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Northern Norway, and a possible UK path.
Site selection is still under way. This page says why northern Norway leads, what a UK site would need, and which steps have not been completed.
Why northern Norway
Northern Norway is the leading area for two physical reasons. The country generates most of its electricity from hydro, and the climate is cold for much of the year. A mining hall needs both a supply of power and a way to reject heat. The region is a plausible place to look for them together.
That is a reason to study the area. It is not a statement that a plot has been secured, that a municipality has agreed, or that the grid can take the load. Those questions are answered site by site.
Where selection stands
No partner and no plot is named. Names will be added only with the agreement of the people involved.
- Lead region
- Northern Norway
- Why that region
- Hydroelectric power and a cold climate
- Site, plot, or municipality
- [PLACEHOLDER — site, plot or municipality, only with agreement to name it]
- Power contract
- [PLACEHOLDER — power contract status]
- UK option
- Under assessment, and only where surplus renewable power could supply a site.[PLACEHOLDER — status of any UK site conversation]
- Permits
- [PLACEHOLDER — permit name, once an application exists]
- Grid connection
- [PLACEHOLDER — grid connection status]
- Construction
- [PLACEHOLDER — construction status]
Possible UK sites
A site in the United Kingdom is a second path, not the lead plan. It would need surplus renewable electricity, a connection that the network can support, and planning permission. The sustainability page explains what we mean by surplus power, and what we will not claim about carbon.
We will not publish a town, a landowner, or a generator until there is an agreement to do so.
What comes next
- Agree a site and a power route, and name them only with the consent of the people involved.
- Apply for the permits that project needs, and say which permit it is once an application exists.
- Secure a grid connection.
- Build the hall and install machines.
None of those steps is described here as complete. The operation page covers how the hall would be designed once a site is real, and the sustainability page covers the energy limits.
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