Friday, January 30, 2009

Cisco Energywire Makes Networked Devices Green


Cisco announced today that the Energywise, available across the entire Cisco Catalyst switching portfolio, is set to save energy used by networked devices in a massive scale. The networked devices are always on and consumes large chunks of energy from hidden clossets.
Cisco also provides you with a tool, green calculator, to
estimate your potential savings with enegywise.

Everything Connected to the Network Can Be Greener with Cisco EnergyWise

Cross-Industry Effort Enables Companies to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions Across Entire Organization

BARCELONA Spain (Cisco Networkers 2009) - January 27, 2009 - Cisco today introduced the innovative Cisco EnergyWise technology for Cisco Catalyst® switches that measures, reports and reduces the energy consumption of Internet Protocol (IP) devices such as phones, laptops and access points. Cisco also announced industry partner solutions along with an intelligent middleware acquisition that will ultimately enable the management of power consumption for entire building systems such as lights, elevators, and air conditioning and heating.

Facts:

  • Cisco EnergyWise was purpose-built in alignment with Cisco's vision of how networking technology can support a low-carbon economy, cut energy use and promote overall environmental sustainability.
  • Cisco EnergyWise is part of the company's technology roadmap for changing the value-chain of information technology (IT) by placing the intelligent network squarely at the center of how companies reduce greenhouse gas (GhG) emissions across their entire organization.
  • Cisco EnergyWise will roll out in three phases to improve IT and building system energy utilization:
    • In the first phase (February 2009), Network Control, Cisco EnergyWise will be supported on Catalyst switches and manage the energy consumption of IP devices such as phones, video surveillance cameras and wireless access points.
    • In the next phase (Summer 2009), IT Control, there will be expanded industry support of EnergyWise on devices such as personal computers (PCs), laptops and printers.
    • In the final phase (Early 2010), Building Control, Cisco EnergyWise will be extended to the management of building system assets such as heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), elevators, lights, employee badge access systems, fire alarm systems and security systems.
  • Cisco EnergyWise provides real-time, granular measurement capabilities to give chief information officers better visibility into energy savings across an entire organization as well as specific places in the network such as the campus, branch office and data center .
  • Cisco EnergyWise supports currently deployed Catalyst switches worldwide with a free software upgrade and new Catalyst switches beginning in February 2009.
  • Cisco is working with Schneider Electric for building utility management, SolarWinds for network monitoring, and Verdiem for monitoring PC power in order to extend EnergyWise as a platform for power management across IT and the building systems of an organization by early 2010.
  • Cisco also announced the acquisition of Richards-Zeta's intelligent middleware to provide simplified and cost-effective interoperability and integration between building infrastructure, IT applications and Cisco EnergyWise.
  • The new Cisco Green Business Value Calculator provides customers with projected cost and GhG emission-saving results from adopting Cisco EnergyWise and other green technologies such as Cisco TelePresenceTM, Cisco WebExTM and Cisco Unified Communications.
  • Cisco also introduced adaptive power management functionality in the Cisco Wireless Control System to save power by enabling customers to turn off redundant radios during off hours.

Thursday, January 22, 2009

Google Takes You To Road Not Taken. (Energy Initiatives By President Jimmy Carter)

Google Travels Back To The Future, To Bring President Jimmy Carters Solar Panels From 1979!. This shows what a vision the former president had. Had we taken the roads introduced at that time, we would have been far ahead in saving the planet. Ten years later, my father installed our first solar water heater. I hope that all the solar panels that we install, live their life time.
This is what President Jimmy Carter said at the dedication of the Solar Water Heater Panels at the White House;
"This dependence on foreign sources of oil is of great concern to all of us. In the year 2000, this solar water heater behind me, which is being dedicated today, will still be here supplying cheap, efficient energy. A generation from now, this solar heater can either be a curiosity, a museum piece, an example of a road not taken, or it can be just a small part of one of the greatest and most exciting adventures ever undertaken by the American people."
(To watch video of the dedication, check out this trailer for a movie about the panels).


You can find more information and photos from this Google Blog Post;
Official Google Blog: Back to the energy future

Monday, January 05, 2009

We Got To Do This Someday Soon

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Metric measurements has been staple of the whole world except us Americans. I learned hard way when I had to attend universities in Japan and Europe. But ever since I am stuck on metrics. I even sleep in metrics. But XKCD had put some humor on the subject with the following cartoon. If you did not know XKCD, think this as an initiation. I am sure you find in amusing!

Friday, January 02, 2009

Solar Powered Car From Toyota.

Either to bring itself up in this struggling financial world, Toyota is said to be planning, working on a solar powered car. I assume more like plugin electric car with Solar panel option! I can think of a flattened solar cell wrapped Prius.
The Nikkei newspaper, which published the news about this futuristic car, however, said it will be years before the planned vehicle will be available on the market. No one has been able to contact Toyota regarding the news.

Toyota is already using solar power at its Tsutsumi plant in central Japan to generate part of the electricity used by the plant. This small solar power will reduces 740 tons a year of carbon dioxide emissions and is equal to using 1,500 barrels of crude oil.

Another push that Toyota might receive in solar energy and battery related technology will be coming along when its partner in developing and producing hybrid batteries, Panasonic Corp., takes over Japanese rival Sanyo Electric Co.


Thursday, January 01, 2009

Happy Sunny 2009!

May the new year be full of energy! Think. Happy Sunny 2009!