GREEN

COMPUTING
SUBITTED BY :
SANDEEP SINGH
108013
CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION .

2. ORIGINS.

3. NEED OF GREEN COMPUTING.

4. APPROACHES TO GREEN COMPUTING.

5. SIMPLE WAYS OF STARTING GREEN COMPUTING.

6. REGULATIONS AND INDUSTRY INITIATIVES.

7. ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TOWARDS GREEN COMPUTING.

8. CONCLUSION.

9. REFERENCES.
1. INTRODUCTION

 Green Computing is the

study and practice of
using computing
resources efficiently.

 Maximize energy
efficiency during the
product’s lifetime and
promote recyclability.
INTRODUCTION CONTD.
 Green computing is
the environmentally
responsible use of
computers and related
resources
2. ORIGINS

 In 1992, the U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency launched Energy Star, a voluntary
labeling program which is designed to promote and
recognize energy-efficiency in monitors. The term
"green computing" was probably coined shortly after
the Energy Star program began.
ORIGINS CONTD.

 1997 Kyoto Protocol

A landmark event in the
history of green technology
is the 1997 Kyoto Protocol
for the United Nations
Framework Convention on
Climate Change. This
protocol mandates reducing
carbon emissions.
3. NEED OF GREEN COMPUTING

 Because of limited
amount of energy
resources left in world

 Increase in
energy/power
consumption by
companies and homes
 Increase in the carbon
footprints of people and
machines

 To create computing
products which are less toxic
in nature.
4. APPROCHES TO GREEN COMPUTING

 Algorithmic efficiency

 Terminal servers

 Power management

 Telecommuting

 Materials recycling

 Storage
 ALGORITHMIC EFFICIENCY

 Creating such algoriths (softwares) which are

more efficient in using energy .
 Average Google search released 7 grams of
carbon dioxide (CO₂).
 Algorithms can also be used to route data to data
centers where electricity is less expensive.
TERMINAL SERVERS

 When using the system, users at a terminal connect

to a central server; all of the actual computing is done
on the server, but the end user experiences the
operating system on the terminal.
 These can be combined with thin
clients, which use up to 1/8 the
amount of energy of a normal
workstation, resulting in a
decrease of energy costs and
consumption.
POWER MANAGEMENT

 operating system 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.

 Different versions of windows provides different

options for power saving
POWER MANAGEMENT OPTIONS IN WINDOWS
TELECOMMUTING

 It refers to working from

your own home and also
known as Teleconferening.

 The advantages are many:

i. increased worker
satisfaction
ii. reduction of greenhouse gas
emissions related to travel
iii. increased profit margins as
a result of lower overhead
costs for office space, heat,
lighting, etc.
MATERIALS RECYCLING

 Recycling computing equipment can keep

harmful materials such as lead, mercury, and
hexavalent chromium out of landfills, and can
also replace equipment that otherwise would
need to be manufactured, saving further energy
and emissions.
 Additionally, parts from outdated systems may
be salvaged and recycled through certain retail
outlets and municipal or private recycling
centers.
 Computing supplies, such as printer cartridges,
paper, and batteries may be recycled as well.
 STORAGE

 Smaller form factor (e.g. 2.5 inch) hard disk

drives often consume less power per gigabyte
than physically larger drives.
 Unlike hard disk drives, solid-state drives store
data in flash memory or DRAM. With no
moving parts, power consumption may be
reduced somewhat for low capacity flash based
devices.
 In a recent case study, Fusion-io, manufacturers
of the world's fastest Solid State Storage
devices, managed to reduce the carbon footprint
and operating costs of MySpace data centers by
80%.
5. SIMPLE WAYS OF STARTING
GREEN COMPUTING.

 Turn off your pc when not in

work
Many companies are in the habit
of allowing all of their PCs to run
nonstop.
Unless there are scheduled
maintenance programs or
backups that must run overnight,
there is no reason to leave your
PC on at all times .

Turning off your PC not only will

elongate the life of its internal
fan, it will also save money on
electricity.
 Online shoping: it saves
your automotive fuels and
many web resources are
providing items at extremely
discounted rates.

 Reduce, reuse and recycle:

 Try to reuse every piece of
paper
 Recycle your old computers
 Recycle your print cartridges
 Buy green

Perhaps the easiest way

to get started is to buy
energy-efficient
electronics goods.

Energy Star-rated
computers, printers and
other technology products
use as much as 60
percent less electricity
than standard
equipment,.
6. REGULATIONS AND INDUSTRY
INITIATIVES.
Government
 Many governmental agencies have continued to
implement standards and regulations that
encourage green computing.
 There are currently 26 US States that have
established state-wide recycling programs for
obsolete computers and consumer electronics
equipment.
 The states either impose a fee for each unit sold
at retail or require the manufacturers to reclaim
the equipment at disposal.
 Industry
 Climate Savers Computing Initiative(CSCI)
is an effort to reduce the electric power
consumption of PCs in active and inactive states.
 Green Computing Impact Organization
(GCIO) is a non-profit organization dedicated to
assisting the end-users of computing products in
being environmentally responsible
 Green Electronics Council-- The Council
evaluates computing equipment on 28 criteria
that measure a product's efficiency and
sustainability attributes
 The Green Grid is a global consortium
dedicated to advancing energy efficiency in data
centers and business computing ecosystems.
7. ORGANIZATIONS WORKING
TOWARDS GREEN COMPUTING.

 Electronic Products
Environmental Assessment Tool
(EPEAT)
EPEAT is a system that helps
purchasers evaluate, compare and
select electronic products based on
their environmental attributes. The
system currently covers desktop and
laptop computers, thin clients,
workstations and computer
monitors.
 ENERGY STAR(U.S. EPA)
Energy Star is an international standard
for energy efficient consumer products. It
was first created as a United States
government program by the Clinton
Administration in 1992, but Australia,
Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Taiwan and
the European Union have also adopted the
program. Devices carrying the Energy Star
logo, such as computer products and
peripherals, kitchen appliances, buildings
and other products, generally use 20%–30%
less energy than required by federal
standards.
8. CONCLUSION
 Goals of our green computing is to save energy
and reduce green house gas emission so that we
can save and protect the natural climate of world.
 As we all know that computer and electronics
plays an important role in the mechanism of
growth of people and economics of our world but
we should also understand its harmful effects on
our nature .
 So we all must look forward for adopting more
energy efficient and less harmful computer
technologies, so that our growth and environment
of our beautiful earth could go hand in hand.
9. REFERENCES

 WWW.WIKIPEDIA.COM\GREENCOMPUTING
 1. An article at “Green Data centres” by D. Ohara
having have worked for such companies as Microsoft,
Apple, and Hewlett-Packard, now working with multiple
companies implementing green initiatives.
Link:- www.technet.microsoft.com
Microsoft’s technical website.
 2. "EPA Announces New Computer Efficiency
Requirements". U.S. EPA.
Link:- www.epa.gov.in
US Environment Protection Agency’s official website.
 REFERENCES CONTD.
 3. An article at Green Computing ,Green Revenue
Link:- www.SmallBusinessComputing.com

 4. Article “Reuse your electronics through donation. “

Link:- www.earth911.com
website copyright to Earth911

 5. Article at green computing

www.ieee.com
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