Cranberry has released research that shows that using a secure and efficient computer offsets CO 2 emissions equivalent to a 2 hour business flight every year.
According to estimates by the industry analyst, Gartner Group, the global information and communications technology (ICT) industry generates as much CO 2 as the aviation industry.
Growing pressure on companies and governments to act responsibly and reduce carbon emissions has led to growing frustration. In offices around the UK, managers and staff struggle to both cut costs and save greenhouse gas emissions.
The new Cranberry Smart Client computer, the SC20, is the industry’s most energy-efficient alternative to a desktop computer. The computer represents a significant breakthrough for aspiring ‘Green’ offices in private and public sector organisations.
Now businesses can reduce the carbon footprint of their employees’ computers by up to 95% – just by buying a different computing device.
No bigger than a paperback book, the SC20 consumes on average only 9 watts of power compared to a mid-range PC that has an average power consumption of 175 watts. As well as being 19 times more efficient, the SC20 comes with management software to further reduce power consumption by automatically turning off unused powered-on devices overnight.
To put the energy-efficiency of the SC20 into context, Cranberry’s research calculates that an average office PC in use 9 hours a day, 5 days a week, 48 weeks a year is responsible for 176kg of CO 2 each year. A Smart Client would produce just 9kg, a 95% reduction.
If applied to the 12.6 million office PCs in the UK today, this is a reduction in CO2 emissions is equivalent to 6.3 million people taking an annual return flight from London to Madrid, Barcelona, Lisbon or Rome.
“Business struggles to make energy savings and there is growing awareness of the environmental implications of IT. Our new computer can instantly save power use and CO 2 emissions while improving the bottom line. This is a fantastic win-win situation. The Smart Client will make businesses operate more effectively while providing a greener, more efficient office environment,” says Simon Ponsford, CEO, Cranberry.