Bexley Business Academy - UK
Claim To Fame:
As an early adopter of low-carbon initiatives, the Bexley Business Academy had already trialed low-energy thin client solutions. But Bexley’s IT team found that this technology was not achieving the performance they needed to run the complex software their curriculum required. In February 2015 an ICT suite at the Academy was installed with ELe® NUC Intel PCs and low-energy monitors. The school immediately started to experience the energy savings and environmental benefits they were aiming to achieve.
Organisation:
Bexley Business Academy
Organisation Type:
Academia/Research
City:
Kent
Country:
United Kingdom
Link website:
Main benefits & Achieved Results :
B exley academy 4Over the first year, the Academy has been able to dramatically reduce its ICT suite energy consumption. With each PC now running at 40 Watts* instead of 100 Watts, initial energy running costs for the ICT suite were reduced from £749 to £262 per year, a saving of 65%.
As an environmentally progressive school, Bexley had already experienced the benefits of solar energy with a large ground mounted Solar installation. By adding some additional roof mounted panels to run ten of the new PCs, the school has been able to achieve even greater savings.
The annual energy costs for running the ICT suite are now at £166, giving an ultimate energy cost saving of 77%.
Over coming years the savings with ELe® technologies will increase year on year. Projecting out over ten years, from this single ICT suite, it is expected that Bexley will achieve an overall saving of £7,314 compared to running their old PCs.
As the Academy’s focus was as much about the environmental gains as the commercial gains, the savings in carbon emissions was equally important. Over the year, running the ICT suite with 20 PCs on the grid and 10 powered by solar, the school had managed to save 2.09 tonnes of carbon and a further £25.06 in CRC tax charges.
Since installing Bexley’s ICT suite in 2015, its latest ultra-low energy PCs have evolved even further to the extent that they are now able to run on 25-30 Watts giving and additional saving of at least 25%.
Presentation of the initiative:
Bexley academy 4Over the first year, the Academy has been able to dramatically reduce its ICT suite energy consumption. With each PC now running at 40 Watts* instead of 100 Watts, initial energy running costs for the ICT suite were reduced from £749 to £262 per year, a saving of 65%.
As an environmentally progressive school, Bexley had already experienced the benefits of solar energy with a large ground mounted Solar installation. By adding some additional roof mounted panels to run ten of the new PCs, the school has been able to achieve even greater savings.
The annual energy costs for running the ICT suite are now at £166, giving an ultimate energy cost saving of 77%.
Over coming years the savings with ELe® technologies will increase year on year. Projecting out over ten years, from this single ICT suite, it is expected that Bexley will achieve an overall saving of £7,314 compared to running their old PCs.
As the Academy’s focus was as much about the environmental gains as the commercial gains, the savings in carbon emissions was equally important. Over the year, running the ICT suite with 20 PCs on the grid and 10 powered by solar, the school had managed to save 2.09 tonnes of carbon and a further £25.06 in CRC tax charges.
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