Green ICT

ICT is currently responsible for the same volume of carbon emissions as the airline industry. Our programme is helping Bristol to meet Carbon reduction targets by commissioning research, raising awareness, supporting behaviour change and piloting new approaches to ICT and Energy Efficiency. Visit our dedicated Bristol’s Green ICT website.

2020 is the ’smart’ target …

by Bryn 08/06/2009 in Green ICT

2020 is the target set by the government for every UK home to be fitted with a smart meter.
If you’re wondering what a ’smart meter’ is, it’s an advanced meter that identifies power consumption in more detail than a conventional meter; and communicates that information in real-time to the user and / or [...]

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ICT for Energy Efficiency

by Stephen Hilton 01/06/2009 in Green ICT

We have created some new web pages to start to share our work on Green ICT here
On March 12, 2009, the European Commission adopted a Communication on mobilising Information and Communication Technologies to facilitate the transition to an energy-efficient, low-carbon economy.
Over the last year, we have been developing and piloting a methodology for [...]

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Council Scheme to help reduce residents’ energy bills

by Bryn 07/04/2009 in Bristol

Residents will be able to reduce the amount of energy they use and save money at the same time thanks to a pioneering new loan scheme from Bristol City Council.
The city’s library network has taken delivery of nearly 200 Energy Saving Monitors, which library users can take home and simply plug into a socket to [...]

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Bristol Techno Footprint Green ICT – Workshop & Webinars

by Stephen Hilton 06/02/2009 in Bristol

We are pleased to invite you to help finalise the Techno Footprint project.
What is a Techno Footprint?
In partnership with The Carbon Trust, Connecting Bristol and Bristol City Council Sustainable City Team have been working with ESD Ltd. to develop a way of understanding and visualising how business-use of ICT adds to local carbon emissions. [...]

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Bristol short-listed as first European Green Capital

by Kevin 06/11/2008 in Bristol

Bristol has been chosen as the only city in the UK to be short-listed for the European Green Capital Award. The city has been pre-selected alongside seven other European top environmental cities out of 35 initial applications.
The seven other cities are: Amsterdam (Netherlands); Copenhagen (Denmark); Freiburg (Germany); Hamburg (Germany); Munster (Germany); Oslo (Norway); Stockholm (Sweden).
The [...]

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New Environmental Website Launched

by Kevin 27/10/2008 in Bristol

A new website that has just been launched for the Bristol area.
ecojam.org, a new one-stop website for Bristol’s growing green and ethical scene, is taking a fresh approach to local environmentalism. Launched by researchers at the University of Bristol, it’s a place for you to discover local businesses and initiatives, search for ethical jobs, trade [...]

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Green ICT in Practice

by Stephen Hilton 03/09/2008 in Bristol

Gary Hird, graduate of the Cranfield IT Leadership Programme and a member of the IT Leadership Forum has just written a book on Green IT in Practice
it is available from Amazon
All author royalties are being donated to charity: 50% to an environmental charity called Global Action Plan, and 50% to the charity Myositis Support [...]

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Please help with our Domestic Energy Use survey

by Kevin 20/08/2008 in Bristol

Connecting Bristol are a key partner in the DEHEMs (Digital Environment Home Energy Management System) project. DEHEMs is a European Union funded project looking to improve domestic energy efficiency and reduce household emissions.
The project kicked off in June 2008 and will develop and test an energy monitoring and display system for homes. The project [...]

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e-Inclusion Recycling

by Kevin 24/07/2008 in Green ICT

e-Inclusion Recycling refurbish and redistribute used PC’s from private businesses and public bodies to individuals, organisations and communities in Newport. I visited the centre yesterday and was hugely impressed by the efficiency of the operation and by their focus on using the business as a force for social change.
The organisation is established as a Community [...]

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