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Editor's picks

• Nov 4, 2026

  Why heat reuse starts with planning

  atNorth and Calentix have announced a Project Development Agreement to advance a potential heat recovery project at the SWE04 data center in Sollefteå, Sweden.

  • Calentix will lead development of the proposed heat recovery solution across technical, commercial and financial aspects, while atNorth will provide surplus heat, site integration and infrastructure interfaces.
  • An early feasibility study confirmed technical feasibility and local interest, including a possible supply to the Långsele district heating network; the article also references atNorth’s earlier heat reuse examples in Sweden, Denmark and Finland.
  • The piece is an opinion/analysis article by Hrefna Haraldsdóttir (atNorth) and Ulrika Jardfelt (Calentix) arguing that heat reuse should be planned into data center development from the start.
• Nov 3, 2026

  The evolving blueprint for data center design 

  atNorth has outlined how its Blueprint for the Future is guiding sustainable, community-oriented, and sovereign data center design. The piece is an opinion and explanatory article rather than a new standalone project announcement.

  • The article says the blueprint, first introduced in 2024, prioritizes renewable-powered sites, grid-friendly operations, PPAs, heat reuse, resource-efficient construction, and European-based infrastructure.
  • It cites existing examples and partnerships: Stockholm Exergi for district heating in Sweden, Kesko in Finland, Vestforbrænding in Denmark, and Selected Group at DEN02 for greenhouse heat reuse; it also mentions nature restoration at DEN02 and FIN04 and a tree-planting initiative with Crusoe.
• Oct 26, 2026

  Designing the next generation of data centers

  atNorth is described as favoring next-generation data center design principles, including high-voltage architectures, battery-first resilience, advanced cooling, and heat reuse.

  • The article says atNorth is already designing for over 200kW per rack, and highlights a move from medium-voltage distribution to 800–840V architectures to support AI hardware from NVIDIA and AMD.
  • It also argues that BESS can serve as primary backup and grid-support asset, while surplus heat can be reused for district heating or nearby businesses such as greenhouses.

  This is an opinion/analysis article published by Data Centre Insight on September 30, 2026, written by Charlotte Ware, Director of Design, atNorth; it does not report a new first-time project announcement or deal.

• Oct 22, 2026

  Turning biodiversity ambition into action 

  atNorth has announced its participation in COP17 and described how it is integrating biodiversity considerations into data centre planning and operations.

  • atNorth says it will join stakeholders at COP17 in Armenia and will present a session on 28 October at 11:00 at the Nordic Pavilion in the Blue Zone titled “Strategic and Practical Work with Biodiversity at Data Centres: Lessons and a Look into the Future.”
  • The company says its Data Center Blueprint for the future guides this approach; it also cites biodiversity work at DEN02 in Denmark and a nearby ICE02-related nature restoration partnership supporting 65,000 trees over five years and education for about 300 local students.
• Oct 20, 2026

  atNorth drives local growth in Akureyri

  atNorth’s Akureyri data center is reported to support local jobs and generate tax and economic benefits, according to comments by Gunnar Gunnarsson at the Arctic Circle Assembly.

  • Construction began in 2022 and the site now has six data halls, with more planned; the company’s investment is estimated at ISK 16 billion and is expected to rise to ISK 30 billion.
  • A KPMG analysis for atNorth says operations support about 490 jobs and keep around ISK 4.6 billion in the local economy; Gunnar also said the municipality benefits through property taxes, development fees, and local income taxes and suggested more sites in Eyjafjörður and support for international flights to Akureyri.
• Oct 15, 2026

  Beyond the build: Customer experience in the AI era

  atNorth, in an opinion piece by Camilla O’Leary, argues that customer experience in AI infrastructure must extend beyond uptime and SLAs to include flexibility, transparency, and early collaboration.

  • The article describes how AI workloads are changing infrastructure planning, including a shift from 200kW racks to 227kW in one example, and says atNorth involves sales, customer success, operations, technical specialists, and cross-functional steering groups early in delivery.
  • It also cites a customer case in Iceland and a partnership with Crusoe that launched a tree-planting initiative supporting Iceland’s 2030 Forest Initiative, with Crusoe committing to sponsor 65,000 trees over five years.