As part of the ambition to reach net zero, the University of York, UK, will place much of the university’s advanced calculations at EcoDataCenter in Falun, Sweden. Access to a sustainable infrastructure for the most energy-consuming part of IT was the determining factor.
“Given the university’s strong commitment to net-zero and the fact that our High-Performance Computing facility will be used for climate research, we were happy to find a partner with a clear focus on environmental sustainability and the capability and maturity to deliver,” said Richard Fuller, Assistant Director, University of York.
The need for more data will increase by 300% over the next few years. AI and Machine Learning are part of the concept of High-Performance Computing and are by far the most energy-consuming data and will constitute the majority of the data growth. A sustainable digital infrastructure that can handle the growing amount of data is vital for the green transition.
When the University of York began looking at the next iteration of its High-Performance Computing facility, it realised that finding a colocation facility that could fulfil its requirements would be a great challenge. Turning to the Nordic countries, the university identified EcoDataCenter as a facility that meets both their needs and values. By placing the data in EcoDataCenter in Falun, the University of York is able to reduce carbon emissions from the data by about 98% compared to handling the same data in the UK.
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