Google — Skien AI Campus

Google is developing a €600 million data center campus in Skien, Norway, scheduled to become operational in 2026. The 240 MW facility is specifically designed to handle AI training and large-scale cloud services for the European market. The site leverages Norway’s stable grid and renewable energy mandates, including requirements for heat reuse in local industry. This project marks Google’s first major hyperscale investment in Norway, providing the high-performance compute capacity required for its Gemini AI platform and advanced machine learning services in the Nordic region.