Computer sector cooperates to save energy.More than 35 organizations, including computer manufacturers, chip makers, environmental groups, energy companies, retailers, and government agencies, have joined together to promote greater energy conservation in computing. In June, they launched the Climate Savers Computing Initiative Launched on June 12, 2007, the Climate Savers Computing Initiative brings together industry, consumers, government, and conservation organizations to significantly increase the energy efficiency of computers and servers. (CSCI (Computer Software Configuration Item) A group of software treated as a single entity by a configuration management (CM) system. See configuration management. CSCI - Computer Software Configuration Item ), an effort to reduce computer power consumption by 50 percent by 2010. The alliance will set high standards for energy-efficient computers and components and encourage adoption of this equipment by businesses and individuals. It will also promote greater use of power management tools that turn computers off or switch them to low-power modes during periods of reduced activity. Dell, Google, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Microsoft, Pacific Gas & Electric, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and (EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid. EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. ), and the World Wildlife Fund are all among the initial signers of the agreement. "Today, the average desktop PC wastes nearly half of its power, and the average server wastes one-third of its power," according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Urs Holzle, senior vice president for operations at Google. "The Climate Savers Computing Initiative is setting a new 90-percent efficiency target for power supplies, which if achieved, will reduce greenhouse gas greenhouse gas n. Any of the atmospheric gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect. greenhouse gas emissions by 54 million tons per year--and save more than $5.5 billion in energy costs." Participating manufacturers must agree to build products that are at least as efficient as EPA's Energy Star guidelines. Businesses that sign on must promise to use high-efficiency systems for most of their corporate desktop PCs and volume server purchases. Individuals are invited to support the movement by pledging to buy energy-efficient computers and by using CSCI's free online tools for configuring systems to use less energy. The efficiency standards of the CSCI are set to tighten. While the 2007 Energy Star rating requires that power supplies for PCs meet at least 80-percent minimum efficiency, by 2010 the minimum for participants in the initiative will be 90 percent. Volume servers will be required to improve efficiency from 85 percent to 92 percent by 2010. IN A TYPICAL DESKTOP PC, NEARLY HALF THE POWER COMING OUT OF THE WALL IS WASTED AND NEVER REACHES THE PROCESSOR, MEMORY, DISKS, OR OTHER COMPONENTS. --CSCI FAQ |
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