Posted on February 20th, 2008 at 2:29 pm by Ashutosh
Fast Facts :
- A standard Computer (including monitor) contributes over half a ton of Carbon-di-oxide into our atmosphere every year.
- This means Carbon emissions by a small office with about 15 PCs is equivalent to that of a mid-sized car!
- Carbon credits are currently being traded @ 15 Euros per ton of CO2 in the international market.
- An average PC consumes 600 units of electricity annually. Out of these, over 400 units are wasted by running the PC at full power even when its not in use!
- A decade back PCs used to work on a 100W SMPS but now they come loaded with 400W to 450W SMPS implying that they now consume over 4 times power to support ever increasing transistor chips on CPUs.
- In large Organisations, almost 60% of PCs are never shut down irrespective of working hours, holidays or the requirement …merely because employees don’t care for trivial issues.
[ Last week during my stay at IYH-New Delhi, when I complaint to my room-mate that he always forgot to put-off the A.C. before locking up the room, he replied that he preferred the room to be pre-heated whenever he entered back!!! Guess the amount of power wasted for 8-10 hours every day just to avoid a slight discomfort! We must forego such little luxuries in favour of larger cause.]
- 80% of PC users disable their individual power conservation settings within 90 days of purchase and they never reverse it!
What to do? :
- Enable power saver settings of your PC.
- Putting a PC in sleep or hibernate mode during inactive times can cut energy use from 60% to upto 90%.
- Switching from an old CRT monitor to the new age sleeky LCD-TFT display also cuts power consumption by upto 70%.
- Instruct your family members at home and your colleagues & subordinated at your office to power-off your monitors whenever they notice that you have stepped-out leaving your monitor on.
- Use SMPS based solar-invertors with zero load factor for your power back-ups.
What will I get? :
- All the above steps will cut down your power-bills substantially.
- Switching to TFT display is slightly expensive but its trendy & stylish and is good for your eyes, saves on your table space and is also Vaastu-friendly i.e. its slim & light looks springs up alacrity & activeness compared to the sluggish feelings brought by the old & heavy CRTs. Moreover it also saves 70% on power
- Solar Panels demand a heavy one time investment but given its long life and almost zero maintenance are cost-effective in the long run, especially in commercial premises where power rates are at their peaks.
- Putting aside all financial calculations, you will experience that rare & deep feeling of satisfaction for doing your bit to save and conserve your environment..
- If you have come this far, reading this post completely and still thinking then you have wasted your time & energy as well as your PC’s power. Kindly put your computer to sleep.
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Link Here | February 23, 2008,
Thanks Ashutosh, you boosted me up to think more about enviornment safty. Definately I would try my best to follow your valuable tips to protect our enviornment.
Comment by Chetan Padliya |
Link Here | February 25, 2008,
In Your Home – Conserve Energy and save the enviornment.
1. Clean or replace air filters on your air conditioning unit at least once a month.
2. If you have central air conditioning, do not close vents in unused rooms.
3. Lower the thermostat on your water heater to 120.
4. Wrap your water heater in an insulated blanket.
5. Turn down or shut off your water heater when you will be away for extended periods.
6. Turn off unneeded lights even when leaving a room for a short time.
7. Set your refrigerator temperature at 36 to 38 and your freezer at 0 to 5 .
8. When using an oven, minimize door opening while it is in use; it reduces oven temperature by 25 to 30 every time you open the door.
9. Clean the lint filter in your dryer after every load so that it uses less energy.
10. Unplug seldom used appliances.
11. Use a microwave when- ever you can instead of a conventional oven or stove.
12. Wash clothes with warm or cold water instead of hot.
13. Reverse your indoor ceiling fans for summer and winter operations as recommended.
14. Turn off lights, computers and other appliances when not in use.
15. Purchase appliances and office equipment with the Energy Star Label; old refridgerators, for example, use up to 50 more electricity than newer models.
16. Only use electric appliances when you need them.
17. Use compact fluorescent light bulbs to save money and energy.
18. Keep your thermostat at 68 in winter and 78 in summer.
19. Keep your thermostat higher in summer and lower in winter when you are away
20. Insulate your home as best as you can.
21. Install weather stripping around all doors and windows.
22. Shut off electrical equipment in the evening when you leave work.
23. Plant trees to shade your home.
24. Shade outside air conditioning units by trees or other means.
25. Replace old windows with energy efficient ones.
26. Use cold water instead of warm or hot water when possible.
27. Connect your outdoor lights to a timer.
Comment by Chetan Padliya |
Link Here | October 7, 2008,
I wish to run my PC using solar energy. My average personal usage is abt 3-4 hrs. a day. Is there any company in India which can help me out?
R’s
Arun
Comment by Arun
Link Here | October 8, 2008,
@Arun: Thanks for your interest towards going green. I dunno about any company in India promoting or selling a Solar PC. But you can connect your PC to a solar inverter which is powered by solar-cells for recharging its batteries and there are several companies selling them now-a-days. I have seen about 10 computers being powered by solar-inverter at a Government School at Haldwani in Nainital.
Though this much be a bit out of context but you might be happy to learn that most mobile companies including Nokia, Samsung, Motorola, Sony-Ericsson have recently introduced Green Mobiles using bio-degradable matter like wood, corn, sugarcane, etc. As much as 65% of parts and accessories are now bio-degradable in them. Use of corn starch or a plastic produced by sugar from corn is making them eco-friendly. So you can even opt to go for it for your mobile handset needs.
Comment by Ashutosh |