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Addressing HPC's Carbon Footprint

Authors: Andrew Grimshaw (Lancium Compute), Alan Sill (Texas Tech University), Jay Boisseau (Dell Technologies Inc), Andrew Chien (University of Chicago, CERES, Center for Unstoppable Computing), Vincent Lim (National Supercomputing Center (NSCC), Singapore), Dieter Kranzlmüller (Leibniz Supercomputing Centre), Satoshi Matsuoka (RIKEN Center for Computational Science (R-CCS))

Abstract: Last year's panel "HPC's Growing Sustainability Challenges and Emerging Approaches" gave an excellent introduction to the carbon impact of HPC along with ideas for carbon mitigation. This BoF we will focus on concrete actions that data center operators and users can undertake to reduce HPC's carbon footprint. These range from using more energy efficient processors, to improved cooling, extending the lifetime of computing equipment, shifting load from regions with carbon-intense electricity to regions where the vast majority of electricity comes from renewable resources. Pro's and cons of various will approaches will be discussed. Audience participation and ideas will be welcome.

Long Description: "Addressing HPC's Carbon Footprint"

Last year's panel "HPC's Growing Sustainability Challenges and Emerging Approaches" gave an excellent introduction to the carbon impact of HPC along with some ideas for carbon mitigation. In this BoF we will focus on concrete actions that data center operators and users can undertake to reduce HPC's carbon footprint. These range from using more energy efficient processors, to improved cooling, to extending the lifetime of computing equipment, to shifting load from regions with carbon-intense electricity to regions where the vast majority of electricity comes from renewable resources. Pro's and cons of various will approaches will be discussed. Audience participation and ideas will be welcome.

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