HPC News Bytes 20241111: TSMC 2nm Restrictions, AMD-Fujitsu Team on Arm, AMD Passes Intel, US Data Center Green Energy Uptake

With a salute to our service men and women on this Veteran’s Day, here’s a rapid (6:07) review of recent news ….

Report: US Outpacing Europe for Data Center Clean Energy Procurement

Nov. 4, 2024: According to a report from S&P Global Commodity Insights, the rising energy demands of global data centers are driving shifts toward renewable power sourcing with US data centers accounting for half of total US corporate clean energy procurement this year, but only around 20 percent in Europe. The US data center sector […]

Verne and OCF Power ENGYS’ HPC Deployment in Iceland

Iceland-based colo provider Verne today announced the deployment of an HPC cluster in Iceland for open-source computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software provider ENGYS, in collaboration with UK-based HPC consultant OCF. OCF designed, configured, and put a Supermicro solution into production for ENGYS, and deployed the system with Verne. Iceland’s access to 100 percent renewable energy resources […]

Verne Global Receives $100M Loan from Digital 9

According to a news report from Alliance News, Digital 9 Infrastructure PLC on Monday said it signed a USD$100 million green loan debt facility for Verne Global Iceland, the colo data center services provider, with a fixed-term of five years maturing in June 2028. According to the story by Greg Rosenvinge of Alliance News, this includes […]

Volta Data Centers in London to Operate Under Verne Global Brand

September 20, 2022 – LONDON – Verne Global, the Iceland-based sustainable data center provider for high intensity computing, has announced that Volta Data Centres, located in the City of London will begin marketing and operating under the Verne Global brand, delivering a data center platform spanning Iceland and the UK. Verne Global said its northern European […]

Ericsson Group CIO Joines Board of HPC Colo Provider atNorth

Stockholm – 16 June 2022 – atNorth, a Nordic data center operator based in Iceland, today announces the appointment of Mats Hultin to its board of directors. As CIO and head of Group IT at Ericsson, Mats is responsible for Ericsson’s internal digital platforms for innovation and user experience.  He brings valuable knowledge of enterprise digitization to […]

HPC4EI: Applications Open for National Lab HPC to Improve Energy Efficiency

The US Department of Energy’s HPC4EI (High Performance Computing for Energy Innovation) program, designed for companies interested in helping the U.S. move toward an equitable clean energy future, is now accepting applications for materials or manufacturing projects. U.S. companies can apply for up to $300,000 to fund work with DOE national laboratory scientists and supercomputing […]

Meta Selects Missouri For New $800M Hyperscale Renewable Energy Data Center

KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 24, 2022 — Meta, formerly known as the Facebook company, is building its newest hyperscale data center in Kansas City, Missouri. The company made the announcement earlier today. The new data center is the first of its kind in Missouri. Meta is investing more than $800 million and supporting up to 100 jobs […]

Supercomputing Wind Farms at RES

OCF reports that Renewable Energy Systems Group [RES] is using a new high performance cluster and big data storage system to support the design, build, and operation of wind farms globally.

HPC Wales Powers New International Renewable Research Project

HPC Wales is contributing to an international research project seeking to expand the lifetime of batteries powered by renewable energy.