LOCATION AND OWNER
- Address Rendalen, Åkrestrømmen, Norway
- Coordinates 61°42’49.4″N 11°13’31.7″E – EU89, UTM zone 33
- Map: https://goo.gl/maps/hAVnWqsaFFv
- Surroundings Mountain, naturally levelled glasiofluvial deposits & forest
- Owned by Rendalen municipality, directly and through agreements
SITE AND CONSTRUCTION
- Site area 1,500,000 m2 (150 ha) greenfield
- Topography Flat, max elevation 10 meters, 295 meters above sea level
- Type of site Granite gravel
- Shape Rectangular
- Utilization 60%, equal to 900,000 m2 or 90 ha, based on roofed area
- Construction Extremely easy deforestation, due to thin soil. The granite gravel ground is relatively flat and well suited for construction.
ELECTRICITY AND GRID
- Short term potential (<6 months) 1 MW
- Mid term potential (18 – 24 months) 10 MW
- Long term potential (36 – 60 months) 100 MW*
- Extra long term potential (60> months) 300 MW**
- Grid 132 kV passing by site, 320 kV 13 km from site
- Local hydro production capacity From Rendalen/ south 100 MW, from Savalen/north 62 MW (the latter only partly controlled by Nordavind/ Eidsiva)
*New substation 300-132 kV at Rendalen power plant will improve capacity (2026). Planned transformer 250 MVA.
**Necessary 300 kV line/cable to the desired location. Estimated time 5 – 10 years (investigate + implement).
For more information regarding electricity and grid capacity, contact us.
CONNECTIVITY
- Fiber within 1 month 1 Gb/s (Eidsiva)
- Fiber within 6 months Dark fiber 1 feed (Eidsiva)
- Fiber within 1 year Dark fiber 2 feeds (Eidsiva). Telenor can probably also deliver dark fiber.
- Operators Eidsiva broadband and Telenor
- Connect EU Rendalen is very close to the Swedish border with connections directly to major international operators in Sweden as well as international connection through Oslo.
PLANNING AND PERMITTING
- Regulations Regulated to datacenter use and industry. Ordinary building permits are required
- Zoning Industrial zoning ready for construction
- Road Yes, on site – New two lanes road with sidewalk and bridge will be financed and built by the municipality of Rendalen.
- Water/Sanitation Yes, on site – new water/ sanitary at customer needs
- Cooling water Exit water from hydro station, big lake and river
- Building height There are no restrictions to building height
SITE ACCESS
- Highway 1 km from RV 30, 20 km from RV 3 (main road Oslo – Trondheim)
- Access 2 km, existing road access to the site
- Int. airport OSL Gardermoen, 150 minutes, 204 km
- NationalAirport Roros, 120 min, 120 km
- Train Koppang Station, Rørosbanen 20 km away
