OLCF Pioneers Approaches to Energy Efficient Supercomputing

OLCF Pioneers Approaches to Energy Efficient Supercomputing

As high-tech companies ramp up construction of massive data centers to meet the business boom in artificial intelligence, one component is becoming an increasingly rare commodity: electricity. Commercial demand for electricity has been growing sharply in recent years and is projected to increase by 3% in 2024 alone, according to…

Coury TurczynSeptember 10, 2024

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Summit Facility Design Team Snags Tennessee Energy Award

The project team for the design and construction of the Summit supercomputing facility at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) received the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (TCCI’s) 2018 Energy Excellence Award. Operations Manager Stephen McNally of the Oak Ridge Leadership Computer Facility (OLCF),…

Katie Elyce JonesDecember 3, 2018

Technology

OLCF Staff Study Possible Temperature Changes to Chilled Water Systems

In the spirit of saving energy, the OLCF brought in an engineering team to evaluate how existing supercomputers could be cooled more efficiently.

Eric GedenkApril 8, 2015

Technology

Titan proves to be more energy-efficient than its predecessor

When the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility replaced its Jaguar supercomputer with Titan, not only did it expand its computing speed tenfold, it also saved on the electric bill.

Jeff GaryAugust 20, 2014

Energy Efficiency