Sustainability Project
ladybird
This bright little insect (also called lady-cow or Bishop Barnaby) is said to bring luck if it alights on someone, and should never be harmed.
Children encourage it to fly away with some variant of the rhyme:
Ladybird, ladybird, fly away home,Your house is on fire, and your children all gone,
The global community is seeking to be informed on the issue of sustainable developments that meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
BackgroundBackground
COAG initiatives on sustainability. AIIA - GREEN IT. Sustainability in Education. E3 Programme – Equipment Energy Efficiency
Creation, use and destruction of IT systems must be done in an environmentally sound way. This may sound difficult but it is in fact fairly easy…
Significant power savings and life cycle enhancement are available from thoughtful and innovative designs, such as:-
improved desktop design (40% energy saving at this stage, 40% improved performance over standard desktop, migration path to multiple core CPU)
Significant power savings and life cycle enhancement are available from thoughtful and innovative designs, such as:-
power management software (savings to $79 pa on a standard desktop/ monitor)
Significant power savings and life cycle enhancement are available from thoughtful and innovative designs, such as:-
Efficient operating system memory e.g. CompactFlash (10% energy saving ~ 20W)
Significant power savings and life cycle enhancement are available from thoughtful and innovative designs, such as:-
replacement of server farms with a virtual server to (100%+)
This project proposes a number of pilot developments that will inform on and model sustainable information and communications technologies (ICT’s).
The pilot projects will provide practicum for a course in ICT Sustainability.
The pilot projects will inform the NSWTAFE and partner community in the field of ICT Sustainability.
Sustainable ICT Node
The pilot projects will cluster around a sustainable ICT node with the following phases and features:
Phase 1
energy savings (40%)cost savings (40%+)disaster management and
recovery in the event
of ac voltage failure
Phase 2
zero energy design considerations (mains-free)
Some portability for demonstration purposes
Stage 3
energy generationincome generation
Pilot Projects
low energy workstation 12VDC powered low energy server renewable energy system virtual-machine technology feasibility study on a long distance WiMAX
link 12VDC powered feasibility study on a building/floor sensory
network
2 Different PC’s Used
• Server
- Abit Core2Duo
- Compact Media Desktop
- High performance with reduced energy inputs
• Workstation
- Via MM 3500 Integrated Platform Motherboard - - Low energy consumption (one of the
lowest available)
- Energy to performance trade off
Power Consumption
State VIA VM 3500 PC
Abit Core2duo
Off 1.28 Watts 2 Watts
Idle (Average) 19.2 Watts 40.1 Watts
Peak 25.86 Watts 59.3 Watts
Performance
Test Abit Core2Duo Via MM 35002D 42.8 18.23D 20.4 5CPU 264.7 46.5HardDisc 71.6 27.6Memory 73.5 28.8
Passmark Rating
TOTAL: ~$2200 small system
Battery: sealed n x 12 Volt 100Ah/20HR
Wind generator and 12-Volt controller: 4.5 metres high, 3 blades, Rated power: 200 Watts rated, 300 Watts max Output
Solar panel and solar charge controller: 12 Volt, 80 Watts
Inverter: 300 Watt
Renewable Energy System
Solar Panel Installation
Stage 2 & 3 Projects
Suitable projects for phases 2 and 3 will depend on feedback from phase 1 projects and strategic opportunities identified in the feasibility studies.
ICT Sustainability
Project proposal for five new units
Install and test power saving hardware Install and test power management software Install and test renewable energy system for ICT
networks Install and test Web 2.0 and applications on a low
powered workstation fed by power over ethernet Install and integrate a virtual server
Project information (URL)
Education for Sustainability:
http://esd.tafensw.edu.au/sustainability/resources.htm
ICTSustainability
http://ictsustainability.wikispaces.com/
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