Area Colleges Go Green with MGHPCC

Monday, November 7th, 2011

Boston University is just one of five Massachusetts universities participating in the development of the Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center, as described in a recent Boston Herald article…

$14.5 Million MassDevelopment Financing to Support MGHPCC

Friday, October 28th, 2011

The Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center has obtained a $14.5 million New Markets Tax Credit allocation from MassDevelopment to help fund the new data center in Holyoke. “MassDevelopment’s contribution is an important component in a project that reflects a historic cooperation among some of the state’s leading research universities, industry and government. Beyond establishing a…

Mass. AG’s Office to Assist in Development of MGHPCC Construction Site

Monday, October 17th, 2011

Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley, Holyoke Gas & Electric, and the Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center (MGHPCC) have announced an agreement for environmental cleanup and revitalization of the construction site for the MGHPCC. ”This agreement will help turn an old industrial site into a key part of Holyoke’s economic future,” said Attorny General Coakley….

Construction Begins on Mass. High Performance Computing Center

Friday, October 14th, 2011

Construction is underway for the Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center in Holyoke, Massachusetts, with benefits both for the five-institution collaboration and for the local economy. Boston University, Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Northeastern University and the University of Massachusetts formed this venture to boost academic research by building a 90,000 sq. ft.,…