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Green Computing

UNIT - I
Prof. Neel Sanghvi
Unit – 1 TOPICS


Introduction

Why Go Green ?

What is Green Computing

History of Green Computing

Avoding Green Wash

Pros and Cons of Green Computing
Why Go Green ?

There is a variety of reasons to go green, but most


come back to “supply and demand”.

We have a limited amount of resources available


and more and more people using them up.

If we want our future generations to enjoy the same


standard of living we've experienced, we need to
take action.

If that's not enough to convince you, here are some


other reasons to go green:
Reasons That Going Green Makes Sense

1. It saves money (a lot of money):


2. It’s the right thing to do:
3. It’s not easy being not green:
4. Sustained growth requires sustainable operations:
5. Attract and retain customers:
6. Inspire employees:
7. Improved reputation and brand value:
8. Be a cost-savings and sustainability hero for your organization:
9. Lower exposure to energy prices:
10. Energy-efficient IT is high performance IT:
Go Green AMERICA...!

Green building is a great place to start, as buildings consume 14% of potable


water,
40% of raw materials,
and 39% of energy in the United States alone (according to the US Green
Building Council).
That's 15 trillion gallons of water and 3 billion tons of raw materials each year!
What is Green computing..?

Green computing is the environmentally responsible and eco-friendly use of


computers and their resources.

Green computing is also known as green information technology (green IT).


Origin of Green Computing

The first step toward the green computing movement was


the commencement of the Energy Star program in 1992.

This served as a voluntary label that was awarded to


computer products that were successful in proving that
they used minimum energy while maximizing efficiency.

The rating was awarded to monitors, refrigerators,


television sets, air conditioners, and other household
appliances.
The first result of green computing research resulted in the Sleep
mode function for computer monitors.

This function allows the computer to enter standby mode after a


pre-set period passes without any user activity.

After this, various concepts like energy cost accounting,


thin client solutions, eWaste, and virtualization were
developed.
Green Computing at present

1) Buy energy star labeled products: -


Energy star products are manufactured keeping in mind the term of green computing
and its features. These products are manufactured on the idea of use less power
consumption.
These devices are programmed power down to low power state when they are not in
use.

2) Shut down your computer: -


when we are not using computer, we should switch off it because computer and its
devices consume more power and the result is more co2emission.

3) Hibernate your computer: -


It does shut down everything when we don’t use computer for short period of time. We
should hibernate our computer.
4) Stop screensavers: -
keep your screensaver off because it also use’s electricity even when computer is
not in use.

5) Set up your Power Plan for Pc: -


You have to set up an effective power plan for your PC. It can save lot of electricity
for you.

6) Recycling the old device for you:


Devices are made in that way so that it can be easily recycle.
Roads to Green Computing/Approaches of Green Computing


To promote green computing concepts at all possible levels, the following four approaches are
employed:


Green use: Minimizing the electricity consumption of computers and their peripheral devices and
using them in an eco-friendly manner.


Green disposal: Re-purposing an existing computer or appropriately disposing of, or recycling,
unwanted electronic equipment.


Green design: Designing energy-efficient computers, servers, printers, projectors and other digital
devices.


Green manufacturing: Minimizing waste during the manufacturing of computers and other
subsystems to reduce the environmental impact of these activities.
Definition

“The study and practice of


designing, manufacturing, using,
and disposing of computers,
servers, and associated subsystems
efficiently and effectively with
minimal or no impact on the
environment."
History of Green Computing

The first step toward the green computing movement was


the commencement of the Energy Star program in 1992.
This served as a voluntary label that was awarded to
computer products that were successful in proving that
they used minimum energy while maximizing efficiency.
The rating was awarded to monitors, refrigerators,
television sets, air conditioners, and other household
appliances.

The first result of green computing research resulted in the


Sleep mode function for computer monitors.
This function allows the computer to enter standby mode
after a pre-set period passes without any user activity. After
this, various concepts like energy cost accounting, thin
client solutions, eWaste, and virtualization were developed.
What is greenwash?

Greenwash is an environmental claim which is unfounded,


misleading or an inflated claim about environmental credentials. It
can be made about people, organisations and products and is found
in advertising, PR and packaging.
How can you avoid greenwashing?

1. Ensure your claims can be substantiated with evidence. Where possible keep facts
and figures of all claims

2. If you are going to use green terminology (i.e. environmentally friendly, carbon
neutral) make sure you understand the definition and implications of the words you
use

3. Do not promote your environmental credentials if you have a critical relationship


(i.e. supplier, customer, partner) with an organisation that has a very large and direct
impact on the environment

4. Do not retrofit a green marketing strategy to a product or service that has not been
specifically designed to have environmental attributes
Pros and Cons of Green Computing

pros: cons:

Less energy usage from Green computing can


green computing means cost more money
pollution for the planet initially

Saving energy and less power and


resources can ultimately efficiency with green
end up saving money. computers

green computing can lead technology is constantly


to more research into more changing
efficient green computing
techniques

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