It's a green mobile world » green IT http://itsagreenmobileworld.com Living the high-tech low-carbon life Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:53:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Renewable Energy and ICT http://itsagreenmobileworld.com/2009/renewable-energy-and-ict http://itsagreenmobileworld.com/2009/renewable-energy-and-ict#comments Tue, 21 Apr 2009 08:34:55 +0000 Jorge Luis Zapico http://itsagreenmobileworld.com/?p=108 An interesting white paper from Ericsson, about how to achieve energy-efficient, sustainable mobile communications through network optimization, site optimization and alternative energy sources.

Ericsson projects regarding sustainability includes the use of renewable energy for both network equipment and also some other small projects as solar power mobile chargers.

One example is with China Mobile, running 252 wind and solar sites in Inner Mongolia. Photo from Ericsson.

Solar powered mobile charger. Photo from Ericsson.

In my opinion, this type of work is a good example of the relation between ICT and Sustainable Development, both by:

+ ICTD: Providing connectivity in developing rural areas, closing the digital divide.

+ Green IT: Reducing the environmental impact of  ICT infrastructure.

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