Smarter, Greener Learning: Findings from the SusteIT Project
1. BENEFITTING FROM GREEN IT – FINDINGS FROM THE SUSTEIT PROJECT Professor Peter James www.susteit.org.uk
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4. AVE MARIA UNIVERSITY Intrusion Detection Fire Alarm System Power System Elevator Mgmt. Lighting Controls HVAC Control Evacuation Management Security Users Building Maintenance Users Access Control (security system) Campus Security
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6. FOOTPRINTING RESULTS University of Sheffield University of Sheffield (ex HPC) Lowestoft College City College Norwich Total Electricity (kWh) 8,680,806 (100%) 7,472,188 (100%) 453,714 (100%) 1,241,700 (100%) PCs and monitors 4,164,477 (48%) 4,164,477 ( 56 %) 197,402 ( 44 %) 510,896 ( 41 %) Servers 1,520,736 (18%) 1,520,736 (20%) 135,999 (30%) 226,665 (18%) HPC 1,208,617 (14%) 0 0 0 Imaging 835,659 (10%) 835,659 (11%) 42,171 (9%) 236,901 (19%) Networks 687,362 (8%) 687,362 (9%) 68,538 (15%) 156,629 (13%) AV/Telephony 3% 4% 3% 8%
11. DATA CENTRE END USE Server Load /Computing Operations Cooling Equipment Power Conversions & Distribution 100 Units 33 Units Delivered 35 Units Source: US EPA
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20. ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES Server Load/ Computing Operations Cooling Equipment Power Conversion & Distribution Alternative Energy Supply High voltage distribution Use of DC power Highly efficient UPS systems Efficient redundancy strategies Power efficiency & management Load management Consolidation/Virtualisation Better air management Free/efficient cooling Efficient liquid cooling Flexibility and control On-site renewables Waste heat for cooling Fuel cells Thermal storage Adapted from US EPA original