Green computing refers to the efficient use of computing resources to minimize environmental impact, focusing on energy efficiency and sustainable practices. Key strategies include virtualization, power management, and recycling, aiming to reduce carbon footprints and operational costs. The future of green computing emphasizes eco-friendly components and practices becoming standard in the tech industry.

1. ~ the next wave in computing
By:
Shaba Parveen Assadi
III MCA
Mangalore University

3. • Green computing is the term used to denote
efficient use of resources in computing.
• It Is also known as Green IT .
• Green Computing is “ Where organizations adopt a
policy of ensuring that the setup and operations of
Information Technology produces the minimal carbon
footprint” .
• Key issues are e ne rg y e fficie ncy in computing and
promoting e nviro nme ntally frie ndly co mpute r
te chno lo g ie s.
• It is ” the study and practice of designing,
manufacturing, using, and disposing of computers,
servers, and associated subsystems.

4. Core objectives of Green Computing
Strategies:
• Minimizing energy consumption
• Purchasing green energy
• Reducing the paper and other consumables used
• Minimizing equipment disposal requirements
• Reducing travel requirements for employees/customers

5. Overview of Green Computing:
• “ Greening” your computing equipment is a low-risk way for
your business to not only help the environment but also
reduce costs. It’ s also one of the largest growing trends in
business today. “ Making a proper decision to go green in
the workplace such as offices, not only improves the net
profit of your business, but also reduces your carbon
footprint. Reducing energy usage, which also reduces
carbon dioxide emissions and your energy bill, is the most
effective thing you can do.

6. History:
• The term “ Green Computing" was probably
coined shortly after the ‘ Energy Star’ program
began way back in 1992. One of the first
results of green computing was the “ Sleep
mode” function of computer monitors. As the
concept developed, green computing began to
encompass thin client solutions, energy cost,
accounting, virtualization practices, e-Waste,
etc.

8. W Go Green ?
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• Climate Change
• Savings
• Reliability of Power
• Computing

9. W Go Green? (Cont)
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• Climate Change :
First and foremost, conclusive research shows that CO2 and
other emissions are causing global climate and environmental
damage. Preserving the planet is a valid goal because it aims
to preserve life. Planets like ours, that supports life, are very
rare. None of the planets in our solar system, or in nearby star
systems have m-class planets as we know them.
• Savings :
Green computing can lead to serious cost savings overtime.
Reductions in energy costs from servers, cooling, and lighting
are generating serious savings for many corporations.

10. W Go Green? (Cont)
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• Reliability of P ower :
As energy demands in the world go up, energy supply is
declining or flat. Energy efficient systems help sensure
healthy power systems. Also, more companies are
generating more of their own electricity, which further
motivates them to keep power consumption low.
• Computing :
Computing Power Consumption has Reached a Critical
Point: Data centers have run out of usable power and
cooling due to high densities.

11. Approaches to Green Computing:
1. Virtualization :
Computer virtualization is the process of running two or more
logical computer systems on one set of physical hardware.

12. 2. Power Management :
ACPI allows an operating system to directly control the
power saving aspects of its underlying hardware.
Power management for computer systems are
desired for many reasons, particularly:
• Prolong battery life for portable and embedded
systems.
• Reduce cooling requirements.
• Reduce noise.
• Reduce operating costs for energy and cooling
3. Power Supply :
Climate savers computing initiative promotes
energy saving and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions
by encouraging development and use of more efficient
power supplies.

13. Approaches to Green Computing:
(cont)
4. Storage :
There are three routes available, all of which vary in cost,
performance, and capacity. Example, Desktop hard drive, Laptop
hard drive, Solid state drive.
Desktop Hard Drive Laptop Hard Drive Solid State Drive

14. Approaches to Green Computing: (cont)
5. Video Card :
A fast GPU may be the largest power consumer
in a computer.
Energy efficient display option include :
• No video card – use a shared terminal, shared
thin client, or desktop sharing software if display
required.
• Use motherboard video output – typically low 3D
performance and low power.
• Reuse an older video card that uses little power,
many do not require heatsinks or fans.
• Select a GPU based on average wattage or
performance per watt.

15. Approaches to Green Computing: (cont)
6. Displays :
LCD monitors typically use a cold-cathode fluorescent bulb to
provide light for the display. Some newer displays use an array
of light emitting diodes (LEDs) in place of the fluorescent bulb,
which reduces the amount of electricity used by the display.
LCD monitors uses three times less when active, and ten times
less energy when in sleep mode.
CRT Display LCD Display LED Display

16. Approaches to Green Computing: (cont)
7. M aterials R ecycling :
Parts from outdated systems may be salvaged and recycled
through certain retail outlets and municipal or private recycling.

17. Approaches to Green Computing: (cont)
8. Telecommuting :
Telecommuting technologies implemented in green
computing initiatives have advantages like increased worker
satisfaction, reduction of greenhouse gas emissions related to
travel and increased profit margins.

18. T goals of Green Computing:
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• The goal of green computing reduce the use of hazardous
materials, maximize energy efficiency during the product’ s
lifetime, and promote the recyclability or biodegradability of
defunct products and factory waste.
• Research continues into key areas such as making the use of
computers as energy- efficient as possible, and designing
algorithms and systems for efficiency- related computer
technologies.

19. Pathways 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 :
Intelligent use of energy and information systems. Reducing the energy
consumption of computers and other information systems as well as using
them in an environmentally sound manner.
• Green Disposal :
Reduction of waste, reuse and refurbishment of hardware and recycling
of out of use peripherals and other items. Refurbishing and reusing old
computers and properly recycling unwanted computers and other electronic
equipment.

20. Pathways to Green
Computing:
• Green Design :
Efficient design of data centres and workstations. Designing
energy – efficient and environmentally sound components,
computers, servers, cooling equipment, and data centers.
• Green M anufacturing :
Informed purchasing of components, peripherals and
equipments manufactured with the environment in mind.
Manufacturing electronic components, computers, and other
associated subsystems with minimal impact on the environment.

21. Recent Implementation of
“Green Computing”:
1. B lackle :
• Blackle is a search-engine site powered by Google Custom
Search.
• Blackle came into being based on the concept that when a
computer screen is white, presenting an empty word page or
the Google home page, your computer consumes 74W.
• When the screen is black it consumes only 59W.

23. Recent Implementation of “Green
Computing”: (cont)
2. Zonbu Computer :
• The Zonbu is a new, very energy
efficient PC.
• The Zonbu consumes just one third
of the power of a typical light bulb.
• The device runs the Linux operating
system using a1.2 GHz processor
and 512 MB of RAM.

24. Recent Implementation of “Green
Computing”: (cont)
3. F P :
it C
• Fit-PC is the size of a paperback
and absolutely silent, yet fit
enough to run Windows XP or
Linux.
• Fit-PC is designed to fit where a
standard PC is too bulky, noisy
and power hungry .
• Fit-PC draws only 5 Watts,
consuming in a day less power
than a traditional PC consumes in
1 hour.

25. Recent Implementation of
“Green Computing”: (cont)
4. Sun Ray thin Client :
• Thin clients like the Sun Ray consume
far less electricity than conventional
desktops.
• A Sun Ray on a desktop consumes 4 to
8 watts of power, because most of the
heavy computation is performed by a
server.
• Sunrays are particularly well suited for
cost-sensitive environments such as call
centres, education, healthcare, service
providers and finance.

26. Recent Implementation of “Green
Computing”: (cont)
5. Asus E P & ultra
ee C
portables :
• Small Size.
• Fairly low – power CPU.
• Compact screen.
• Low cost.
• Uses flash memory for storage.

27. Advantages:
 Energy saving
 Environmentally Friendly
 Cost-effective ( pays over time )
 Save more money per year
 Can give you a tax right off

28. Disadvantages:
 High start up cost
 Not readily available
 Still in experimental stages
 Sacrifies performance for
battery life
 Not for everyone

29.  So far, consumers haven’ t cared about ecological impact when
buying computers, they’ ve cared only about speed and price .
 New green materials are developed every year, and many toxic ones
are already being replaced by them.
 The greenest computer will not miraculously fall from the sky one
day; it will be the product of years of improvements.
 The features of a green computer of tomorrow would be like:
efficiency, manufacturing and materials, recyclability, server model,
self-powering and other trends.

30. Future of Green Computing :
 The plan towards green IT should include new electronic
products and services with optimum efficiency and all possible
options towards energy savings. That is enterprise wise
companies are laying emphasis on moving towards Eco
Friendly Components in Computers, the use of eco-friendly
sustainable components will become the norm rather than the
exception in future.