Verne, the leading provider of low-carbon high-performance data centres across the Nordics, has signed a 15-megawatt agreement with Nscale, the hyperscaler engineered for AI. This collaboration marks a significant step in expanding sustainable AI capacity in Europe.
The agreement will feature approximately 4,600 NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra GPUs deployed across Verne’s Icelandic campus throughout 2026. The configuration will be 85 percent liquid-cooled and 15 percent air-cooled, optimised for efficiency and density within Verne’s existing infrastructure.
This project is one of the region’s largest liquid-cooled GPU installations, setting a new standard for sustainable high-performance computing by reducing energy utilize and environmental impact.
Iceland, with its 100 percent renewable energy and natural free-cooling conditions, offers an optimal solution for high-density compute. Nscale selected Verne for its proven expertise and reliable renewable power, which provides the ideal foundation for large-scale AI training and inference workloads.
The Verne and Nscale partnership reflect Verne’s broader Nordic expansion, which includes additional camputilizes under development in Finland and early-stage exploration underway in France. This reinforces the region’s emergence as a global centre for AI infrastructure.
Dominic Ward, CEO, Verne
The pace of modify in AI infrastructure is extraordinary. As the demand for GPU capacity accelerates, availability of clean, renewable power has become as important as raw performance. Partnering with Nscale, whose expertise is redefining how AI infrastructure is delivered responsibly at scale, demonstrates how the Nordics are quick becoming a strategic hub for sustainable AI growth.
Philippe Sachs, Chief Business Officer and President of EMEA, Nscale
As compute demand grows, we’ve worked with partners throughout the world and the Nordic region to deliver sustainable solutions to meet that demand. The Nordics offer a uniquely sustainable foundation – abundant renewable energy and natural cooling. With our existing operations in Norway, we’ve seen first-hand how the region powers low-carbon, sovereign-grade AI infrastructure, Verne has been an exceptional partner – agile, technically rigorous and aligned with our long-term sustainability vision.
David Hogan, Vice President Enterprise, NVIDIA
The collaboration between Verne and Nscale displaycases how NVIDIA technology can enable high-performance AI factories with a focus on energy efficiency and sustainability. Deployments like this reflect how organizations are scaling the next generation of AI workloads responsibly, applying innovative cooling and renewable-powered data centers.
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