HPC Profiles in Leadership: Jülich Supercomputing Centre

Sustainability is the societal goal of existing on this planet in a way that meets the needs of today without compromising the needs of future generations. Sustainability in terms of the HPC market can be described as meeting the needs of present users without compromising the needs of future users, with a focus on the extraordinary power requirements of HPC systems. Over the past few years, Hyperion Research has been tracking the growing influence the goal of sustainability has had on HPC procurement decision-making at various HPC sites around the world. HPC site managers/directors have had to consider the current global energy crisis and geopolitical climate alongside the HPC market, and begin planning and implementing ways to make HPC operations at their sites more sustainable.

The Barcelona Supercomputing Center-Centro Nacional de Supercomputación (BSC-CNS)1 has long been recognized as one of the leading scientific research and computational science centers in Europe, if not the world. With its mission to "…research, implement, manage, and transfer technology and knowledge in the area of HPC with the aim of facilitating progress in a variety of scientific fields…", BSC-CNS has made significant research and scientific contributions to its primary focus areas of computer, life, earth, and engineering sciences.