Green Computing
Goals of Green Computing
• Reduce the size of hazardous materials
• Maximize energy efficiency during the lifetime
of an ICT equipment
• To make the use of computers as energy
efficient as possible
Power Consumption Statistics in a Laptop
Laptop Component Average Power
Consumption
Hard Drive
0.08
Clock
0.05
DVD
0.02
Intel I/O Controller Hub
0.03
LAN
0.02
Fan
0.02
Display (Panel +Inverter)
0.33
CPU
0.1
Power Supply
0.1
Intel Memory hub 0.09
Miscellaneous
0.08
Graphics 0.08