A minimum of 10 percent of the power provided to the facility will be wind energy from the nearby Happy Jack Wind Farm. NCAR and UCAR say they will continue to explore options to increase the percentage of renewable energy provided to the facility in future years.
The center is a partnership among NCAR, the National Science Foundation (NSF), the University of Wyoming (UW), the state of Wyoming, Cheyenne LEADS, the Wyoming Business Council, and Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power.
“The NCAR-Wyoming Supercomputing Center will offer researchers the opportunity to develop, access, and share complex models and data at incredibly powerful speeds,” said NSF director Subra Suresh. “This is the latest example of NSF’s unique ability to identify challenges early and make sure that the best tools are in place to support the science and engineering research communities.”
Bogdan and Suresh took part this morning in a formal opening ceremony with Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead, University of Wyoming (UW) vice president of research relations William Gern, NCAR director Roger Wakimoto, and other political and scientific leaders.
For more on the design of the NCAR facility, see “Designing A New Type of Data Center,” our Industry Perspectives article from project architect H+L Archtecture.
