The increased power supply planned for Haugaland Business Park and the region in 2026 provides great opportunities for industrial establishments, data centers, technology production (battery), hydrogen investment, etc. During Friday's meeting for the board, owners, partners, politicians and stakeholders, Haugaland Business Park presented its strategic plans for landing major industrial establishments and a call for close cooperation in the region.
Ideal for data centers
An important focus area for the business park is large energy- and space-intensive industrial establishments. General Manager Tiril Fjeld talked about the strategic collaboration with Statkraft, which will help to develop and market parts of the business park for the establishment of large-scale data centers.
Society's data volumes are growing explosively, and the major data center players are looking to the Nordic region and Norway to become carbon-neutral, get good access to cooling water and, not least, industrial expertise. Such establishments could have enormous significance for the entire region, both in terms of jobs and ripple effects for the supplier industry.
Different industries
However, data centers are far from the only form of energy- and space-intensive industry that Haugaland Næringspark is actively working with; the same applies to technology manufacturers (battery), mineral processing (process), material processing, biofuel and floating offshore wind.
- These are long processes, but we are experiencing a good response from the market to the largest fully regulated business park in Norway. We are in close dialogue with major national and international players. We see this as a very positive development, but this is only the first part of the job. We have many advantages, but we must continue to work strategically to develop the various aspects of the park, including energy and water supply. In other words, we need to prioritize the right tasks. The collaboration with the RENergi program has been invaluable in getting us to where we are today," says Tiril Fjeld.