Åkrestrømmen

Åkrestrømmen data center site, Rendalen

Short term capacity

1 MW

Long term capacity

100 MW

Site area – Greenfield

1.500.000 m2

Spacious site on a glaciofluvial plain by the small town Åkrestrømmen on the north shore of the deep Lake Storsjøen. Project for utilization of warm cooling water to aquaculture soon to be launched.

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

About the area

Rural and sparsely populated area. 20 minutes from Koppang railway station and the main road between Oslo and Trondheim. 2,5 hours from Oslo Airport.

Photos

Documents

Tylldalen site – video overview

Zoning information – Åkrestrømmen site

Main information

  • National land-use planning id  432_201405
  • Administrative unit 432
  • Planning identity 201405
  • Legal reference Plan- og bygningsloven av 2008
  • Case year/sequence 2014 / 1006
  • Planning name Kvernesmoa serverpark
  • Planning type Area zoning
  • Status Final adopted plan
  • Effective date 05/27/2016
  • Vertical reference on the ground/water surface
  • Decisions In specific description
  • Startup meeting 09/11/2014
  • Hearing period 09/19/2014 – 10/31/2014
  • Planning work announced 09/19/2014
  • Complete planning proposal received 01/27/2015
  • First processing 03/05/2015
  • Public inspection 03/13/2015 – 04/30/2015
  • Second processing 05/26/2015
  • Final planning decision 05/27/2015
  • Planning decision announced 06/23/2015

Planning documents