Terakraft provides a colocation platform for AI and GPU workloads with high‑density racks (50‑140 kW) powered by 100 % renewable hydropower. The facility uses lake‑water and direct liquid chip cooling to achieve sub‑1.1 PUE, offers real‑time telemetry for power and temperature management, and captures excess heat for secondary applications.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
AI and GPU‑intensive workloads require high‑density compute racks, but conventional data centers consume large amounts of non‑renewable electricity, suffer from high Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) values, and incur costly cooling overheads, limiting the economic and environmental viability of large‑scale model training and inference.
Solution
Terakraft delivers a purpose‑built colocation platform optimized for AI and GPU cloud workloads, powered exclusively by 100 % renewable hydropower sourced from a dedicated Norwegian plant. The facility employs lake‑water cooling and direct liquid chip cooling to achieve sub‑1.1 PUE, dramatically reducing operational energy waste. High‑density racks (50‑140 kW) are available with rear‑door or liquid‑cooling configurations, enabling dense GPU deployments without overheating. By repurposing an existing reinforced‑concrete structure, the data center eliminates additional scope‑3 emissions while offering Europe’s lowest electricity tariffs. Real‑time telemetry and a secure web portal give customers granular control over power, temperature, and capacity utilization. Excess heat (>40 °C) is captured for secondary applications such as greenhouse farming or industrial drying, further enhancing sustainability.
Target Audience
The service targets AI research labs, large‑language‑model developers, GPU cloud providers, and enterprise data‑science teams that require high‑performance, energy‑intensive compute with a strong sustainability mandate.
Features
- 10 MW of ready‑to‑use capacity with AI‑native high‑density racks (50‑140 kW per rack)
- 100 % renewable electricity from an on‑site hydropower plant, guaranteeing carbon‑free power
- Lake‑water and direct liquid chip cooling delivering PUE < 1.1 and minimizing HVAC costs
- Rear‑door cooling and custom liquid‑cooling loops for flexible GPU thermal management
- Low‑cost European electricity rates, leveraging Norway’s abundant hydropower market
- Heat‑recovery system that channels waste thermal energy (>40 °C) to external processes (e.g., greenhouse agriculture, wood or food drying)
- Secure, remote monitoring dashboard with real‑time power, temperature, and capacity metrics
- Fully repurposed building design to avoid new construction emissions and reduce overall carbon footprint