sustainability project

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)


power management software (savings to $79 pa on a standard desktop/ monitor)


Efficient operating system memory e.g. CompactFlash (10% energy saving ~ 20W)


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/

sustainability project

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