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The document discusses the importance of green computing as a response to global warming and environmental concerns, highlighting initiatives like the EPA's Energy Star program aimed at promoting energy-efficient technologies. It outlines practices for organizations to adopt green computing, including power management, recycling, and the use of renewable resources. Additionally, a case study on RS College illustrates the implementation of green computing strategies to enhance environmental sustainability in IT usage.
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5.2.2 Green computing
Faced with’ the absolute realities of global warming a!
agencies and private firms worldwide are examining ways to protect the environme ne
"address what is increasingly being perceived as a crisis, there is a growing global mo
to implement more environmentally friendly computing "Green computing” is the
algorithi
nd rising energy costs, gove
power and environmental waste. Toward this goal, the U.S. Environmental Pro
Agency's Energy Star program has developed compliance requirements for compute
equipment. The U.S. House of Representatives Resolution 5646, passed in July 2006, calls fr
the EPA's Energy Star program to research
+ The amount of power consumed by corporate and federal data centers,
‘+. Industry measures to develop energy-efficient servers.
* Possible incentives to convince businesses to use energ
y-saving technologies.
The first step toward the green computing movement was the initiation of the Ene)
Star program in 1992. This served as a voluntary label that was awarded to, ¢c
Products that were sucessful in proving that they used minimum energy
efficiency, The rating was awarded to monitors, refi isi
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computer monitors. Ths function allows the computer
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Five steps to take towards Green Computing:
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endations for purchasing green
1. Develop a sustainable gre:
the elements that should be factore
checklists. Such a plan should inclu
used equipment, government guidelines and recom
computer equipment.
Bae? coring, best practices and policies should cover power usaae reduction of
as well as recommendations for new equipment and recycling old
onal policies should include communication and implementation,
ted electronic equipment in a convenient and
environmentally responsible manner. Computers have toxin metals and pollutants that can
emit harmful emissions into the environment. Never discard computers’in a landfill Recycle
them instead through manufacturer programs such as HP's Planet Partners recycling service
or recycling facilities in your community. Or donate still-working computers to a non-profit
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by reducing or eliminating Strang ly
reducing packaging materials.
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consumption: e-mail, electronic archiving, use the “track change cate lc
documents, rather than redline corrections on paper. When you do pr A F ment
make sure to use both sides of the paper, recycle regularly, use smaller fonts and marging
and selectively print required pages. i
extended period of time. Turn on power management features during shorter periods of
inactivity. Power management allows monitors and computers to enter low-power states
when sitting idle. By simply hitting the keyboard or moving the mouse, the computer or
monitors awakens from its low power sleep mode in seconds. Power management tactics can
save energy and help protect the environment.
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Green computing represents a responsible way to address the issue of global warming.
By adopting green computing practices, business leaders can contribute positively to
environmental care and protect the environment while also reducing energy and paper costs.
Features of Green Computing
1. Power Management: This feature means conservation of power used by all electrical
appliances. Many appliances now come with a power saving feature. Devices with
feature automatically turn off the power or switch the a
when not being used.
2. Energy Efficient Computing: Computers hav
them. The energy waste of computers is i
leading to a climatic change from burning co
3. Remediation of Environmental Pollutants:
pollution or contaminants from groundwater,
_ 4, Server Virtualization: This is Popularly kn
the server. The idea is to. use one
computers. This development has
_ of architecture virtualizati
pliance to a low power st
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increasing by the day. Energy i
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This deals with reducing
Soil, surface water or s
‘own as VPS and is co5, Sewage Treatment: This
from waste water and sewage. Various ,
remove chemicals and other contamir ri
6. Efficient Disposal/Waste Marples 5;
and disposal of waste materials, i
nd eeposa of waste tanilpads «
1. Effici cycling: Reusing products is much better
landfills. is than letting them stay in
. Regulatory Compliance: A s
A strategy must be desi
offer rules to control waste management, dia Kiveannce
for non compliance. ‘i
9. Recycling and Water Pr ion: i
10. Green Metrics and Methodology: It is important to quantify feasibility and
environmental performance to help reach our goals.
11. Renewable Resources: Use of renewable sources of energy such as solar power and
wind to serve purposes like heating, cooking etc
. Eco-Labelling of IT Products: More companies should design their products so they
receive the eco-label. Consumers must check for the eco-label before investing their
resources in a particular IT product.
13, Thin Client Solutions: Thin client is also known as a lean client solution, and requires
computers to depend on another computer or server to function
Going Green at Work
Organizations all over the world ai
responsibility toward the environment
and power and using environmentally
footprint. Nowadays, it is necessary for all sized organizations to implement aspects of green
computing in their daily workings.
Organizations must follow these simple steps for creating the green computing
awareness in their workplaces:
1, Announcing green intentions to all employees.
reen IT plan.
ing pollution and stringent penalties
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re beginning to understand their corporate social
Most companies now believe in conserving energy
friendly products that help in reducing their carbon
2. Setting up a committee to form a gi
3, Centralization of all desktops.
4. Using efficient computer applications.
5. Power management tactics. - ay x . oe
Business performance enhancement.al
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Common implementation o
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: PR cincion and energy utilization, It leads to usa9} *
nimum power CONSUMptign
This allows for mil
‘on a single piece of physical hardware.
and maximum cooling. and. manufacture computer
ACPI design .
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result in power con"
‘components in such a way that they ni pert orien
* Telecommuting: Employees working . : | Sra
during commuting by vehicles. Moreover, there 'S reduction in 4 costs on
itn increased power and energy savings.
utilities, etc. All of these initiatives resu! :
* VoIP: VoIP stands for Voice over Internet Protocol and results in less telephone
wiring and lower costs.
Case Study
Green Computing: A Case Study of Rajars!
Abstract *
College campuses and universities can use the concept of green computing very
efficiently. The paper aims to assess awareness levels of IT users with regards to Green.
Computing; that is using IT in ways that are not harmful to the environment. A
recommendation will be given on how Green Computing strategies can be implemented at
RS College. Green computing is the study and practice of efficient and eco-friendly
computing resources. Some common green computing practices include turning of the
Monitor when its not in use or using more energy efficient monitors like liquid crystal diode
(cco) instead of the traditional cathode ray tube (CRT) monitors. The objective of thi a
is saving electricity consumption in computer science and information technology of 8S
College Latur In Case Of LCD and CRT monitors. This paper gives a descriptic
laboratories of department of computer science and IT. Al ap
ISO,
hi Shahu Mahavidyalaya, Latur, INDIA
Green Computing at department of computer science and ae ata a
study illustrates the saving in electricity by using some ieee i
Statistics were sgught to establish the levels of awareness of , a en
environmental sustainability awareness or green computi neoeivekiey
Keywords: [ey "
RS College, Green Computing, electrici et
1. Introduction: icity consumption _
“Green Computing is the practice of