High Tech: Low Carbon Case Studies

The role of technology in tackling climate change


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Technology and Energy Efficiency: Case Studies These case studies are loosely organised to reflect the structure of our report "High Tech: Low Carbon – the role of technology in tackling climate change". The first section relates to Part I and includes improvements to our own products and services through the three phases of design, manufacture and use. The second section relates to Part II and covers enhancing, enabling and transforming technologies in turn. These categories are not definitive; many technologies apply to more than one category.

Section 1: Improvements to our own products and services
 
AMD: PowerNow Technology  Processor (chip) efficiency
Eneco: energy conversion chip Processor (chip) design
Epson: digital printing Printing technology
Fujitsu Siemens Computers: Data centre energy savings  
Fujitsu: life cycle comparison Life cycle analysis of desktop and laptop PCs
HP: Dynamic Smart Cooling Data centre efficiency through better cooling
Merryl Lynch: Data Centre outsourcing  
Nokia: charger alerts Standby/power supply efficiency
Nokia: Minimising mobile phone packaging  
NXP Semiconductors:
power converter efficiency
Power supply efficiency
Philips: SmartPower  
Sharp: Super Green initiative Manufacturing efficiency and life cycle assessment
Sharp: Super Green Kameyama plant Manufacturing process efficiency
Sony: best in class TV standby Standby efficiency
Sun: data centre consolidation Data centre efficiency through consolidation
Toshiba: Factor T Eco-design
Wyse Technology: Thin client solutions for Reed Managed Services  
   
Section 2: What we do for other sectors: Enhance, enable and transform
 
A: Enhancing Technologies  
   
1E: Nightwatchman and Peterborough
City Council
User management technologies - networks
Apsys: SIMLOG and system analysis Monitoring and measuring technologies/logistics
Dynamic Demand:
Stabilising energy demand
Energy reduction/intelligent intervention
EDS: holistic infrastructure management Optimising efficiency of ICT architectures
Fujitsu: Environmentally Conscious Solutions Evaluating efficiency gains through use of ICT
IBM: ICT and office optimisation Improving efficiency in office processes
IBM: road charging Optimising transport efficiencies
Intel: remote PC management User management technologies - networks
Microlise: vehicle
telematics and tracking
Intelligent transport systems
Nokia: logistics and
resource management
Optimising transport efficiency through logistics 
OSIsoft: Kodak Park Energy management systems 
Philips: LED lighting for
the National Theatre
Smart building: lighting solutions 
Philips lighting: Efficient lighting in offices, streets and homes  
Siemens: Smart Buildings Smart buildings: Building management systems 
Siemens: lighting
solutions
for Budapest
Infrastructure solutions: lighting 
Thales: Smart Container Trucking Intelligent transport: shipper container tracking 
Xerox: carbon footprint calculator Monitoring and measuring technologies 
   
B: Enabling Technologies   
   
Evident Europe: Digital Evidence Seals Enabling paperless working 
IBM: recycling silicon
for
solar power
Enabling renewable generation 
Philips: internet
information and entertainment
Reducing energy demand through virtualisation 
Siemens: document management systems Facilitating paperless working and carbon trading 
Siemens: intelligent algorithms for smart grids Optimising renewable generation 
   
C: Transforming Technologies  
   
Cisco: TelePresence Video conferencing
Co-op Future Travel: Homeshoring Teleworking 
HP: Virtual Collaboration System Remote working 
Smart Services: changing agricultural practice  Remote sensing 
Tandberg: video-
conferencing for Vodafone
Video conferencing 
Thales Remote working 
  Climate change
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