Sun's Workplace Innovation
More than 18,000 (54 percent) of Sun employees work from home or in a flexible office using Sun Ray thin clients. These ultra-energy efficient devices employ a virtual desktop and draw only four watts of electricity. Sun's Open Work program members report to work through a secure Java-enabled card ID, using files stored on a central server. The technology and financial support that enables employees to work from home contributes to a better quality of life for them while benefiting Sun's financials--and the planet. Studies show that Open Work participants are also more productive, gaining 34 percent in productivity.
Learn more about Sun's OpenWork program
Datacenter Innovation
Sun's new energy-efficient datacenters in Santa Clara, CA, Blackwater, UK, and Bangalore, India, are built using next-generation energy-efficient systems, power and cooling. The Santa Clara datacenter increased compute power by more than 450%, saved $1.1 million in annual energy costs and reduced the company's CO2 footprint by 4,100 metric tons, helping Sun earna Conservation Champion Award. Join Sun CTO Greg Papadopoulos as he gives the Senator a tour, and receives our award.
Learn more about Sun's energy-efficient datacenters
CMT Server Technology
Sun Fire T1000/T2000 servers using Chip Multi-threading Technology (CMT) are up to five times more efficient than the competition and the first to qualify for a utility company rebate. Sun recently released third-generation CMT-powered SunSPARC Enterprise T5140 and T5240 servers, which deliver compute density up to 32 times greater than comparable x86 systems. Sun's energy efficient, UltraSPARC-based CMT servers have been among the most popular products in Sun's history.
Learn more about Sun's CMT Servers
Sun Modular Datacenter
Sun MD is a datacenter in a shipping container designed to be 40 percent more energy efficient than typical datacenters. Iit uses one-eighth the space and can be located near renewable energy sources.
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EDF is hosting a ceremony honoring Sun for helping "Make Green the New 'Business as Usual" in San Francisco, featuring Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sun CTO Jonathan Schwartz at 10:30 am, PT on Tuesday, May 20, 2008. There will be a live webcast at that time, and a video of the event after that.
Watch the webcast
Sun's Eco Innovations Program
"Environmental innovation is about that triple win of ideas that pay off for customers, the bottom line and the planet," says Sun Vice President of Eco Responsibility Dave Douglas. "We're glad to see the Environmental Defense Fund pulling together so many ideas and best practices so that all that innovation can be shared and continue multiplying." Hear more from Dave Douglas in these videos.
Sun's Eco Initiatives
OpenEco - The first free, open community for organizations to calculate, compare, and reduce carbon emissions.
Sun Eco Responsibility Initiative - Sun's commitment to innovating more energy efficient products, acting in a way that is more eco friendly and sharing what we learn with others.
Sun Eco Innovation - Sun's commitment to more energy-efficient computing solutions and to making it easier for partners and customers to green their datacenters.
Dave Douglas suggests these simple, basic steps that you and every office worker can take to save energy:
- Try using natural light or a small reading light instead of overhead lighting.
- Dump your computer's screen saver and enable sleep mode; or shut it off entirely.
- Pull the plugs on infrequently used electronics to reduce their constant drain.
- Find alternatives to energy hogs such as space heaters--wear a sweater, for example. Talk to facilities staff to determine if there is a larger problem.
- Shut blinds first thing in the morning to reduce a building's heat gain in summer, or raise them to take in the sun's heat in winter.
- Turn off lights manually--don't rely on light sensors.
- Get a free evaluation from the local utility to spot power drains at your office or home. Many offer them for free.
- Join a "demand response" program that alerts you or your company when hot weather is straining the power grid.
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