NREL's computational sciences center hosts the largest high performance computing (HPC) capabilities dedicated to sustainability research while functioning as a living laboratory for sustainable computing. NREL's HPC capabilities support the research needs of the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). In ten years of operation, HPC use in EERE-sponsored sustainability research has grown by a factor of 30. This paper analyzes this research portfolio, providing examples of individual use cases. The paper documents NREL's history of operating one of the world's most sustainable data centers while examining pathways to improving sustainability beyond reduction of PUE. This paper concludes by examining the unique opportunities created for sustainable computing research created by combining an HPC system dedicated to sustainability research and a research program in sustainable computing.

翻译：NREL计算科学中心拥有致力于可持续性研究的最大规模高性能计算（HPC）能力，同时作为可持续计算研究的活体实验室运行。NREL的HPC能力支持美国能源部能源效率与可再生能源办公室（EERE）的研究需求。在十年运行期间，EERE资助的可持续性研究中的HPC使用量增长了30倍。本文分析了该研究组合，并提供了具体应用案例。本文记录了NREL运营全球最具可持续性数据中心之一的历史，同时探讨了超越降低电能使用效率（PUE）的可持续性提升路径。最后，本文通过分析专用于可持续性研究的HPC系统与可持续计算研究项目相结合所带来的独特机遇，展望了可持续计算研究的发展前景。