Green IT International Symposium -Challenges for Global Warming-
January 20, 2009
Green IT Promotion Council
Hitachi’s efforts to combat global warming in ICT field
- Energy saving project for datacenters -
Mr. Takeshi Ishizaki
Senior Manager Information & Telecommunication Systems Hitachi, Ltd.,
In the ICT field, it has become a common problem of increasing energy consumption of datacenters. Hitachi group develops and sells equipments and facilities in datacenters, and launched a project to reduce the datacenter energy. It aims to cut back on electricity by 50% of a datacenter to the maximum. To achieve this goal, Hitachi group is developing power reduced ICT equipments as well as operation methodologies of a whole datacenter including air conditioners.
Contributions of Green IT toward Global Environmental Issue
Fujitsu Group "Green Policy Innovation & 2020"
Mr. Michinori Kutami
General Manager of Corporate Environmental Affaires Unit, Fujitsu Limited
Fujitsu aims to contribute to environmental load reduction in the fields of whole society by providing Green IT products ("OF" IT) and solutions ("BY" IT). Fujitsu will introduce its policy and a new project called Green Policy Innovation that aims to reduce CO2 emissions of more than 7 million tons in the period from 2007 to 2010. And a medium-term environmental vision called Green Policy 2020 to clarify the direction over the next several decades will be presented.
Mitsubishi Electric: Tackling Global Warming through "Green IT"
Mr. Michio Hiruta
General Manager Corporate Environmental Sustainability Group
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
In 2007 the Mitsubishi Electric Group announced "Environmental Vision 2021," a plan that aims to reduce CO2 emissions resulting from product usage by 30% and to reduce by 30% the total CO2 emitted during production. As part of this vision, the company is leveraging its strengths in creating energy-saving devices and products to promote Green IT. These technologies are applied in a broad range of product categories, such as air conditioners, elevators, transportation systems, industrial automation systems and satellite communications equipment.
Evolution of "Lifinity ECO management system" which promotes whole house energy saving
Mr. Hiroyuki Amano
Director, Strategic Planning and Promotion Office
Information Equipment & Wiring Products Manufacturing Business Unit
Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd.
Now climate control is global challenge, and CO2 reduction at industry is effective, but still slow at home. We help such home CO2 reduction w/ enabling fine monitoring and controlling per each circuit (equipment) than regular HEMS only manage total energy usage. Here we introduce development background, current status, and future of our HEMS, “Lifinity ECO management system”, w/ multi-display capability, and also introduce whole building/area energy saving.
Overview of NEC Green IT Technology (Temporary)
Mr.Hitoshi Takagi
Computers Division Chief Manager, 1st Computers Operations Unit, Organization IT Platform Business Unit, NEC Corporation
Extending countermeasure to global warming effect, NEC is working on initiative to meet customer request of drastically reducing total operating cost, including cooling cost and electricity expense. In this session, NEC would like to introduce such solution as combination of software, hardware and facility technology, along with future direction.
Sony's Green IT Activities
Mr. Kazuki Satake
General Manager, Environmental Affairs Department SONY Corp.
(1) Sony Group Environmental Activities
(2) Energy savings of Sony Headquarters’ Building (Sony City) thanks to high efficiency heat generation system and optimal utilization of energy related data to maximize system efficiency.
(3) Energy saving of No.1 Digital LCD TV "BRAVIA"
Energy Saving Management and Communications for office environment
Mr. Shigeo Tachibana
Senior manager Corporate Research & Development Center,
OKI Electric Industry Co.,Ltd
Electric power consumption at office buildings and retail ships are increasing year by year. OKI has developed the green-IT 2008 in Japan awarded new energy management system to resolve this issue. This session discusses how to manage energy use of IT equipment in office, introduces power saving solution with wireless sensor network, and shows how IT technologies help people’s energy conservation activities.
Yokogawa's activities for energy conservation and contribution to industrial world
Mr. Kohei Hiratsuka
General Manager Energy Conservation & Environment Protection Solution Div.
Industrial Business Headquarters Yokogawa Electric Corp.
Yokogawa’s main business domains are measurement, control and information. We contribute production efficiency in the industry world namely enable to contribute customer’s energy conservation activities. In the conference, we would like to introduce these examples accomplished by our products in the industry world and the activities at our factories.
