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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:

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Sustainability Project

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  1. Sustainability Project

  2. 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,

  3. 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.

  4. Background Background • COAG initiatives on sustainability. • AIIA - GREEN IT. • Sustainability in Education. • E3Programme –Equipment Energy Efficiency

  5. 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…

  6. 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)

  7. Significant power savings and life cycle enhancement are available from thoughtful and innovative designs, such as:- • power management software (savings to $79 pa on a standard desktop/ monitor)

  8. Significant power savings and life cycle enhancement are available from thoughtful and innovative designs, such as:- • Efficient operating system memory e.g. CompactFlash (10% energy saving ~ 20W)

  9. Significant power savings and life cycle enhancement are available from thoughtful and innovative designs, such as:- • replacement of server farms with a virtual server to (100%+)

  10. The Plan

  11. This project proposes a number of pilot developments that will inform on and model sustainable information and communications technologies (ICT’s).

  12. 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.

  13. Sustainable ICT Node • The pilot projects will cluster around a sustainable ICT node with the following phases and features:

  14. Phase 1 • energy savings (40%) • cost savings (40%+) • disaster management and recovery in the event of ac voltage failure

  15. Phase 2 • zero energy design considerations (mains-free) • Some portability for demonstration purposes

  16. Stage 3 • energy generation • income generation

  17. 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

  18. 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

  19. Power Consumption

  20. Performance

  21. Renewable Energy 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 TOTAL: ~$2200 small system

  22. Solar Panel Installation

  23. 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.

  24. 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

  25. Project information (URL) Education for Sustainability: http://esd.tafensw.edu.au/sustainability/resources.htm ICTSustainability http://ictsustainability.wikispaces.com/

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