Green Computing – 50% Energy Saving Breakthrough
We all know that energy costs are rising all around the world. In the UK alone, an average sized data centre uses more power in one year than the entire city of Leicester. So where does all this energy go, and what can we do to reduce it? Well, about 60% of the energy is used to cool IT equipment alone. This means that it will cost more to power and cool a server than it would to buy one in the first place. Companies will have to change the way they use energy if they hope to have a successful and prosperous future.
And this is where HP can help. Thanks to HP, companies now have the option of reducing energy costs by as much as 50-60%. But how can they do this?
HP has combined mechanical thermo fluid engineering with computer science in an effort to improve cooling energy costs without minimising reliability, effectiveness and security.
What this does:
- It exploits all power conservation opportunities in data centres, called the ‘chip and chiller’ approach
- Virtualisation is a set of tools and technologies that results in energy being used in a more effective and productive way, saving time and money
- Thermal Assessment Services create a 3 dimensional map showing exactly how much, how often and where air conditioners are servicing systems with cold air
- Dynamic Smart Cooling is an intelligent air conditioning system used to only cool places that really need it
- HP uses tape drives, which is cooler than disk backup and reduces power and cooling costs
- Tape drives can be placed closer together because of the lower heat output, thus saving space without increasing power costs
In other words, HP offers products that use a significantly lower amount of energy compared to what companies are currently using. Like the HP BladeSystem c-Class server, which uses 30% less power than a standard server. Or the ‘active fan technology’, which uses 50% less power than conventional cooling fans. Storage networks alone use up to 15% of the total IT energy spending. In this way you will save on energy and money in a big way, without compromising on quality, functionality and security.
HP is helping companies all over the world realise the benefits of economic and environmental energy wise strategies. Not only this, HP is leading the way by reducing its energy impact on the environment. What HP is in fact doing is leading by example. HP and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) have joined forces in an initiative to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from HP’s worldwide operating facilities. These bold and innovative steps have helped HP reduce its worldwide consumption, reaching the 20 percent mark by 2010.
The original article can be found on official website.
February 12, 2008 8:41 am 
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