IT EnergyMIT Initiative

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IT Energy_at_MIT Initiative
Presentation at IT Partners Conference
5/31/2007
Green Technology
36-144
Laxmi Rao, IT Energy co-ordinator

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Agenda Outcomes

• Agenda
• IT Energy _at_ MIT Initiative
• Areas of focus
• Activities for reducing the IT energy footprint
  at
• Guidelines for Personal Computer energy savings
  
• Pedal powered Athena laptop
• Opportunities for collaboration
• QA
• Outcomes
• Input on planned activities and collaboration
  opportunities
• Discussion on energy savings guidelines

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Walk the Talk Task Force the IT Energy
Initiative

VP for Information Services Technology
Departmental Information Technology
Resource Kyle Pope
IT Energy Initiative Laxmi Rao
Software Release/Distribution Jonathan Hunt
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Areas of Focus

• DEMAND
• Conservation
• Smart power management in end-user computing
• Efficiency
• Guidelines for procurement of IT assets
• Energy efficiency in Buildings N42, 24, W91,
  W92
• Measurement
• Baseline energy use data for IT equipment, spaces
• SUPPLY
• Exploring cleaner energy supply options for data
  center

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Some Planned Activities

Power management
Data Center (HPC) clean energy
High
Procurement standards
N42 energy audit
Energy Savings
Medium
Athena Pedal powered laptop
Duplex printing
Low
Low
High
Medium
Investment
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Power Usage Monitors Computers
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Power Management Options
Power management option availability
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Myth or Fact
Myth Use screen savers to save your screen
Fact Screen savers were originally developed
to prevent the permanent etching of a pattern on
older monochrome monitor. The same protection
occurs when you place the monitor in a low power
sleep mode. Avoiding the use of screensavers
on LCD and CRT displays can save power usage
while away from your computer by 30-75 watts.
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Myth or Fact
Myth Computers have a shorter life when power
cycled on and off Fact Hard disks in PCs older
than 10 years did not automatically park their
heads when shut off, leading to disk damage from
frequent on/off power cycling. Newer PCs are
designed to handle 40,000 on/off cycles, a number
unlikely to be reached during an MIT computers
typical four-to-six-year life span. Myth
Turning your computer off uses more energy than
leaving it on Fact The power surge when a
computer is turned on lasts a few seconds and is
insignificant compared to the energy used to
power it when idle.
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Power Management Desktop/Laptop

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Power Management Monitors

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Power ManagementBenefits

• Energy Savings
• Reduced heat dissipation leading to reduced
  cooling energy
• Extra battery time for laptops
• Lower noise from reduced use of power supply and
  cooling fans

Killian Dome Photo D. Coveney
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Power Management Caution

• In the near-term we advise that you enable
  MONITOR energy savings but DO NOT enable COMPUTER
  energy saving actions if you rely on the
  following activities which require the computer
  to be on
• Scheduled backup services using the enterprise
  backup solution, Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM)
• Remote access to files and desktop
• Remote system administration (check with your
  departmental IT support)
• IST is exploring tools and solutions that will
  allow us to harness energy savings from all the
  computers, without impacting function and service

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Building N42 energy audit
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Pedal Powered Athena Laptop
A class project for 1.102 CEE Design Lab II
Retrofit an exercise bike
Use the generator to power a laptop

• Quick Facts
• Bicyclist produces average 75W _at_ continuous 63rpm
  
• Geared up x8 to flywheel then generator
• Generator charges 12 V battery
• Adapts to laptop with 12V cigarette lighter
  adaptor
• Laptop uses 19.5V average of 30 Watt consumption

InstructorsJohn T Germaine,Jessica Banks,Stephen
W Rudolph TAMatt DeJong Project
Team 1.Fidkowski, Piotr 2.Figari,
Sebastian 3.John, Sara 4.Johnson,
Kendra 5.Kiberd, Julia 6.Lai, Tina 7.Mccorkle,
Devon
Run a generator
From lab to campus
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Opportunities for Collaboration

• Data on IT asset inventory - desktops, laptops,
  servers, printers
• Disseminating educational materials
• Making use of potential DITR training
• Procuring efficient IT equipment
• Walking the IT energy talk in your areas
• Planning power and cooling needs
• MIT vehicle fleet and fuel choices

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QA

• Watts on your mind?
• Join us and be part of the
  solution
• e-mail it-energy_at_mit.edu
• IT-Energy_at_MIT initiative
  http//web.mit.edu/ist/services/it-energy
• MIT Energy Initiative
• Walk the Talk
  http//web.mit.edu/mitei