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Solution for Green Computing

Rajguru P.V.1, Nayak S.K.2 More D.S.3
1
Department of Computer Science and IT,
Adarsh college, Hingoli (Maharashtra),India
prakash_rajgure@yahoo.com
2
Head, Department of Computer Science
Bahirji Smarak Mahavidyalaya, Basmathnagar Dist-Hingoli (Maharashtra), India
sunilnayak1234@yahoo.com
3
Head, Department of Environmental Science
Bahirji Smarak Mahavidyalaya, Basmathnagar Dist-Hingoli (Maharashtra), India
dilipmore123@gmail.com

Abstract: Environmental and energy conservation issues building cooling and heating systems by requiring colder fan
have taken center stage in the global business arena in recent discharge temperatures. In the summer, these temperatures
years. The reality of rising energy costs and their impact on may satisfy computer lab cooling needs while overcooling
international affairs coupled with the increased concern over
the global warming climate crisis and other environmental
issues have shifted the social and economic consciousness of the
business community.
Green Computing, or Green IT, is the practice of
implementing policies and procedures that improve the
efficiency of computing resources in such a way as to reduce the
environmental impact of their utilization. Green Computing is
founded on the “triple bottom line” principle which defines an
enterprise’s success based on its economic, environmental and
social performance. This philosophy follows that given that
there is a finite amount of available natural resources, it is in
the interest of the business community as a whole to decrease
their dependence on those limited resources to ensure long-term
economic viability. Just as the logging industry long ago learned
that they need to plant a tree for each that they cut, today’s
power consumption enterprises must maximize the conservation
of energy until renewable forms become more readily available.
This is often referred to as “sustainability” – that is, the ability
Figure 1. Green computing environment
of the planet to maintain a consistent level of resources to other spaces. Adarsh College given commitment to energy
ensure the continuance of the existing level of society and com- conservation and the environmental stewardship, we must
mercial enterprise.
address the issue of responsible computer use by adopting
In this paper we discuss green computing approach and give conserving practices, annual savings of 40,000 Rs.
green computing solutions that will help for ecofriendly approximately are possible.
environment.
Keywords: Computer System, Flat Panel Display, Energy 2. Green Computing Approach
Conservation, Energy Star.

1. Introduction
Over the last fifteen years, computers have transformed the
academic and administrative landscape. There are now over
100 computers on campus of Adarsh College, Hingoli.
Personal computers (PC) operation alone may directly
account for nearly 1, 50,000 Rs. approximately per year in
Adarsh College Hingoli. Computers generate heat and
require additional cooling which adds to energy costs. Thus,
the overall energy cost of Adarsh College about personal
computers is more likely around 2,25,000 Rs. Figure 2. Green Keyboard
Approximately. A meeting computer cooling need in
summer (and winter) often compromises the efficient use of
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2.1 Green use
Reducing the energy consumption of computers and other
information systems as well as using them in an
environmentally sound manner.
2.2 Green disposal
Refurbishing and reusing old computers and properly
recycling unwanted computers and other electronic
equipment.
2.3 Green design
Designing energy-efficient and environmentally sound
components, computers, servers, cooling equipment, and
data centers.
2.4 Green manufacturing
Manufacturing electronic components, computers, and other
associated subsystems with minimal impact on the
environment.
These four paths span a number of focus areas and
activities, including -
• Design for environmental sustainability.
• Energy-efficient computing.
• Power management
• Server virtualization.
• Responsible disposal and recycling.
• Green metrics, assessment tools, and methodology.
• Environment-related risk mitigation.
• Use of renewable energy sources and
• Eco-labeling of IT products.
Figure 3. Green computing environment cycle
3. Energy Consumption of PC
A typical desktop PC system is comprised of the computer
itself (the CPU or the “box”), a monitor, and printer. Your
CPU may require approximately 100 watts of electrical
power. Add 50-150 watts for a 15-17 inch monitor,
proportionately more for larger monitors. The power
requirements of conventional laser printers can be as much
as 100 watts or more when printing though much less if
idling in a “sleep mode.” Inkjet printers use as little as 12
watts while printing and 5 watts while idling. How a user
operates the computer also factors into energy costs. First
let’s take the worst case scenario, continuous operation.
Assuming you operate 200 watt PC system day and night
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everyday, direct annual electrical cost would be over 1500
Rs. In contrast, if you operate your system just during
normal business hours, say 40 hours per week, the direct
annual energy cost would be about 1000 Rs plus, of course,
the cost of providing additional cooling. Considering the
tremendous benefits of computer use, neither of the above
cost figures may seem like much, but think of what happens
when these costs are multiplied by the many thousands of
computers in use at CU. The energy waste Cost adds up
quickly.
Here are some tested suggestions that may make it possible
for you to reduce your computer energy consumption by 80
percent or more while still retaining most or all productivity
and other benefits of your computer system, including
network connectivity.
4. Solutions for green computing
4.1 Energy efficiency
Maximizing the power utilization of computing systems by
reducing system usage during non-peak time periods.
4.2 Reducing Electronic Waste
Physical technology components (keyboards, monitors,
CPUs, etc.) are often not biodegradable and highly toxic.
Several business and governmental directives have been
enacted to promote the recycling of electronic components
and several hardware manufacturers have developed
biodegradable parts.
4.3 Employing thin clients
These systems utilize only basic computing functionality
(and are sometimes even diskless), utilizing remote systems
to perform its primary processing activity. Since antiquated
systems can be used to perform this function, electronic
waste is reduced. Alternatively, new thin client devices are
now available that are designed with low power
consumption.
4.4 Telecommuting
Providing the facilities necessary to allow employees the
ability to work from home in order to reduce transportation
emissions.
4.5 Remote Administration
Allowing administrators the ability to remotely access,
monitor and repair systems significantly decreases the need
for physical travel to remote offices and customer sites. As
with telecommuting, this reduced travel eliminates
unnecessary carbon emissions.
4.6 Green Power Generation
Many businesses have chosen to implement clean,
renewable energy sources, such as solar and wind, to
partially or completely power their business.
4.7 Green Computing Practices
You can take a giant step toward environmentally
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responsible or “green” computing by conserving energy with
your computer. But green computing involves other import
steps as well. These pertain to paper use, toner cartridges,
disposal of old computer equipment and purchasing
decisions when considering new computer equipment.
4.8 Reducing Paper Waste
Rather than creating a paperless office, computer use has
vastly increased paper consumption and paper waste. Here
are some suggestions for reducing waste:
• Print as little as possible.
• Review and modify documents on the screen and
use print.
• Preview the document.
• Minimize the number of hard copies and paper
drafts you make.
• Instead of printing save information to disks.
4.9 Recycle Waste Paper
• Buy and use recycled paper in your printers and
copiers. From an environmental point of view, the
best recycled paper is 100 percent post consumer
recycled content.
• Save e-mail whenever possible and avoid needless
printing of e-mail messages.
• Use e-mail instead of faxes or send faxes directly
from your computer to eliminate the need for a
hard copy. When you must fax using hard copies,
save paper using a “sticky” fax address note and
not a cover sheet.
• On larger documents, use smaller font sizes
(consistent with readability) to save paper.
• If your printer prints a test page whenever it is
turned on, disable this unnecessary feature.
• Before recycling paper, which has print on only one
side, set it aside for use as scrap paper or in
printing drafts.
• When documents are printed or copied, use double
sided printing and copying. If possible, use the
multiple pages per sheet option on printer proper
ties.
• When general information-type documents must be
shared within an office, try circulating them instead
of making an individual copy for each person. This
can also be done easily by e-mail.
4.10 Reusing and recycling
Adarsh College & institutions in Hingoli city generates
many printer toner, ink jet cartridges and batteries a year.
Instead of tossing these in the garbage, they can be recycled,
saving resources and reducing pollution and solid waste. To
recycle spent toner or ink jet cartridges (printer and some
fax), deposit them at electronic dumping site. To recycle
batteries, drop them off at any of the battery collection Shop.
Computer diskettes may be inexpensive, but why keep
buying more? Diskettes with outdated information on them
can be reformatted and reused. When you are done with
your diskettes, recycle them.
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5 Recommendations
Environmentally responsible computer use implies not
buying new equipment unless there is a demonstrated need.
Thus, before buying new equipment, consider the following
questions:
• Do you really need a new computer or printer?
• Can you meet your needs (with less expense and
environmental damage) by upgrading existing
equipment?
• Can you find a solution in software rather than
hardware?
• If you do need new equipment, buy efficient and
buy green. Do research online and talk to the
Buffalo Chip in the UMC about purchasing
environmental and socially responsible equipment.
• Buy only “Energy Star” computers, monitors and
printers. Flat panel monitors use about half of the
electricity of a cathode-ray tube (CRT) display.
• Buy a monitor only as large as you really need. A
17 inch monitor uses 30 percent more energy than
a 15 inch monitor when each is in an active mode.
• Buy ink jet printers, not laser printers. These use
80 to 90 percent less energy than laser printers and
print quality can be excellent.
• Create network and share printer and other
equipments.
• Consider leasing equipment as an alternative to
purchasing. Leased equipment is typically
refurbished or recycled, and packaging is reduced.
Of all these, “Energy Efficiency” provides the greatest
potential for quick return on investment, ease of
implementation, and financial justification. Several
commercial solutions for improving computing energy
efficiency have recently become available and we strongly
recommend the adoption of such a solution not only for its
environmental implications, but also for its common-sense
reduction on IT infrastructure costs.
6. Conclusions
The Research Paper contains useful techniques, guidelines
described suitable for reducing energy consumption of any
computer institute or a personnel user of computer. By
following these simple guidelines lot of energy can be saved
and thousands of rupees can be saved at village, taluka,
district or any metro city ultimately saving the environment
& conserving the energy.
References
[1] “Energy Saving Guidelines for PCs”.
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/its/docs/energy.html “
[2] “The Computer for the 21st Century” Scientific
American,
[3] www.adarshcollege.org
[4] Adarsh College, Hingoli Accounts Department.
[5] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_computing
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Authors Profile
Rajguru Prakash Vithoba received the M.C.M.
from Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada
University, Aurangabad and M.Phil. degree in
Computer Science from Algappa University
Karikudi in 2005 and 2008 respectively. During
2005-till today, he is working as Sr. Lecturer of
Computer Science in Adarsh Education
Society’s, Hingoli.

S.K.Nayak received M.Sc. degree in Computer

Science from S.R.T.M.U, Nanded. In 2000 he
joined as lecturer in Computer Science at Bahirji
Smarak Mahavidyalaya, Basmathnagar. From 2002
he is acting as a Head of Computer Science
department. He is
doing Ph.D. He attended many national and
international conferences, workshops and seminars. He is having
10 international publications. His areas of interest are ICT, Rural
development, Bioinformatics.

More D.S. received the M.Sc. degree in

Environmental Science from S.R.T.M.U, Nanded
(Maharashtra) India in 2006. He is working as a
Head, Department of Environmental Science in
Bahirji Smarak Mahavidyalaya, Basmathnagar,
Dist-Hingoli (Maharashtra), India.