility illustrates how existing mining-oriented infrastructure can be upgraded into AI colocation capacity, especially in regions where power is renewable and scalable.
Even so, the near-term milestone remains execution. The company’s stated goal is to complete the build by the end of 2026, after which customer hardware can begin installation. If that timeline holds, Tydal could emerge as one of Europe’s most closely watched examples of a crypto-era power site transformed into a major AI data center platform.
For investors and industry observers, the project is notable not just for its 180 MW scale, but for what it represents: a convergence of crypto infrastructure, renewable energy, and AI demand in one of Europe’s most favorable power markets.