Energy consumption in a PC

The field of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has been historically and fairly considered as a key factor for developing innovative control systems and services, which can help in reducing and monitoring third-party energy wastes and in achieving high levels of efficiency. In such context, different projects considered and/or developed networked technologies in order to build smart environments (e.g., houses, buildings) that are also energy-aware. At present, the role of ICT is becoming of paramount importance in addressing better energy efficiency in the energy production and distribution sector, as well as in fostering energy-awareness in all aspects of production and services. It would be odd that ICT would not apply the same concepts to itself.

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Diego Reforgiato is a post doctoral researcher at theDIIT of the University of Catania. In 2004 he defended his phdthesis; in 2008 he was a winner of Marie Curie InternationalReintegration Grant (IRG).Salvo Norma received the Laurea degree in TelecommunicationEngineering from the University of Catania in October 2010.