Energy consumption always in mind
At this year's Consumer Electronics Show, HP committed itself to reduce the energy consumption of its volume desktop and notebook PC families by 25 per cent by 2010. The company said it also now leads the industry in the number of Electronic Product...
At this year's Consumer Electronics Show, HP committed itself to reduce the energy consumption of its volume desktop and notebook PC families by 25 per cent by 2010.
The company said it also now leads the industry in the number of Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) gold listed products with the introduction of more than two dozen PCs registered in North America at either the gold or silver rating levels.
The EPEAT system helps shoppers evaluate, compare and select desktop computers, notebooks and monitors based on the products' environmental attributes. EPEAT evaluates electronic products according to three tiers of environmental performance: Bronze, Silver and Gold.
HP also announced relationships with two renewable energy providers, Airtricity in Ireland and SunPower Corp. in the US, as part of its goal to reduce its energy use by 20 per cent by the end of 2010.
The contract with Airtricity, a renewable energy company developing and operating wind farms across Europe and North America, is for the supply of renewable wind energy to a number of its facilities in Ireland for this fiscal year. This contract will ensure that nearly 90 per cent of HP's energy use in Ireland is renewable, exceeding the company's last year's target for carbon emission reductions.
The agreement with SunPower is worth €5.4 million and covers installation of a one-megawatt solar electric power system and required maintenance of the system for the next 15 years.
HP said it strives to be a global leader in reducing its carbon footprint, limiting waste and recycling responsibly.
More information about the company's environmental programmes is available at www.hp.com/environment.
The company said it also now leads the industry in the number of Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) gold listed products with the introduction of more than two dozen PCs registered in North America at either the gold or silver rating levels.
The EPEAT system helps shoppers evaluate, compare and select desktop computers, notebooks and monitors based on the products' environmental attributes. EPEAT evaluates electronic products according to three tiers of environmental performance: Bronze, Silver and Gold.
HP also announced relationships with two renewable energy providers, Airtricity in Ireland and SunPower Corp. in the US, as part of its goal to reduce its energy use by 20 per cent by the end of 2010.
The contract with Airtricity, a renewable energy company developing and operating wind farms across Europe and North America, is for the supply of renewable wind energy to a number of its facilities in Ireland for this fiscal year. This contract will ensure that nearly 90 per cent of HP's energy use in Ireland is renewable, exceeding the company's last year's target for carbon emission reductions.
The agreement with SunPower is worth €5.4 million and covers installation of a one-megawatt solar electric power system and required maintenance of the system for the next 15 years.
HP said it strives to be a global leader in reducing its carbon footprint, limiting waste and recycling responsibly.
More information about the company's environmental programmes is available at www.hp.com/environment.