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Thin Clients Reduce CO2 Emissions in 2007 |
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Written by Stew
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Monday, 07 April 2008 |
 Thin Clients are frequently touted as being able to reduce fuel bills, improve data security, offer a more rational infrastructure and do all but tuck you into bed at night. And while I've been a willing touter myself at times, it's never been easy to actually quantify in simple terms the benefits of these emerging technologies.
Here is something wholly tangible that can be nailed to the mast. The Fraunhofer Institute in Germany has calculated that in 2007, thin client computing helped Western European businesses reduce their carbon emissions by a total of 166,000 tons: the equivalent of 540 return flights from London to New York.
In the words of Hartmut Pflaum, Fraunhofer researcher: "While PCs consume 85 watts on average, thin clients and their server get by with 40 to 50 watts. In view of climate change and the need to reduce carbon emissions, this is an important factor".
This is staggeringly positive news considering that thin clients currently represent a mere 10% of the business PCs in Europe . Imagine how much less CO2 would be pumped into the atmosphere if thin clients became ubiquitous. A lot. A heck of a lot.
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