Computer Energy Links
FAS-CERP's Computer Energy Links are separated into six categories:
- Research
- Government & Industry Initiatives
- Taking Action on Computer Energy
- "Green Computing" Guides
- Focus on Printing
- Focus on Lifecycle Impacts
Research
Scientists at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories have conducted many studies related to computer energy. Reports are available as PDFs from LBNL's online catalog. In particular, see publications released by the Energy End-Use Forcasting and the Environmental Energy Technologies divisions. Of particular interest are the following reports and studies:
- User Guide to Power Management in PCs and Monitors (1997)
- Energy Use and Power Management in New Personal Computers and Monitors (2002)
- After-hours Power Status of Office Equipment and Energy Use... (2004)
- PC and monitor night status: Power management enabling and manual turn-off (1998)
Government Initiatives
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star Program provides information about energy-efficient computers, monitors, printers and scanners. The scoop on power management can also be found here.
Taking Action on Computer Energy
- Center for Bioenvironmental Research at Tulane and Xavier Universities: Green Tulane's Energy Smart Program
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories' Waste Minimization Program: Green Team article on computer energy.
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory: Green Tips - Computer Energy Savings
- Tufts University: Computer Energy Saving Initiative
- University of British Columbia: Energy Reduction Toolkit - Personal Computer Monitor Tool
- University of Pennsylvania: Computer Energy Management
- University of Pittsburgh: Save Energy Campaign
"Green Computing" Guides
- Energy Star's Green Office Guide
- Colby College
- College of William & Mary
- Green Networld's 10 Easy Steps to Green Computing
- Missouri University
- Ohio University
- Bowdoin College
- State University of New York at Buffalo
- The University of Vermont
- University of Colorado
- University of Oregon
- University
of Michigan
(also see UM's P2000: Pollution Prevention Program)
Focus on Printing
- Rice University: Green Student Guide - Printers
- University of Delaware: The Printless Program
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories' Green Team: Reducing printer paper consumption
Focus on Lifecycle Impacts
- University of New Hampshire: Computer Purchase and Disposal Proposal
- Carnegie Mellon University: The Green Design Institute's Computer Recycling Page and Economic Input-Output Life Cycle Assessment
Is your organization working toward greener computing goals? If so, let us know!