Green Computing
⊷ Green computing is the use of computers and related resources in
an environmentally responsible manner. This involves the
implementation of energy-efficient central processing units
(CPUs), servers and peripherals as well as proper disposal of
electronic waste (e-waste).
● i.e. : energy-efficient components, and proper
disposal of electronic waste (e-waste).
⊷ According to the Future of Things.com, "Green computing, the
study and practice of efficient and eco-friendly computing
resources, is now under the attention of not only
environmental organizations but also businesses and other
industries."
Why is Green Computing?
⊷Electricity usage accounted for by computers and
electronic gadgets is soaring.
⊷If left unchecked recent strides in power savings will be
lost.
⊷Even though many items have become more efficient
over time the recent demand for electronics and their use
has skyrocketed.
⊷This increase in power usage can impact greenhouse gas
emissions and power supply needs.
Why is Green Computing?
⊷ There is also a huge increase in electronic waste
(e-waste) that needs to managed in order to keep
the environment clean and safe.
⊷ Green computing is important because it is helping
to minimize the energy used in computing by
educating consumers on efficient ways to keep
power usage low, by creating more economic
electronics, and by encouraging safe and complete
recycling.
Goals Of Green
Computing
⊷ Reduce the use of hazardous materials
⊷ Maximize energy efficiency during the
product's lifetime.
⊷ Promote recycle ability or ability of
defunct products and factory waste.
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Basic Elements Of
Green Computing
a) System Unit
⊷ Using technology from portable computers:
- Uses an energy-saving microprocessor.
- Employs microprocessor and hard disk drives that
shift
to an energy-saving or sleep mode when not in
operation
Basic Elements Of
Green Computing
b) Display
⊷ Displays have been made more energy efficient by
using:
- Flat panels that require less energy than the
traditional
monitors.
- Special power-down monitors that automatically
reduce
power consumption when not in use.
Basic Elements Of
Green Computing
c) Manufacturing
⊷ Computer manufacturer are using fewer harmful
chemicals in production.
⊷ Particular attention is given to
chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) in solvents and
cleaning agents.
⊷ Toxic nickel and other heavy metals are being
eliminated or reduced in the manufacturing
processes.
Roads to Green Computing
⊷ To comprehensively and effectively address the environmental impacts of
computing/IT, we must adopt a holistic approach and make the entire IT
lifecycle greener by addressing environmental sustainability along the following
four complementary paths:
Green use — reducing the energy consumption of computers and other
information systems as well as using them in an environmentally sound manner
Green disposal — refurbishing and reusing old computers and properly
recycling unwanted computers and other electronic equipment
Green design — designing energy-efficient and environmentally sound
components, computers, servers, cooling equipment, and data centers
Green manufacturing — manufacturing electronic components, computers,
and other associated subsystems with minimal impact on the environment.
Approaches to Green
Computing
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optimization
3. Power
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Various Approaches To Green
Computing
1. Product Longevity
⊷ The biggest contribution to green computing is to
prolong the equipment's lifetime.
⊷ Manufacturing a new PC uses more natural
resources than manufacturing a new RAM module
to upgrade an existing one.
⊷ Hence, lengthen a product’s lifetime is better for
the environment.
Various Approaches To
Green
Computing
2. Software and deployment optimization
Algorithmic efficiency
⊷ The efficiency of programming algorithms has an
impact on the amount of computer resources required
for any given computing function.
⊷ Creating efficient algorithm saves resources.
Various Approaches To
Green
Computing
Virtualization
⊷ Computer virtualization refers to running two or more logical
computer systems on one set of physical hardware.
⊷ This saves materials to build new physical hardware.
Terminal servers
⊷ Terminal servers have also been used in green computing.
⊷ When using the system, users at a terminal connect to a central
server; all of the computing is done on the server, but the end user
experiences the operating system on the terminal.
⊷ Terminal a.k.a. thin clients, use up to 1/8 the amount of energy of a
normal workstation, resulting in a decrease of energy costs and
consumption.
Various Approaches To
Green
Computing
3. Power management
⊷ The Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
(ACPI), an open industry standard, allows an operating
system to directly control the power-saving aspects of its
underlying hardware.
⊷ This allows a system to automatically turn off
components such as monitors and hard drives after set
periods of inactivity.
Various Approaches To Green
Computing
4. Materials recycling
⊷ Recycling computing equipment can keep harmful
materials such as lead, mercury, and hexavalent
chromium out of landfills.
⊷ Computer systems can be donated to various charities
and non-profit organizations.
Various Approaches To
Green
Computing
5. Telecommuting
⊷ Teleconferencing and telepresence technologies are often
implemented in green computing initiatives.
⊷ The advantages are many; increased worker satisfaction,
reduction of greenhouse gas emissions related to travel,
and increased profit margins as a result of lower overhead
costs for office space, heat, lighting.
Personal Responsibility As A
Computer User In Protecting The
Environment
a) Conserving Energy
⊷ Hibernate your computer: configure your computer to
“hibernate” automatically after 30 minutes or so of
inactivity. Allowing your computer to hibernate saves.
⊷ Sleep mode use less energy: enables the “sleep mode”
features on your computer, allowing it to use less
power during period of in activity.
Conserving energy
Personal Responsibility As A Compu
User In Protecting The Environment
b) Recycling
⊷ Paper
⊷ Computer boxes
⊷ Packaging materials
⊷ Printer cartridges
Guidelines For Computer
Disposal/Recycling
⊷ Computers and other electronic
devices can contain materials
such as: beryllium, chromium,
cadmium, lead, mercury,
nickel, and zinc.
Hazardous Waste In Computers
⊷ Plastic that are part of computers are hard to isolate
and recycle.
⊷ CRTs (cathode ray tubes) are found in older
monitors usually contain enough lead and mercury.
⊷ Batteries contain acids that can burn or hurt body
parts.
Alternatives For Being Environmental
Conscious About Discarding Electroni
⊷ Donate equipment
⊷ Recycle
⊷ Buy electronics that are designed with saving resources
in mind
⊷ Check with the manufacturer to see if it has a recycling
program
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Green IT is about more than just
power consumption. It incorporates
the entire environmental impact of
technology, from the paper we load in
our high-end networked printers to the
hazardous e-waste we throw away.
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Summary
⊷ Green computing even includes changing government policy
to encourage recycling and lowering energy use by individuals
and businesses.
⊷ Reduce the risk existing in the laptops such as chemical
known to cause cancer, nerve damage and immune reactions in
humans.
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