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What is Green Computing??? Need of green computing Manufacturing of PCs
Green manufacturing
Green Products Energy use of PC Reducing Energy Consumption Energy star How to save energy while working on the internet ?? How to save energy while working on the computer??
Disposal of components
Green Disposal
Green computing is the practice of using computing resources efficiently. Designing , manufacturing and disposing Computer, servers with no impact on the environment. To reduce the use of Hazardous materials, maximize energy efficiency during products lifetime.
Why?????
Pollution
Due to manufacturing, packaging, disposal techniques
Toxicity
Due to toxic chemicals involved in the manufacturing.
Lead
Used in soldering of printed circuit boards lead can cause damage to the central and peripheral nervous system , blood systems and kidneys.
Recyclable plastics : Computers are constructed from recyclable plastics ie recyclable polycarbonate resin. Eco-friendly flame retardant : There are flame retardant silicone compounds available that are flame retardant and completely non-toxic. Inventory management : Reducing the quantity of both hazardous materials used in the process and the amount of excess raw materials. Volume reduction : Removes hazardous portion of waste from non hazardous portion.
CPU uses 120 Watts CRT uses 150 Watts 8 hours of usage, 5 days a week = 562 KWatts
Energy use comes from Electrical current to run the CPU, motherboard, memory
running the fan and spinning the disk.
monitor
for an hour
Use power saver mode
movement was the launch of energy star program back in 1992. Energy Star served as a kind of voluntary label awarded to computing products that succeeded in minimizing use of energy while maximizing efficiency. Energy Star applied to products like computer monitors, television sets and temperature control devices like refrigerators, air conditioners, and similar items.
created by Heap Media, which aims to save energy by displaying a black background and using grayish-white font color for search results. Blackle saves energy because the screen is predominantly black Set Blackle as your homepage.
Sleep mode:
Sleep or standby mode conserves energy by cutting off power to your
state.
Hibernate mode :
Saves energy and protects your work by copying system data to a reserved
area on your hard drive and then completely turning off your computer.
Europe has outlawed using landfills for computer components Disposal of these devices constituted 20-50 million tons per year (about 5%
of the total waste of the planet) This waste is called e-waste Toxic chemicals in electronics products can reach into the land over time or are released into the atmosphere, impacting nearby communities and the environment. This releases heavy metals such as lead, cadmium and mercury into the air and ashes.
Reuse: Donate your computer components to people who may not have or
from the electronic wastes. The circuit boards contain such precious metals as gold, silver, platinum, etc. and such base metals as copper, iron, aluminum.