Energy Conservation in Computer Intensive Learning Environments

“C” Corridor

Group Dynamic

ECCILES Outputs• Metering• Lighting• PIR’s and Light Sensors

• Powerman• Raising the temperature of the server rooms• Server Virtualisation

• Awareness Training

• Ventilation System• Evaporated Cooling

What is Evaporative Cooling?Evaporative cooling is

a natural phenomena which occurs naturally whenever water comes into contact with warm air.

Natural evaporation takes place which absorbs the heat and cools the hot air by several degrees.

Energy Modelling ToolGas

Consumption

Gas Kw per DayElectricity Kw

per Day

Electricity Consumption

Net Aux PC’s Ltg AC

Room ProfileCo2/Kw of Gas

Co2/Kw of Electricity

Kg of Co2 per day

Carbon Costing

• Carbon cost per person• Carbon cost per student/ per class/ per module• Further refinement to establish carbon cost per course

• Refine room profiles to include U-values per room

• On campus Vs remote learning

Areas Still to Develop

• Energy Conservation tool• Strategic target setting across university departments• Future Estates strategies, to seeks energy efficiency

across campus (university hot spots)

University Wide Strategic Approach• Central control of IT resource development processes

• Increasing Awareness• Green induction programmes for staff and students• Environmental Champions• Course/ Project Impact• Green taught modules

• Campus awareness• Computer life costs, and Levy charges on new purchases• Green timetabling• Carbon rating tool• Low energy procurement strategy

• Carbon linked budgeting

ECCILESEveryone knows the problem...

Everyone has a solution

But no one can agree!!!!

ECCILESA greener way of working

A greener university