Executive summary
This paper explores the essence of green technology. Having realized the importance that the green technology plays in in either conserving the environment or averting the consequences of environmental degradation, this looks into a number of green technologies that are being used in the industry and in other academic institutions. The introductory part of this paper explains reasons why environmental conservation needs to be adopted. It brings out the concerns of the environmentalists and an ecologist which is that the effects of damage caused to the environment needs concerted efforts to be able to avert the effects and academic institutions can play a big role in this by adopting and practicing green technologies.
The main body of this paper discusses three green technologies that are widely used in industry and how these technologies can be adopted by Greenwich which is a tertiary academic institution.
The first green technology that can be used is green computers. This is because the institution has massive consumption of computers. In this section, an explanation of what green computers are is given. These computers have to be bought therefore the paper gives procurement policies and guidelines that can be used to acquire green computers.
Energy saving technology forms the second part of the green technologies. The paper focuses on renewable energy technologies because these are known to be friendly to the environment. It centers on the use of renewable solar technologies. It further explains how this technology can be adopted by Greenwich as part of the green projects.
The last part of the discussion tackles water conservation technologies. Here, it brings out water recycling as an important aspect of water conservation. The use of AQUS water recycling system is emphasized and an explanation of how this technology can be adopted is given.
Introduction
The effects of degradation of the environment and the consequences that result from this damage have caused a lot of concern and action by the environmental conscience individuals and organizations. There have been calls combined efforts by governments, non-governmental organizations, individuals and academic institutions in order to mitigate and or avert the effects of environmental damage among them climate change effect. There have been increased calls for academic institutions to take responsibility and lead by example in seeing that they address matters concerning environmental protection by enhancing environmental friendly technologies and practices. Universities and colleges have been urged to be at the fore front in embarrassing environmental protection and conservation. Therefore, various academic institutions have taken initiative and are developing and enhancing green technology (Mulvaney, 2011).
Each academic institution has the potential to bring a difference by averting climate change.in order for the institution to attain this goal; the institution has to make the commitment of becoming carbon neutral formal. This paper thus analyses a number of ecology friendly technologies that are being used in industries and different academic institutions and explains how these technologies can be adopted by Greenwich in its attempt to embrace environmental friendly moves.
The use of universities and other academic institutions has been found to be efficient in the advancing of environmental sustainability through the embrace of green technology. This can be attained through research and group based development.
Green Computers
Acquiring computers through procurement strategies that are ‘green’ – environmental friendly in nature can go a great extend in helping reduce environmental pollution. Every institution has adopted the use of information and technology systems, though most institutions do not heed to the cones of the systems they use to the environment. Institutions have to buy these information technology systems from industries that utilize environmental friendly technology in the production of their computers. Several manufacturing technologies have been adopted by various manufacturing industries. The new technology has a conscience about the environment and makes an enormous effort to minimize the utilization of environmental hazardous chemical substances in the production process. New methods of computer chip processing and purification have been invented. Lead free plastic casings are being developed. Other components of computers that do not utilize lead in their processing are being produced. This is a modest move to eliminate the release of toxic substances to the environment (Mansvelt, 2011).
Being a large consumer of computers, the institution has to insist on the usage of green computers. The institution has to develop policies of ensuring that every computer that is used in the institution is acquired from green manufacturers. Greenwich has to policies and guidelines for green procurement. They should build the capacity to test the computers in order to ensure that they have green characteristics. Among the important points to be considered when formulating the procurement guideline are: computers and other related machines that can be upgraded and which are made using materials that can be recycled have to be given a high preference, machines that are efficient when it comes to energy consumption must be preferred. Also, the machines have to be bought in bulk to help reduce packaging generated wastes as well as the emission of fossil fuel to the environment that comes from transporting and machines which are easy to dismantle should be preferred so as to allow for efficient reuse and recycling.
Energy Conservation Technology: Renewable Solar Energy Use
Energy conservation is among the most important components of enhancing green technology. Environmentalists advocates for innovations that aids in minimizing the consumption of energy. Academic institutions are known to be places where a lot of energy is consumed. Energy in these institutions is used in an unsustainable way.
In the current times, renewable energy technology is providing a wide opportunity for investors. This is because of the growing concern about the dangers that the use of fossil fuels pose to the environment. For a quite a longer time, environmentalists have advocated for the use of solar energy. They argue that solar energy is friendly to the environment because its use or production does not emit a lot of toxic substances to the environment. This energy is directly derived from the sun. The solar energy has been in use for a long time though there have been fresh calls to its use because of the energy crises that has faced the world and the lamentations from environmentalists on the adverse effects of the non renewable energy sources to the environment. It is of merit to use this form of energy because beyond conserving the environment, it is very sustainable because its use is financially sustainable. The only expensive part is the installation of the solar system panels (United Nations, 2011).
For any institution that wants to embrace the conservation of the environment and make it to be part of their culture, the use of the solar technology is important and can make them achieve considerable efforts in the conservation of the ecology. For Greenwich to go green, adoption and use of renewable solar energy is among the activities they can adopt and run in a sustainable manner. The first thing the institution should do is to introduce the technology in the institution. This usually takes quite some time. Training is very essential in familiarizing the program or any new activity. The institution has to get a concept of solar energy and this is achieved through training. This therefore means that Greenwich has to seek for services of specialists in the field of solar energy to conduct the initial training. The institution has to select a number of people for whom they will offer support for full training. These resource persons will then be used in the establishment of pilot solar projects as they train others students. Massive publicizing of the project is very important. An effort has to be made to ensure that a majority of students own the project. The advantages of the project and its aims have to be emphasized during the advertisement and publication of the program.
The best way to embrace this technology is through the grouping of students and assigning each mini project to each group. These small projects can be assigned to each individual area. The group has to work in seeing that the solar project they are attached to is serving its assigned area of service is being served efficiently and effectively. By doing this, getting external funding is very easy which will help the institution to expand the project in the whole institution thus full support for the green technology.
Water Conservation Technologies
Conservation of natural resources is one among the major calls from ecologists and environmental advocates. One of the most important resources that sustain humanity is fresh water. There has been continued depletion of water resources around the world. Sustainability when it comes to the use of water resources has to be emphasized by people who advocate for a green environment (National Research Council, 2005).
A big effort has been made in developing technologies to help in conservation of water resources. These efforts include the efforts to conserve water catchment areas and water harvesting techniques in the recent times however; more technological efforts have been diverted to recycling water. Water is recycling and reuse has been adopted by many industries. It is one of the sustainable ways of using water. A lot of water is wasted when it comes to the usage of toilets and bathrooms. One of the water recycling technologies that has been found to be effective in conserving water resources is the AQUS water recycling system. The system is installed in ecological friendly toilets and bathrooms. It is easy to install the system (National Research Council, 2005).
Water recycling technologies have been found to be of great help in conserving water resources. Recycling of wastewater is sustainable more so in places that utilizes large water volumes for instance tertiary academic institutions where the population is high. As part of becoming green, the conservation of water is a vital step. Greenwich is a tertiary academic institution and therefore has a large population. At any place where the population is large, water is a very important resource in ensuring the place remains clean. In such an environment which combines people from different backgrounds, water usage definitely becomes a big problem. Water is mostly used in an unsustainable and yet whenever the taps dries up even for a little time, a crisis becomes inevitable.
Adoption of water conservation technologies, for instance the water recycling technology is a positive move for Greenwich. This water recycling technology adoption cannot be adopted within a very short time. It takes quite some time to popularize this activity and make it to become a norm of the institution.
For this to work well, it has to start as a mere campaign to conserve water. Advocates of environmental conservation have to be put in the frontline to push for this course. They should be supported to mobilize other students in water conservation practices. This begins with simple activities like avoiding leaving unused water to run, minimization of volumes of water used in performing tasks like cleaning, encouraging the use hand washing chemicals that do not require the use of water among other activities. With time, the institution will adopt the AQUS water recycling system. The program has to be popularized with time (Solomon, 2011).
Conclusion
Green technologies have become vital in every aspect of society because of the universality of the problems that the environment faces and the resulting consequences. There have been calls for academic institutions to own up this responsibility by adopting green technology. Among the technologies that can be adopted include water conservation technologies, green computer technology and energy conservation technologies.
Recommendation
Green technology is vital bearing in mind that that the concern for environment has come to be universal. Academic institutions especially the tertiary institutions are very important to be used in cultivating the green culture because they have lots of influence in the society and they set the pace for major activities in any nation.
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