The FCCN Unit, through its Advanced Computing team, has accompanied the Deucalion process, from the application, approval by EuroHPC to its installation and operation. A supercomputer, installed in Guimarães, in one of the 4 operational Advanced Computing centers, which will run on totally 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 EuroHPC petascale 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 of the Unit FCCN, 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 the MACC, with support from the Advanced Computing team at the FCT's FCCN unit, which will provide resources 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.
