Green in-silico

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Green In Silico Peter James and Lisa Hopkinson SusteIT, University of Bradford Highlighting the growth & environmental impacts of scientific & technical computing Supporting improvement through information, networks & research Maximising synergies with our S-Lab project

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Green In SilicoPeter James and Lisa HopkinsonSusteIT, University of Bradford

• Highlighting the growth & environmental impacts of scientific & technical computing

• Supporting improvement through information, networks & research

• Maximising synergies with our S-Lab project

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The Problem

• The 1GW supercomputer

• The 1 exabyte a day research project

• The smart laboratory

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The Means• Two audiences

- high performance computing- everyday science computing

• Briefing papers• Cases• Events• Technical papers

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The Solutions• Green Data Centre

Refurbishment at Herts- 1st university to comply with the EU Code of Conduct on Data Centres

• 1.2 PUE Data Centre at St Andrews - energy efficiency features financed by Salix

Steve Bowes Phipps

Heidi Fraser- Krauss

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The Solutions• World’s greenest

commercial building?• Net energy supply from

on-site renewables• Data centre PUE < 1.15.• Real time display of

data centre energy and water consumption