Elvira Fortunato visited the Minho Advanced Computing Center (MACC) to learn more about the Deucalion supercomputer.
The Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education, Elvira Fortunato, visited, in early May, the Minho Advanced Computing Center, in Guimarães. During the visit, the government delegation learned more about the installation of the Deucalion supercomputer—a project representing a 20 million euro investment.
According to forecasts, the Deucalion It will be ready for use this fall and will be known as the "green supercomputer." This is because it will enable the application of European and global green computing principles, being one of the first European supercomputing projects with a reduced carbon footprint, aligned with the European Green Deal.
Deucalion weighs approximately 26 tons and is capable of performing 10 million trillion calculations per second. Deucalion will be operated by 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: Navigator, Oblivion, Vision, Cirrus, and Stratus.
You can learn more about the National Advanced Computing Network here: https://rnca.fccn.pt
