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- CEMIS
Data center operations are energy-intensive, and the demand for energy required especially for artificial intelligence workloads is growing rapidly. The objective of this project is to promote the responsibility and environmental sustainability of data centers, particularly through solutions related to improving energy efficiency and utilizing excess heat. The project is part of the Kajaani data center ecosystem activies.
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- CEMIS
Today, many new data centers that are built are relatively large, with a power of several tens or often even a couple of hundred megawatts. Large data centers also produce a lot of excess heat that could and should be utilised as much as possible.
Projects
- CEMIS
The CEMIS-MESI project intersects themes of circular economy, energy efficiency, material efficiency, and carbon sequestration. Its goal is to improve the operating conditions of the process industry—particularly in the forestry and bio-circular economy sectors—in the Kainuu region and to enable new investments.
Blogs
- CEMIS
When the UPM paper mill was closed down in Kajaani in December 2008, it was both the end of one era and the beginning of a new one. Now, one of the most powerful supercomputers in the world is located on the site where the paper mill used to be. The feared catastrophe caused by the closure of the mill never happened. The paper rolls the former mill shipped around the world have changed to global data exports, and Kajaani is on its way to becoming the cradle of European artificial intelligence.
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- CEMIS
Kainuu Sports Hub has emerged with the support of the international INSHAPE project, which promotes innovations and digital solutions to tackle the challenges of physical inactivity. Kainuu Sports Hub is a pioneering regional innovation center advancing the intersection of sports, technology, serious games and education.
Projects
- CEMIS
Processing of the side streams of forest bioeconomy into value added products (MEBIP) project which is funded by the Council of Oulu Region develops separation methods for utilizing forest bioeconomy side streams. The investigated side streams are coniferous bark, branches, needles and sawdust.