Green Computing Definition
•The study and practice of
–Designing,
–Manufacturing,
–Using, and
–Disposing of computers, servers, and
associated subsystems—such as monitors,
printers, storage devices, and networking and
communications systems — efficiently and
effectively with minimal or no impact on the
environment.
San Murugesan
Core Principles of Green Computing
•REDUCE,
•REUSE, AND
•RECYCLE;
Profiling Energy Usage For Efficient
Consumption
•What is Energy Usage Profile (EUP)?
•A simple Experiment
– A Simple Fluorescent bulb (60W)
– 1 Hour consumption: 0.06 kWh
– Cost
•$0.0897 per kWh
•$0.0054 per hour
•$47.15 for a year
–CO2 expulsion
•23 lbs for 1 kWh
•1208 lbs for a year
EUP for Hardware
• Server consumption
- 383.75W in Idle
- 454.39W in Stress
• $301.54 per year
• 7731.8 lbs of CO2
EUP for Applications
• A three server application
• 354W consumption in idle
• $226.67 annual cost
• Example – Simple
write operation
EUP for Operating
Systems
• Virtualization helps to reclaim(recover) about 20%
of the peak energy consumption
• Optimization is the key
• Disable unneeded services – Screen savers
• Minimize disk activity – Fixed virtual disk size
Approaches to GREEN COMPUTING
•Algorithmic Efficiency
•Power Management
•Video Card
•Display
•Materials Recycling
•Telecommuting
Problems and causes with
computers on global warming
1.
Leaving the computer when in not use..
(Screen savers, CPU, Fan consumes more power)
2.
Printing
is often wasteful
We are used to printout our works.
3.
Pollution via electronics
Manufacturing techniques
Packaging
Disposals of computer parts or any-
electronic item part.
.
Problems and causes with computers on
global warming(Cont…)
4.
Toxicity (
Lead, Chromium, Cadmium and Mercury)
There are many toxic materials used in computers. But two
materials are very toxic.
Problems:
•
Cause damage to nervous system , blood system ,
kidneys, and also cause negative effects on child brain
development
•
Also has toxic effects on plants, animals and
microorganisms .
•
can cause chronic brain damage
Solutions
•Keep PCs
turned off
, when not in use.
Disable screen saver.
Don’t print until
it is necessary.
Use LCDs
instead of CRTs
as they are more
power efficient
Use hardware/software
with
“energy star” label.
It is the “seal of approval” by Energy Star Organization of the
government.
Set low power “Sleep” mode.
-can still download and perform-
other routines.
Solutions(Cont…)
Stand By
-it is energy conserving b/c switches to a “low power state.”
Hibernate
-It writes an image of what you are currently working on your
file/hard drive and then shuts your PC almost completely off.
Use Email to reduce paper work
Add: “*Please Consider the environment: Do U
really need to print this mail?*”
(put entire message in Subject line.)
Solutions(Cont…)
Place Information web-page, wikis instead of making paper
copies.
(online resource consume 90% less energy and produce
85% fewer co2 emissions.)
Recycling E-waste:
Developed countries have now facility of recycling e-waste.
Greener Google Browsing:
Blackle.com
Being Green with Yahoo!
Greener FireFox Surfing
Research Reports for email
•A study by a physicist at Harvard, estimated
that the average Google search released 7
grams of carbon dioxide (CO ).
₂
•However, Google disputes this figure,
arguing instead that a typical search
produces only 0.2 grams of CO
₂
.
•0.3g
CO2e: A spam email
4g
CO2e: A proper email
50g
CO2e: An email with long and
tiresome attachment
Evolution of ‘Green’ Concept
•Energy Star : In 1992, the
U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency
launched
Energy Star,
•Its a voluntary labeling program that is designed to
promote and recognize energy-efficiency in monitors,
climate control equipment, and other technologies.
•Swedish organization TCO Development: Concurrently,
the Swedish organization TCO Development launched
the
TCO Certification
program to promote low magnetic
and electrical emissions from
CRT-based
computer
displays;
•This program was later expanded to include criteria on
1)energy consumption,
2)
ergonomics, and the 3)use
of hazardous materials in construction.
Green Technologies
Power saving by link status
Wi-Fi Scheduler
Smart Fan
Green Web Surfing
Greener Google Browsing: Blackle.com
Being Green with Yahoo!
Greener FireFox Surfing
Other Green Surfing Efforts
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To summarize
• Green computing is a novel and an innovative
trend in the world of computing which has
minimum or no impact on the environment.
• Green computing has introduced a range of
equipments and technologies which help in
limiting the impact on the environment.
• Use of EUPs help in different aspects of the
computing world help in recognizing the areas
for improvement.
References
•Rajesh Chheda, Dan Shookowsky, Steve Stefanovich,
and Joe Toscano, “Profiling Energy Usage for Efficient
Consumption”.
•Dan Rogers and Ulrich Homann, “Application
Patterns for Green IT”.
•Walter Binder and Niranjan Suri, “Green Computing:
Energy Consumption Optimized Service Hosting”
•Robert R. Harmon, Nora Auseklis, ”Sustainable IT
Services: Assessing the Impact of Green Computing
Practices”.
Practical Demo…..
•Greener Google Browsing: Blackle.com
•Mobile
•Cloud Share is green
•Being Green with Yahoo!
•Greener FireFox Surfing