Installation of the Deucalion supercomputer in Guimarães, at AvePark, as well as the creation of a sustainable energy community.
Maximizing the use of renewable energy sources in the operation of the Deucalion supercomputer, using the Energy Efficiency Fund and the Innovation Support Fund, through the creation of a sustainable energy community at Avepark, is one of the objectives for the installation of the supercomputer. , according to the resolution of the Council of Ministers, and published this Monday (May 17) in Diário da República.
Guimarães also joins the National Network for Advanced Computing with an Operational Center for the monitoring and implementation of the ACP.2030 strategy within the scope of Portugal’s involvement in European initiatives in advanced computing.
The creation of an advanced computing infrastructure powered exclusively by renewable energy sources is an objective of the ACP.2030 strategy for the Minho Advanced Computing Center (MACC), which poses a number of challenges, from the design of the supercomputing system, to the operational management of the computer.
The expansion of MACC and the installation of the Deucalion supercomputer is part of a medium and long-term project with the installation of an energy production unit and the subsequent creation of a Renewable Energy Community at Avepark, with the objective of achieving high degrees of sustainability. performance computing, including the use of heat emitted by the supercomputer.
This initiative aims to be a European example of the environmental sustainability of high performance computing, uniquely combining the digital and green priorities established by the European Union.
In the Iberian context, it is planned to coordinate initiatives between Portugal and Spain in the European supercomputing panorama following the installation and operation of two supercomputers: the Deucalion, a small scale machine, to be installed at AvePark (Guimarães) and MareNostrum which is housed in the BSC-CNS (Barcelona Supercomputing Center – Centro Nacional de Supercomputación).
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