The FCCN Unit, through its Advanced Computing team, has accompanied the Deucalion process, from the application and approval by EuroHPC to its installation and operation. A supercomputer, installed in Guimarães, in one of the 4 Advanced Computing operational centres, which will run on fully renewable energy sources.
A new supercomputer, with the name inspired by a Greek god, Deucalion, will be installed at the Advanced Computing Centre of Minho (MACC) in Guimarães, one of four operational centers for advanced computing in Portugal, coordinated by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), should be operational in early 2022.
The contract for the acquisition of this new petascale EuroHPC supercomputer was signed between the European High-Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU), the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), with the support of the Advanced Computing team at the FCCN Unit, and Fujitsu, the company supplying the technology.
Deucalion will enable the development of a unique and innovative context for applying European and global green computing principles, leveraging a fully sustainable infrastructure, being one of the first European supercomputing projects with a low carbon footprint, aligned with the European Green Deal.
Deucalion will be operated by MACC, with support from the Advanced Computing team at FCT’s FCCN Unit, which will provide support in making resources available to the Research & Innovation communities. This new supercomputer joins those already part of the National Advanced Computing Network: Bob, Navigator, Oblivion and Cirrus.
This is one of the examples of initiatives aligned with Axis 5 – Research of INCoDe.2030, which is also part of the preparation of the National Strategy for Advanced Computing, Advanced Computing Portugal 2030. Through Deucalion, Portugal enters the European supercomputing network.
