Is staying online costing the earth?
This UK Government report aims to support debate around the UK’s digital future It sets out areas where researchers, companies and governments can act to harness the substantial opportunities the Internet offers to reduce our carbon footprint and ensure
Technology Assessment of Internet of Things
Technology Assessment of the internet of things inlcuding privacy, security, safety and other issues. As IoT technologies are embedded in a growing number of devices and applications
CDA Design & Policy Principles for Energy Efficient Connected Devices (version October 2016 including definitions)
Developed by the Connected Devices Alliance, these principles address the energy efficiency of network-connected devices
United States Data Center Energy Usage Report
This LBNL report estimates historical data center electricity consumption back to 2000, relying on previous studies and historical shipment data, and forecasts consumption out to 2020 based on new trends and the most recent data available.
Are there limits to growth in data traffic?: On time use, data generation and speed
This discussion paper considers the nature of growth in data traffic across the Internet, as a basis for asking whether and how such growth might be limited in order to conserve energy
Data Model Needs for Building Device Interoperation
Examines the development of a suitable single data model for building interoperability, including how numerical information and other data from sensors and devices could be described in a standard way.
Development of ICT-Related Electricity Demand in Germany (German language)
This report (in German language) studies the development of ICT-related electricity demand in Germany. The electrical energy demand of information and communication technology (ICT) has risen
Electricity Consumption in the ICT Layer in Smart Grids (English executive summary)
This is an English language executive summary of a French report commissioned by ADEME, examining the energy consumption of ICT equipment in smart grids. Link to full report
Beyond Network Standby – A Policy Framework And Action Plan For Low Energy Networks
Examines a range of issues that are critical in understanding how networks operate and how products that are connected to a
The Power Of Wireless Cloud
An analysis of the impact on energy consumption of the growing popularity of accessing cloud services via wireless devices. By the Centre for Energy Efficient Telecommunications. The writing of this document was motivated by the explosive growth we are now
Energy Saving in Society by IT Solutions – How to Quantify the Contribution of “Green by IT”
Summarises currently available methods for calculating the effects of “Green by IT”. By the Japanese Green IT Promotion Council
Energy Reporting on Networks
Documents progress by the Internet Engineering Task Force to establish a protocol for self-reporting energy information by devices and equipment. By Bruce Nordman for the Australian Government Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency
