The Cray EX also features liquid-cooling capabilities that support NREL's showcase facility for demonstrating data center efficiency, which has achieved an annualized average power usage effectiveness (PUE) rating of 1.036. " HPE has a long-standing collaboration with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) where we have developed joint HPC and AI solutions to innovate new approaches that reduce energy consumption and lower operating costs, " said Bill Mannel, VP and GM, HPC, HPE. " We look forward to continuing our relationship with NREL and are honored to have been selected to deliver an advanced HPC with Kestrel that will augment the laboratory's efforts in making breakthrough discoveries of new, affordable energy sources to prepare for a sustainable future.