Eco-Computer
with a natural wood look
Research
News Aug 01, 2012
Surfing for
hours on the Internet consumes a lot of electricity and is harmful to the
environment. However, a new ecological PC saves energy as it operates: It
produces about 70 percent less CO2 than conventional computers. As the first
computer of its class, it obtained the “EU Ecolabel,” the environmental label
of the European Union.
A work
tool, a leisure activity resource, a personal assistant - computers are
ubiquitous. Yet the environmental performance for today‘s computers leaves a
lot to be desired: they rapidly become obsolete, typically contain toxic
substances as flame retardants and have individual components that are
difficult to recycle. Moreover, they consume plenty of power whose production,
in turn, causes the release of CO2 into the atmosphere.
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