IT and office equipment
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› Computers
Acquire energy saving computer habits
Find the most energy efficient computer and start saving money on your electricity bill with help from the Trust and many of the computer manufacturers.
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› Monitors
Computer monitors
The Trust and many of the monitor producers help you find the most energy efficient monitor so you can start saving money on your electricity bill.
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› Servers
Halve the electricity consumption of the server room
Most office workplaces have dedicated server rooms which handle the processing of common documents and programmes on 1 or more servers. A server room in the average Danish workplace uses 13,500 – 27,000 Euros worth of power per year.
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› Copiers, printers and scanners
Choose equipment which matches your needs
Choose equipment which matches your needs, and ensure that your standby consumption is no more than 1 watt. Save energy by choosing a machine which can be programmed to switch itself off.
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› Electric height adjustable desks
Purchasing guidelines for electric height adjustable desks
If there are many electruc height adjusted desks the amount of wasted power can be significant.
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› Telephones
Purchasing guidelines for cordless and mobile telephones
If there are many cordless and mobile telephones the amount of wasted power can be significant.
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› Thin clients
Thin clients can reduce power consumption by up to 80%
A thin client is a simple computer which needs to be connected to a server in order to work. Programmes are executed centrally on a terminal server with files saved on a file server.
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› External power supplies and battery chargers
Purchasing guidelines for external power supplies and battery chargers
Most offices have many small appliances with separate power supplies. Taken individually these devices do not consume much power, but if there are many the amount of wasted power can be significant.
Page last updated 20.02.2009