GREEN COMPUTING

Guided by-

Mr.Neeraj Vimal
(Dept.I.T)

By- Mariya zafar

Information technology
B.Tech pre final year

CONTENT

Definition-what does green computing mean

Why green computing?
Roads to green computing.
General tactics to make computing more green
Strategies which helps in implementation of green computing.
Green disposal
How to save energy while working on internet.
Energy use of pc.
Green manufacturing.
Advantages and Disadvantages.
Conclusion.
References.
Questions.

DEFINITION - WHAT DOES GREEN

COMPUTING MEAN?

Green computing practices came in 1992, when the

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched the
Energy Star program.
Green computing is also known as green information
technology (green IT).
Green IT :-Green computing is the environmentally
responsible and eco-friendly use of computers and their
resources.

WHY GREEN COMPUTING ?

As we are familiar that plastic is a hazardousmaterial, but the

electronic wastes (E-Waste ) is more hazardous than the plastic.
The development and fabrication of an electronic device, we use
different kind ofmaterials such as arsenic, antimony,lead ,
cadmium etc.
The U.S. generates more than 2 million tons of e-waste
annually, and nearly 90 percent of that ends up in landfills
Disposal of suchmaterials causes harm to the nature
andenvironment :THATS THE MAIN RESON OF GREEN
COMPUTING ESTABILISHMENT.

ROADS TO GREEN COMPUTING :

Green use: Minimizing the electricity consumption.
Green disposal: Re-making an existing computer or
recycling, unwanted electronic equipments.
Green design: Designing energy-efficient computers,
and other digital devices.
Green manufacturing: Minimizing waste during
the manufacturing of computers and other subsystems
to reduce the environmental impact of these activities

GENERAL TACTICS TO MAKE COMPUTING

USAGE MORE GREEN:

Turn off computers at the end of each day.

Use power saver mode.
Use liquid-crystal-display (LCD) monitors rather than cathode-raytube (CRT) monitors.
Dont print unless necessary .
Dispose of e-waste according to federal, state and local regulations.
Instead of purchasing a new computer, try refurbishing an existing
device.
Use hardware software with a energy star label.

STRATEGIES WHICH HELP IN

IMPLEMENTATION OF GREEN COMPUTING

Replacing Paper Systems with On-line Communication Systems.

Power Management .

Power supply.

Algorithmic efficiency.

Terminal Servers.

Storage.

Operating system issues.

Materials recycling.

GREEN DISPOSAL

Reuse:- donate your computer components to people who

may not have or have lesser quality computers.

Refurbish: rather than discarding your computer

upgrade it. change its some of the parts in order to make it

new.

Recycle

HOW TO SAVE ENERGY WHILE

WORKING ON THE INTERNET:

Blackle is the website powered by Google custom search

and 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.

ENERGY USE OF PC
CPU uses 120 watts
CRT uses 150 watts
-8 hr of usage,5 days a week =562 K watts.
Energy use comes from: Electrical current to run the CPU, motherboard, memory.
Monitors
printers

GREEN MANUFACTURING
Recyclable plastics : computers are constructed
from non-recyclable plastics ,i.e. Recyclable
polycarbonates resin.
Volume reduction : remove hazardous portion of
waste from non hazardous portion.
Bamboo : is becoming increasingly popular for
making casings for computers and peripherals.

EXAMPLES OF BAMBOO USAGE :-

Advantages:

Energy saving Environmentally Friend.

Save more money per year.
Green computing techniques will actually
translate into a much lower carbon dioxide
emission

Disadvantages:

High start up cost.

Still in experimental stages.

CONCLUSION

Adopting Green Computing Strategies make sense not only from an

ethical, or moral stand-point, but from a commercial stand-point.
There are many business benefits achievable through the
implementation of a green computing strategy such as cost savings,
resilience, disaster recovery, business continuity planning and of
course public relations.
Green computing is the utmost requirement to protect environment
and save energy along with operational expenses in today's
increasingly competitive world. Adopting a holistic approach to
greening IT is our responsibility towards creating a more
sustainable environment.

REFERENCES

http://en. Wikipedia. org/wiki/Green_

computing

www.climatesaverscomputing.org

Green IT: Why Mid-Size Companies Are

Investing Now

http://www.epa.gov/grtlakes/seahome/house
waste/src/paper.html

ANY QUESTION ?
1)Why screen saver in not effective now a days?
Ans) Now-a-days we generally uses an LCD inspite of CRT monitors.
thus build in property of CRT doesnt exist in LCD, so screen
saver is not effective for energy saving.
2)How Blackle search saves energy?
Ans) Blackle is developed for saving the energy by displaying a black
background and using grayish-white font color for search results.
3)Is green computing is effective for future point of view?
Ans)Yes, because it provides an computing with eco-friendly.
Changing trends of technology day by day shows the big problem
of E- waste. Hence green IT is the best solution.

THANK YOU...!
Go

green, Think green