April 25, 2008—HP recently announced that its entire personal workstation line has become the first in the category to achieve a “Gold” listing, the highest rating in the Electronic Products Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT). HP reports it now has the largest number of EPEAT Gold-registered products in the industry.
Already recognized for their advanced performance and tuning, the HP workstations’ environmental attributes include low energy consumption, use of environmentally sensitive materials and a reuse- and recycle-friendly design. The current line includes the xw4550, the xw4600, the xw6600, the xw8600, and the xw9400.
HP workstations are used by such power-demanding industries as graphic arts, broadcast/video post, computer-aided design and manufacturing (CAD/CAM), engineering, finance, and oil and gas exploration.
All HP workstations are more than 90 percent recyclable by weight and incorporate a tool-less chassis design for quick and easy upgrades by hand. Each workstation includes an 80 PLUS power supply, which is reportedly up to 15 percent more efficient than a standard power supply, reducing both overall energy usage and the amount of waste heat released into the environment.
As part of its total lifecycle approach to reducing the environmental impact of its products, HP has also introduced the HP Personal Computing Recycling Service to help businesses responsibly dispose of their aging technology. In addition, HP introduced the Green Expressway, a new set of online resources that provides HP Partners with information specific to HP’s energy-efficiency programs, the latest environmental news, industry research, and more.
For more information on HP’s Environmental Sustainability initiatives or the HP workstations, visit the company’s Web site.
