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Thursday, January 27, 2011

REDUCING CARBON FOOT PRINT BY USING IT-2


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 As we wait for the renewable energy industry to give us the perfect answer, information technology (IT) is doing its bit to introduce energy efficiency & reduce the carbon intensity of ours lives. Software now let you make products taking into account their environmental impact.
           Visualization technologies reduce the need to use hardware, & thus help save energy in computing. Networks & sensors help you automate energy usage across enterprises, thus help reduce the carbon footprint. Smart grids help utilities regulate the flow of electricity. IT consumes a small portion of the energy in the world, but the IT industry has a big influence on the world’s energy consumption

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