GREEN COMPUTING : A LEAP TO BETTER SOCIETY

BY: SHUBHAM GARG & SHIVAM GAUTAM

MBA Students at Rajiv Academy for Technology and Management, Mathura

Abstract:- Today computers are used in every field of life. We are totally depending on
usage of computers either by desktop, laptop or smartphones. But the increasing uses of these
computers are also causing environmental problems whether it is in the terms of power
consumption, energy efficiency, disposal of e-waste and many more. Green Computing refers
to the practice of using computing resources in an eco-friendly way. It is the practice of using
energy efficiently so that it causes negligible harm to the environment. Green computing also
aware the people to take necessary steps to create healthier and cleaner environment without
compromising with the technological needs of the people.

Keywords: Green computing, Environment, Efficient Energy.

INTRODUCTION :- WHY GREEN COMPUTING??

According to Dr. San Murugesan a senior
consultant , Green Computing “is the study
and practice of designing, manufacturing,
using, and disposing of computers, servers,
and associated subsystems such as
monitors, printers, storage devices, and
networking and communications systems-
efficiently and effectively with minimal or
no impact on the environment.”
In other words, the goals and ideology of green
computing are simple:
 Reduce the use of hazardous materials
in manufacturing computing devices.
 Maximize energy efficiency during the
product’s lifetime.
 Promote the recyclability or
biodegradability of unusable products
and factory waste.
POWER CONSUMPTION AND
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Every day we see advancements in
computer technology. But these
parts like processors and graphics
cards need a lot of power to run.
The amount of energy consumed in
supercomputers processing is
capable of running an electric train.
Even when we leave our desktop
open, it consumes a lot of energy.
Overall, this has an indirect impact
on our environment, as electricity is
not a renewable source of energy.
Storage of the data, produced due
to increasing online activities, needs
more servers and data centers,
which leads to greater energy
consumption and waste generation.
 DISPOSAL OF E-WASTE
With the advancement in this field
new computers are being made
every day and old computers are
being discarded which creates a lot
of e-waste. It is one of the major
harm to the environment as there is
no recycle bins in real life where we
can dump e-waste and make them
just disappear. Burning this e-waste
releases harmful gases. So, we also
need to look at reducing e-waste.
EFFORTS TO GREEN
COMPUTING :-
The Green Computing is towards
efficient utilization of resources.
Energy is choosing as the main
resource and the carbon footprints
due to burning of e-waste are
considered to be the major threat to
environment. So the main focus is to
reduce the energy utilization and
carbon footprints.
There are a lot of fundamental steps
that can be taken to significantly
decrease the power consumption
and bad impact on environment.
 Data center virtualization
 NComputing
 Alternative storage methods
 Recycle and Reuse
 Telecommuting, e.t.c
CONCLUSION :-
In recent years, companies in the
computer industry have come to
realize that going green is in their
best interest; both in terms of
reduce cost and public relation.
There is a need for companies to
take environmental factors into
account in their design reducing
power and carbon costs. Use of toxic
materials like lead can be replaced
by silver and copper making
recycling of computers more
effective.

REFERENCES

 http://www.ecoideaz.com/innovative-green-ideas/green-computing

 *Ramen Barman, *Partha Pratim Bezbaruah, International Journal Of Engineering And

Computer Science , August 2016 - Green IT: A Key to a Better Future.

 Usha rani, Nitasha, International Journal of Advanced Research in Computer Science,

November 2016 - Green Computing: A Review.