Save Energy with Green IT

By Lily Tsai (ITSC) 27 Feb 2013

Outline
Background GreenIT PersonalComputers DataCentre ITSCGreenAccomplishments Q&A

Background

Facts
Atotalof1.1billioncomputers(PCs,laptops,smartphones)willbe shippedworldwidein2014.(Predictedby theAccountancyGroupDeloitte) Estimated50milliontonsofewaste(includingcomputers)aregenerated worldwideannually.

Computersandmonitors representthe SECONDhighestpower consumptioninofficesafterlightings.

Wheredoesewastego?

EnergyusedduringthelifeofaPC

ProductionofonePCw/CRTmonitor consumesaround1800KwhorUnit.

Averageannualenergyused perPCw/CRTmonitorinan officeisabout650kwhorUnit.

Around20%ofcomputers beingrecycledannually

Takebackandrecyclingprograms(U.S.only)

reuse about 85% of the materials that come back

Sourceby:http://www.electronicstakeback.com/holdmanufacturersaccountable/recyclingreportcard/

HowtoapplyGREENITtoenergysavings

EnergySavings PersonalComputers
Canbeachievedby3Ps: ProcurementDecisions PowerManagement PeoplesBehavior

Procurement Decisions

Power Management

Energy Saving

Peoples Behavior

ProcurementDecisions thefirstP
Beforeyoubuy,thinktwice. Buy EnergyStar orEPEAT rated.EPEATisthedefinitiveglobalregistryfor greenerelectronics.IthelpstoidentifygreenerComputersandotherelectronic equipment.

Laptopsvs.desktops laptops saveatleasthalfoftheenergyoverall. CRTmonitorsvs.LCDmonitors LCDmonitorssaveatleast50%moreenergy. Printers choosethetypeswithsleepmode/powersaving enabled. RefertoITSCstendersforPCs,notebooks,andprinters http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/itsc/mcas/hwsw/notebook.html Follow GreenPurchasingGuidelinesoftheUniversity http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/cpso/go!/resources/green_purchasing_guidelines.pdf

PowerManagement thesecondP
AdjustbrightnessandcontrastsettingsonPCscreen. UseSleepmodeifyoudontuseyourcomputerinanother15or20minutes. Computeruses2wattsorlessduringSleepmode. BothmonitorandPCcanenterthislowpowermodeautomaticallyby configuringPowerManagement(XP,Win7,Mac). http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=power_mgt.pr_power_mgt_users

Window7:Howtoactivatepowermanagement

Window 7: How to activate power management

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1) Selectpowerplanbalanced(recommended).Onlyturnoffmonitorafter15mins. 2) ClickChangePlansettingsforcustomization

Window7:Howtoactivatepowermanagement

PeoplesBehavior thethirdP
I use energy when I swim!

NOScreenSaver. KEEPyourcomputersinserviceatleast3 5years;upgradetheminsteadof buyinganewone. REUSEtheoldcomputersforlowendfunctionsorDONATEthem. TURNOFFthemonitorifyouaren'tgoingtouseyourPCforawhile.Monitors usuallyuse50to100wattswheninuse(higherthanthedesktopitself). TURNOFFboththeCPUandmonitorifyou'renotgoingtouseyourPCfor morethan2hours.AccordingtoEMSD(),eachcomputersaves upto$600HKDperyearifitisswitchedoffafterofficehours.

PeoplesBehavior forPrinting
Usemultifunctionprinterinsteadofindividualmachinesforprinting,faxing, scanning,andcopying. Use networkprinting. Unplugprinters fromsocketoutletduringlongholidays. Enlargeprintingmargins,reducefontsize,andprintonBOTHsides.

WakeonLANandRemoteDesktop
YourPCcanbewakenupevenifitisturnedOFF. RemotelyaccessyourdesktopoutsideyourofficeWITHOUTleavingthePC powerONovernight. SetupWoL serverwithinthesameLocalAreaNetwork(subnet). ITSCcansharetheknowledgewithdepartmentsaboutthesetup.

GreenDataCentre

EnergySavings ITSCsGreenDataCentre
Location: WuHoManYuen(WMY)Building,7/F(wholefloor). Size: 800m2 Objectives: Increaseenergyefficiency Increaseequipmentreliability(withrighttemperature) MinimumenvironmentalImpacts Opening: In2013

TraditionalDataCentre
Likearefrigerator,eachcompartmentmusthavea righttemperature.

MixinghotandcoldairinsideaDataCentrewill REDUCEthecoolingefficiency. Energywillbe wasted.

Thepicturehereshows hotandcoldairmixinginsidea DataCentre. Hotairmustbecooleddownto around20 25 Ctoavoid overheatingtheservers.

GreenDataCentre:Cold/HotAislesDesign
Hotandcoldaircanbeseparatedproperly

Coldwater

WaterChillerSystem(forcoolingthehotair)

Hotwater

CRAC=ComputerRoomAirConditioning

GreenDataCentre:ColdContainmentDesign
CRACunit Hotair Coldair

Containment
TemperatureINSIDEthecontainment 20 25 C TemperatureOUTSIDEthecontainment 27Corabove Researchrevealsthatcontainmenthelpstoreduceoverall energyconsumption by30%.

GreenDataCentre:ServicesandSettings
HKIX(HongKongInternetExchange) CampusNetwork Servershosting(Rackedservers/Bladeservers/VM) 7x24supportwithITSCsoperators UPS(UninterruptiblePowerSupply) ensurecontinuityofpowersupply DuPontFM200(environmentalresponsiblewaterlessfiresuppressant)

BladeServersvs.TraditionalRackedServers
AdvantagesofusingBladeServers: REDUCEnumberofstandaloneserverswithindividualdevices MuchSMALLERinsizeandhighdensity REDUCEoverallpowerconsumption Consumeapproximate

20%LESSenergyperserver

REDUCEmanagementcost singleinterfacetomanageallbladeservers SIMPLIFYnetworking,powercabling,storage,andmaintenance HighAvailability easewithsetup.

AnexampleofBladeServers

BladeEnclosure

GreenDataCentre:ServerHostingService
BenefitsofhostingserversatITSCsDataCentre SAVEEnergyandCostinlongrun.Costcangodownfurtherifmoreservers arehosted. Nospaceandoverheatingissues Ateamofprofessionalpeoplebehind Remotehandsandeyes,7daysaweek,24hoursaday HighAvailability settingupanotherserverforstandbyisnotrequired Flexibility(VM) enlargeRAMsizeorharddisksizeatanytime. Continuityofpowersupply UPSandbatterybank Secure Centralizedmanagement

WhyusersshouldconsiderhostingtheirserversatITSC
Itusesalotofresourcesandspaceinequippingaserverroominanoffice. EnergyconsumptionisHIGHduetopowersupplytoservers,monitors,air conditioners,UPS,CCTV,lightings,andwaterlessfiresuppressant. AdditionalskilledITstaffingisrequired. Provisionofa7x24ServiceLevelisdifficult. Setupofadditionalserversforbackuporstandbyisrequired. Emergencyandstandbypowersolutionsmustbeimplemented.

GreenAccomplishments

OtherGREEN AccomplishmentsbyITSC
1. UnifiedIPTelephony consolidatesthevoiceanddatanetworkandsaves resources;phonewithDeepSleepoptionuseslessenergy(50%LESS)during offhours. CUSIS anonlineselfserviceStudentInformationSystemimproves administrativeefficiencyandreducesnumberofsupportedsystemsandoverall paperconsumption. eLearningSystem(BlackboardLearn) providesadigitalplatformfor studentsandteacherstoshareclassmaterials,totakequizzes,todo assessments,etc. FIS(FinancialInformationSystem) manageselectronictenderdocuments, fixedassetreports,andExpenditureApplication(EA).Significantreductionin paperusageby45%.

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OtherGREEN AccomplishmentsbyITSC
5. DMS(DocumentManagementSystem) archivesdocumentsindigital formatsavingspaceandpapers.AwardedthecertificateofMeritofICTin 2011. VideoConferencing equipmentavailablefordepartments.Reduce carbonfootprintsintravelingfromonesitetoanother. eSurveySystem eCardService

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