Lenovo Ahead of the Curve on Energy Efficient Technologies

By DE Editors

Lenovo (Research Triangle Park, NC)  announced that its latest ThinkVision monitors already meet or exceed U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star 5.0 (technical criteria) proposed criteria now,  nine months before the monitor criteria take effect in October 2009. EPA released final criteria for computers in mid-November 2008 and announced in mid-December that criteria for monitors would be completely finalized in March 2009.

Plus, 12 ThinkPad laptops, several Ideapad laptops, and two desktop PCs — the ThinkCentre M58 and M58p — already meet or exceed the new energy efficiency criteria for computers, six months before the computing criteria take effect in July 2009.

All ten of Lenovo ThinkVision new monitors, a full line-up from 17 to-24-inches wide,  satisfy the anticipated final Energy Star 5.0 criteria and carry an Electronic Products Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) Gold rating. ThinkVision L174,  L1700p, L1900, L1900p, L197 Wide, L1940 Wide, L1940p Wide, L2240p Wide, L2440p Wide and L2440x Wide monitors use 30 to 60 percent less energy than previous ThinkVision models.

In addition, Lenovo’s ThinkCentre M58/58p Small Form and “Eco” ultra small form desktop computers also meet Energy Star 5.0 criteria now and have earned Gold ratings from the EPEAT system as well. Lenovo has a total of 18 ThinkVision monitors and 24 ThinkCentre desktops that are EPEAT Gold-rated.

Together, a ThinkCentre M58 Small Form Factor desktop and a ThinkVision L1940p monitor provide an extraordinarily energy efficient combination for use in large organizations or in a home-based business, using only 193 kilowatts per year,  compared to a baseline PC and CRT monitor at 635 KWH. By comparison, a refrigerator consumes an estimated 529 KWH.

Lenovo also expects additional ThinkCentre desktops and ThinkStation workstations to comply with the new computer criteria by spring 2009.

For more information, visit Lenovo.

Sources:  Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.