April 9, 2007—HP recently announced it has set a goal to reduce its global energy use by 20 percent by 2010. To accomplish this reduction below 2005 levels, HP says it will deliver energy-efficient products and services to customers and institute energy-efficient operating practices in its facilities worldwide.
The new goal is part of the company’s global environmental strategy that addresses three levels of the business: products, internal operations, and supply chain management. Recent facilities-related innovations that will help HP meet the goal include:
- Dynamic Smart Cooling, HP’s energy management system for data centers, which is designed to deliver 20 to 45 percent savings in cooling energy costs;
- BladeSystem c-Class featuring Thermal Logic technology, which lowers power usage through efficient power distribution and optimizes airflow to keep data centers cool;
- HP’s purchase in 2006 of 11 million kWh of renewable energy for use in its operations, joining the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Green Power Purchase program, and plans to increase renewable energy purchases by more than 350 percent by procuring 50 million kWh of renewable electricity during 2007;
- HP’s global joint initiative with the World Wildlife Fund-US to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from HP’s operating facilities worldwide; and
- HP’s introduction of supplier training programs in Central and Eastern Europe and in China to ensure adherence to the company’s social and environmental responsibility standards for its supply chain.
For more information visit HP’s Energy Efficiency site.
