July 4, 2007—Intel Corporation and Google Inc. recently joined with a wide-ranging group of companies and organizations to launch a new effort to develop energy-efficient computers and components. The new Climate Savers Computing Initiative promotes the adoption of efficient computers and power management tools throughout the world.
The initiative sets a goal for computer power supplies to deliver power to computers with 90% efficiency, a goal that could save more than $5.5 billion in energy costs while cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 54 million tons per year, say the organizers.
Initial companies who intend to participate in the initiative represent both the demand and supply side of the computer industry, including computer manufacturers and chip makers, as well as environmental groups, energy companies, retailers, government agencies, and more.
Computer and computer component manufacturers who support the initiative are committed to building energy-efficient products that meet or surpass the EPA’s Energy Star guidelines. Businesses must also commit to requiring high efficiency systems for the majority of their corporate desktop PCs and volume server purchases, and to deploy and use power management tools on desktop PCs.
Individual consumers can also support the Climate Savers Computing Initiative by signing up on the group’s site to pledge to purchase an initiative-certified system. The Web site will also help consumers learn how to take advantage of their existing computer’s power-saving capabilities, such as sleep and hibernate modes, which can reportedly reduce the amount of energy consumed by up to 60 percent.
For a complete list of initial supporters and a more detailed description of the requirements, visit the Climate Savers Web site.
