As the need for more sustainable computing and communication infrastructures grows, in the realm of climate change, the MISD project aims to address the increasing climate impact of digitalization, enable energy flexibility, and the need for data sovereignty.
The aim of MISD is to develop a new modular, integrated, sustainable and secure-by-design concept to be deployed in places close to end users (edge computing) so that significant reduction in total energy consumption, from cooling to computing power and data flows, can be achieved. The MISD consortium will design, develop, and validate in a fieldlab innovative solutions, both in hardware and software, toward this target which will then be scaled up into a viable innovation ecosystem promoting sustainable digitalization in Europe. The seven partners collaborate to design and develop a sustainable and secure-by-design edge datacenter in places close to end users.
MISD is the largest of the 3 Dutch projects to which our government has allocated a total of 70 million in funding under the umbrella of the European IPCEI-CIS program. MISD project has a total dedicated budget of €53 million whilst a total of €34 million will be received from the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate under the European Important Projects of Common European Interest – Cloud Infrastructure and Services (IPCEI-CIS) program for 2024-2029. The consortium consists of Asperitas, BetterBe, Deerns, Eurofiber, NBIP, TNO and University of Twente.
The Staging lab is filling the innovation gap between vendor labs and commercial deployments. The Field labs will be optimized and integrated environments for specific use cases.
To create a Staging Lab (1a) and Field lab (1b,c,d) to conduct research and enable the development of data center design that is aligned with the energy transition and able to network with other distributed data center modules and to communicate with external power and energy activities at all relevant levels (sources, storage, heat reuse, management).
Lead partner: Eurofiber
Cooperating partners: Eurofiber and BetterBe
Developing an architecture and the required algorithms for orchestration and network evolution such that a compute infrastructure can function sustainably.
Developing an architecture and the necessary algorithms for orchestration and network evolution so that a computing infrastructure can function sustainably, in interaction with communication and energy network operators.
Lead partner: TNO
Cooperating partners: UT, Eurofiber, Deerns, NBIP, BetterBe
Researching and specifying a security integrated design for the edge data center, including developing, testing, and implementing the required software based on a European open-source community.
Researching and specifying a security integrated design of the eDCs including the development, testing and implementation of the necessary software based on a European open source community. Securely connecting cloud service providers, edge facilities and end users is key to this, while also meeting the sustainability objectives pursued in this project. The integration with the other work packages in this project is extremely important and an important driver for the intended software functionality.
Lead partner: NBIP
Cooperating partners: TNO, Eurofiber, Deerns, UT
Solving the global dilemma of cooling the highest performing and most powerful hardware in the most sustainable and energy efficient way with the highest reuse potential of residual heat.
This WP focuses on ambitious activities that seek to solve the global dilemma: passive cooling of high-performance hardware packed in a high density and with a high reuse potential of low-temperature waste heat. It will partially pursue experimental research and developments in advanced liquid cooling, leveraging the market-leading expertise and in-depth knowledge of refrigeration systems from Asperitas and its partners.
Lead partner: Asperitas
Cooperating partners: BetterBe, Deerns, NBIP, TNO, Eurofiber, UT
Analyzing the application potential and developing prospective use cases by initiating ecosystem collaborations and an experience center, including seminars and workshops.
To analyze the application potential and develop use case capabilities, including the ESG aspects and validation thereof, to be carried out for specific user profiles and together with specific user groups, and to be carried out in an experience center and through seminars, workshops, tests and surveys. Dissemination and communication of project activities and results are part of this work package.
Lead partner: UT
Cooperating partners: Eurofiber, TNO, NBIP, Deerns
