Business energy 'could be calculated with Windows 7'

27/08/2010

Firms will be able to calculate their business energy using an online modelling tool from Microsoft's Windows 7.

Microsoft is working with Reading University to highlight the business energy companies can save if they switch to the latest Windows 7 operating system, reports Business Green.

The software giant claims Windows 7 operates using 30 per cent less energy than the previous system, Windows XP.

This could lead to significant carbon emissions reductions globally, according to Microsoft.

"IT accounts for somewhere between three and five per cent of global carbon emissions and when you consider that there are a billion Windows PCs around the world, we have the ability to deliver substantial carbon savings," Darren Strange, head of environmental sustainability at the company, told the news provider.

"We are currently working on modelling the savings that Windows 7 can deliver with a team at Reading University."

Recently, research from the Carbon Trust revealed almost three-quarters (74 per cent) of finance decision makers admit their business does not currently measure its carbon footprint.

Posted by Nicola Richards