Aker (AKER) Partnership summary

Opening remarks and agenda

• Stargate Norway was announced as a landmark partnership to deliver sovereign-grade AI infrastructure powered by renewable energy, marking OpenAI's first AI gigafactory investment in Europe.

• The agenda included remarks from leaders at Aker, Nscale, OpenAI, and NVIDIA, and outlined upcoming community engagement in Narvik.

• The project aims to establish scalable, sustainable AI infrastructure for Europe, fully aligned with regulatory frameworks.

Objectives of the partnership

• The partnership aims to build secure, scalable, and energy-efficient AI infrastructure in Northern Norway, supporting capability development and long-term innovation.

• Stargate Norway is positioned as a response to the shift from raw materials to data and compute capacity as key economic drivers.

• The project supports public benefit, industrial resilience, and long-term regional innovation through sustainable infrastructure.

Partner introductions and roles

• Aker brings industrial experience, local presence, and project execution capabilities.

• Nscale leads design and construction, leveraging experience in sovereign-grade AI infrastructure.

• Aker and Nscale will form a 50/50 joint venture, each contributing equally to equity and resources.

• OpenAI acts as an initial offtaker and strategic technology partner, with the option to scale involvement.

• NVIDIA supplies high-performance GPUs and network technology.