DocumentCode :
2509311
Title :
Engineers, You have to go for Greentech!
Author :
Piguet, C.
Author_Institution :
Centre Suisse d´´Electron. et de Microtech. SA (CSEM), Neuchâtel, Switzerland
fYear :
2012
fDate :
6-8 June 2012
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
4
Abstract :
It is predicted that ICT technologies will contribute significantly to the reduction of the worldwide energy consumption and carbon emission. Predictions about energy consumption in 2050 show that nearly 100% renewable energy is possible. ICT devices themselves can be much more energy efficient. However, their significant role will be in areas like transportation, agriculture, lighting, home control and health monitoring. Several examples are provided, but people behavioral changes are also definitely required for achieving sustainability. It is also pointed out that engineers are the only persons capable of improving planet health by proposing intelligent ICT systems, but today they are not credited for this it is therefore time for changing the image of engineers.
Keywords :
air pollution control; carbon; energy conservation; energy consumption; ICT devices; ICT technology; agriculture; carbon emission; energy consumption; energy efficiency; green technology; health monitoring; home control; intelligent ICT systems; lighting; planet health; renewable energy resources; transportation; Energy consumption; Fertilizers; Lighting; Production; Renewable energy resources; Wireless sensor networks;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Faible Tension Faible Consommation (FTFC), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Paris
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0822-9
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/FTFC.2012.6231720
Filename :
6231720
Link To Document :
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