Intel engineers have been working on energy efficient solutions on all Intel platforms for a long while to better utilize the POWER features. Bob Steigerwald, our engineering manager in the Client Enabling Team, shared with me his views on “Green” software.
Thinking “green” is all the rage. Whether the motive is to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, dependence on foreign oil, or just save money on the electricity bill, the amount of electricity used by computers is getting more and more attention. There is an increasing demand from Enterprise IT departments to reduce the power demands and thermal side effects for servers. They definitely want to reduce the electricity bill for computing and cooling. Desktops computers are getting in on the act too. Soon there will be US Energy-Star ratings for consumer and enterprise desktops and that’s going to be a differentiator in the market place. Mobile PC users are also seeking (but not yet finding) the system with an all-day battery.
So why don’t the battery manufacturers simply make better, longer-lasting batteries? They’re certainly trying to get more out of Li-Ion - they get a little more each year. Someday there will be fuel cell batteries but they have been promised for a while. One of the hurdles they have there is that they will be forbidden on aircraft. Ironic because that’s when we really notice our limited battery life.
Intel, Power Saving, Green Peace, Environment, Green Software
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