Telecom News Bulletin

Being technologists, we believe to move ahead with much more aggression but at the same time we have to plan and act comprehensively to ensure that our successors could safely enjoy the benefits of technology we are producing today.

Hp’s new slogan, Power to Change, let the users to think to consider how much energy can be saved by shutting down idle computers. This is not just a slogan but a campaign subject to change the behavior of computer users around the world.

The company has long been involved in activities subject to highlight the need of reduced energy consumption hence save the planet.

HP says, if 100,000 computer users shut their PCs at the end of each day, they can save energy that amounts to some 2,680 kilowatt-hours and at the same time, reducing the carbon emission more than 3,500 per day. In other words, it will reduce the impact on environment as if 110 cars are eliminated from the roads.

At HP we are focusing and telling the technology users to optimize their printing environment so they could reduce energy, carbon, paper and costs. Being the largest technology company we want to give back something to Mother Nature. There are number of processes and techniques we are introducing that help users to decide how they can manage their priorities. The HP Carbon Footprint Calculator for printing is one such thing. It enables users to calculate their energy consumption, paper use, carbon output and the associated monetary costs of their printing environment. This clearly let them decide how they can reduce their environmental impact through responsible printing.

This calculator evaluates the impact based on the geographical energy assessments. The recently updated tool has the ability to perform in 146 countries. Customers can compare the consumption parameters, whether it’s a home user or corporate using inkjet or LaserJet, either it’s a new device or an old model printer.

We are not only perusing our customers but also we have applied the same rules within our own environment. As a result of power purchase agreement with SunPower, HP is buying some 1.7 million kWh per year, meeting over 10 percent of the facility’s energy needs and reducing CO2e emissions by more than 550 tonnes.

Through this agreement HP is bound to purchase this energy from SunPower for 15 years, saving over $750,000 beginning on day one of the agreement.

HP is the first IT Company which came forward voluntarily to report its greenhouse gas emissions. Not only this, HP is also the leader in product recycling. To fulfill our commitment we invest, HP pays its customers to return obsolete machines, thus reclaiming 1.7 billion pounds of e-waste over the past decade. It removes and resells the gold and copper, before disposing of the parts that are not reusable. HP’s new eco-friendly materials are totally recyclable.

Being technologists, we believe to move ahead with much more aggression but at the same time we have to plan and act comprehensively to ensure that our successors could safely enjoy the benefits of technology we are producing today.