Green energy issues discussed

ALLAHABAD: The information communication technologies (ICT) can contribute in many ways to reduce green house gas emissions and can have a positive impact on the environment. The ICT can develop technologies that are efficient, require less power, are friendlier to produce and dispose off and are more efficient to package and transport. In particular, the ICT can have a positive impact on energy use in data centres and personal computing devices.
These views were opined by experts at the three day second GISFI meet being organised at Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad on Thursday.
Speaking on the topic Green Energy, a speaker from NEC, Japan, Anand R Prasad, said that the dependence of modern societies on energy is increasing at a rapid rate. Several studies have shown that the annual global demand for power consumption is increasing at the rate of 16-20%, which equates for a doubling of the demand every 4-5 years.
This growing demand for energy comes at a cost to our environment due to the increased green house gas emissions generated from the various forms of energy presently being utilised. Not only is there an impact on the global climate, but we are also beginning to see its impact on various life forms. Several studies have revealed that, with the increase in temperature due to global warming, certain species have started to breed and migrate earlier than expected. Other studies have found that the species have shifted closer to poles or moved to higher altitudes indicating that plants and animals are occupying areas that were previously considered too cold for survival.
Presenting his views Prateep Misra of TCS said that without regard to the impacts on the environment, we need to develop a culture of economical and sustainable energy. In this greener future, ICT can play an important role. We will show that ICT can have a dramatic and positive impact on the environment. The session was joined by Sanjay Kumar, Krishna Sirohi, Subir Saha, Basavaraj Hooli, GRC Reddy , Arpan Lal , PK Panigrahi and Prof GN Pandey.
Earlier, experts including Debasis Bandhopadaya(TCS), Jaydeep Sen (TCS), Mini Vasudevan (Ericsson), Munir Sayaad (Reliance) and others deliberated upon the topic Internet of Things(IoT) in the first morning session of second day. They said Internet of Things is a technological revolution that represents the future of computing and communications as its development depends on dynamic technical innovation in a number of important fields, from wireless sensors to nanotechnology.