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GreenIT – Just Big Talk or Real Opportunity for Savings?
Increasing energy prices, global warming, legal regulations and guidelines – there are already many reasons for implementing IT systems that are friendly to the environment and conserve resources.
On this page, you'll find some useful information on GreenIT and how thin clients can help you save on energy costs. This information includes studies conducted by the Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology (UMSICHT), a CO2-impact calculator and an overview showing how much money you can actually save with thin clients, while also doing your part to help the environment!
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| Environmental comparison of the Relevance of PC and Thin Client Desktop Equipment for the Climate
IGEL commissioned a study carried by the well known Fraunhofer
Institute in Germany, which highlighted some staggering differences and
uncovered many environmental benefits of IGEL thin clients. The study
found that thin clients require less space, are lighter, offer
significantly lower power consumption, use fewer raw materials, and up
to 99% can be recycled against a 76% normal recycling rate.
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| Environmental comparison of PC and thin client desktop equipment
In this project a comparison was made between the environmental effects of a PC- and a thin client-based provision of IT services. In this comparison the manufacturing phase, the use phase and the disposal phase were taken into consideration using a modified assessment instrument.
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| Under the ‘environmental’ hood: Thin clients versus regular PCs
When it comes to the environment, thin clients provide an ecologically advantageous alternative to the classic PC. A world class leader in the thin client industry, IGEL Technology shows how its devices are environmentally safe and user friendly.
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Comparison of power consumption between thin clients and PCs
| Thin client
without server pro rata
| Thin client
with server pro rata
| Thin client
with server pro rata
+ server cooling3
| PC
| | Power consumption1 | 16 W | 28 W
| 41 W
| 85 W
| x 8 hours per day
| 128 Wh
| 224 Wh
| 328 Wh
| 680 Wh
| x 220 workdays per year
| 28 kWh
| 49 kWh | 72 kWh | 149 kWh | Annual power costs2 for
- 1 workstation
| 5,87 $ | 10,28 $ | 15,06 $ | 31,10 $ | - 10 workstations
| 58,70 $ | 102,80 $ | 150,60 $ | 311,10 $ | | - 100 workstations | 587,00 $ | 1.028,00 $ | 1.506,00 $ | 3.110,00 $ | | - 1.000 workstations | 5.870,00 $ | 10.280,00 $ | 15.060,00 $ | 31.110,00 $ |
1 Average share of effective power 2 Based on electricity rate of 0.21$/kWh 3 Worst Case Scenario: 20 User / terminal server Source: Fraunhofer UMSICHT / IGEL Technology: Environmental Comparison of PC and Thin Client Desktop Equipment Conversion rate: 1€ = 1,36$ (Jan 06, 2009)
| IGEL and Fraunhofer Institute Study is one of the world’s first that reaches beyond the usage phase of an IT asset to also include manufacturing and disposal environmental impacts
Groundbreaking Study Compares Manufacturing, Usage and Disposal of PCs versus Thin Clients. The Results Show Thin Clients Delivering a 54% Reduction in Global Warming Potential.
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Carbon Calculator
Calculate how much CO2 and energy your organization could save.
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| ISO 14001
ISO 14001 is the international specification for an environmental management system (EMS). It specifies requirements for establishing an environmental policy, determining environmental aspects and impacts of products/activities/services, planning environmental objectives and measurable targets, implementation and operation of programs to meet objectives and targets, checking and corrective action, and management review. The ISO 14001 standard exists to help organizations minimize how their operations negatively affect the environment and comply with applicable laws and regulations.
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