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Europe's Neoclouds Expand: New Data Center Boom Underway

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Nscale has unveiled plans for a massive new data center in Norway, joining a wave of European neoclouds expanding to meet surging demand for computing power. This follows reports of Deep Green investing $25 million in its Bradford, UK site and DataCrunch committing $5 million to a new facility in Sweden. These projects highlight the continent's scramble to build infrastructure for AI and cloud computing growth. Nscale's Norwegian site, costing $2.3 billion, represents a significant bet on the Nordic region's green energy advantages, while Deep Green's Stockholm facility is projected at $449 million.

The scale of investment underscores the intense competition to secure a share of the global data center market, which is projected to exceed $100 billion by 2027.