11–14 Nov 2025
Opatija, Croatia
Europe/Rome timezone

Towards a Sustainable ET Computing Center

12 Nov 2025, 10:25
15m
Opatija, Croatia

Opatija, Croatia

Speaker

Stefan Krischer (RWTH Aachen University)

Description

Minimizing environmental impact is essential for the Einstein Telescope, both as a societal responsibility and to meet the expectations of funding agencies. Computing will account for a significant share of operational energy use and is therefore a key focus. We are developing a concept for a climate-neutral ET computing center that uses intelligent workload scheduling to align load with periods of high renewable energy availability, on-site energy production and storage, and waste heat reuse. These measures aim to enable fully climate-neutral operation and extend hardware lifecycles to reduce production impact. To test these concepts in practice, we plan to deploy a transportable, shipping-container-sized prototype.

Authors

Achim Stahl (RWTH Aachen University) Stefan Krischer (RWTH Aachen University)

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