Polar DC: DRA01 (DRA) — Norway

DRA01 is an AI ready, high density data center development in Norway listed by Polar under its “DRA – Norway” campus.

Polar states the DRA campus is in phased development and publishes high level site attributes including renewable hydro power sourcing, target PUE, and security and interconnectivity positioning, but does not publish a public street address or facility specific carrier roster.

Polar’s announcements describe DRA01 as a purpose built facility for AI and HPC workloads with 12 MW in its first phase and an operational target of the second half of 2025 (as stated at announcement time).

⚙️ Facility Highlights

Facility identity (operator stated): Polar lists the site as “DRA – Norway” and publishes “52 MW IT load in development” for the campus.

Location context (operator stated): Polar publishes “NO2 region | 219km from Oslo” for the DRA campus.

Locality (third party project reference): A Norwegian project portfolio page describes “Polar DC” building an AI ready data center “på Varpet i Tørdal” (Varpet in Tørdal) and references first build stage “DRA01” delivering 12 MW IT capacity.

Plot size (operator stated): Polar publishes “Plot: 60,600 m²” for the DRA campus.

Phase capacity (operator stated): Polar’s announcement states DRA01 phase 1 provides 12 MW capacity.

Energy capacity (operator stated): Polar publishes “Energy capacity: 40MVA, in development” for the DRA campus.

Power architecture (operator stated): Polar publishes “Redundant Utility Power” and “N+1 Electrical Infrastructure” (campus specification).

Cooling and density positioning (operator stated): Polar publishes “Free cooling” plus “Rear door heat exchangers or direct liquid cooling options for HPC.”

Efficiency target (operator stated): Polar publishes “Target PUE: 1.12” for the DRA campus.

Tier design claim (operator stated in operations announcement): Polar describes DRA01 as a “Tier III” data center design in its CBRE operations announcement.

Colocation and service model (operator stated, organization level): Polar publishes a “Flexiscale” offer described as colocation for high performance applications and also publishes service categories including smart hands and interconnectivity services (organization level, not site specific). Applicability to DRA01 product packaging is Not publicly disclosed.

🔐 Security & Compliance

Security controls (operator stated): Polar publishes the following for DRA (campus):

On site security operations center with patrols 24x7x365.

Access control with biometric scanning.

Internal and external video surveillance.

Fire protection (operator stated): Polar publishes “White and grey space fire suppression systems.”

Compliance certifications (facility specific ISO SOC PCI, certificate IDs, audit scope): Not publicly disclosed.

🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access

Connectivity positioning (operator stated): Polar publishes “Highly connected and resilient interconnectivity” for the DRA campus.

Carrier neutrality, named carriers, meet me room details, cross connect products, cloud on ramps (facility specific): Not publicly disclosed.

Internet Exchange (IX): Not publicly disclosed.

💼 Who It Serves

Organizations deploying AI and HPC workloads seeking renewable powered capacity in Norway where Polar positions DRA01 as purpose built for AI and high performance computing.

Customers pursuing high density and liquid cooled deployments where Polar publishes free cooling and rear door or direct liquid cooling options for HPC on the DRA campus.

Operators and enterprises requiring an operations partner model where Polar publicly states CBRE was appointed to operate DRA01.