INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

1:30pm – 2:30pm Breakout Session

The Federal Government of Canada: IT Energy Use – A Growing Concern

Learn how Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) is working to conserve IT energy. NRCan will review their approach and give examples of their work. Looking to the future, NRCan will demonstrate how Canadian’s can save energy and money through IT energy conservation.

Moderator: John Cockburn, NRCan

Speakers: John Cockburn, NRCan   Elizabeth Westbrook-Trenholm, NRCan

Professional Credit(s) Available: AIBC 1.0 non-core LU, PIBC 1.0 LU Details

3:00pm – 4:00pm Breakout Session

The US Approach: IT Energy Use – A Growing Concern

Learn how the EPA has worked with international industry to develop test procedures and specifications for a wide variety of IT products in homes and businesses. Program objectives will be reviewed and available ENERGY STAR tools discussed.

Learn how the largest electric utility in the USA, Pacific Gas & Electric, has developed Green IT programs to conserve energy and electrical demand. Pacific Gas & Electric has 25 different programs designed to return money to data center customers. In 2008, Pacific Gas & Electric Green IT programs achieved over 7 MW of electrical load reduction and over 50 GWh of energy savings, with $7 million spent on incentives.

Moderator: David Rogers, BC Hydro

Speakers: Mark Bramfitt, PG&E   Jason Erwin, Consortium for Energy Efficiency   Andrew Fanara, US EPA Energy Star

Professional Credit(s) Available: AIBC 1.0 non-core LU, PIBC 1.0 LU Details

3:00pm – 4:00pm Breakout Session

Optimization for Data Centre Cooling

Learn how the SynapSense wireless sensor network reduced cooling energy use in a data center by 21%. Also, we will show how the system reduced the number of racks above ASHRAE recommended operating range from 34 to 15 while increasing supply temperature by 21ºF.

Learn how this approach will improve a data center’s Power Utilization Effectiveness (PUE) to 1.44, DCiE to 69% and offer annual CO2 abatement of 1,670 metric tons.

The novel Vette approach to data center cooling will also be described – SUN Microsystems recent LAB tests on various data center cooling systems concluded that the Vette system was the most energy efficient. Options for reducing data center cooling energy requirements and their cost savings will be discussed here as well.

Moderator: Jeff Whitson, BC Hydro

Speakers: Joe Capes, Vette Corp   Troy Mitchell, SynapSense

Professional Credit(s) Available: AIBC 1.0 non-core LU, PIBC 1.0 LU Details

3:00pm – 4:00pm Breakout Session

TELUS: Tackling Energy Management by Increasing Efficiencies & Changing the Nature of Work

In this presentation, TELUS will discuss the experiences, best practices and opportunities that exist for organizations to reduce their energy consumption and carbon footprint. By embracing a range of data centre technologies such as virtualization and an integrated management and technological approach for flexible work styles, TELUS has been able to reap substantial and tangible benefits. And, through first hand experience TELUS is uniquely qualified to lead a growing number of customers on the path towards sustainable environmental practices.

Moderator: Brent Billey, BC Hydro

Speakers: Adi Kabazo, TELUS   Mark Lang, TELUS

Professional Credit(s) Available: AIBC 1.0 non-core LU, PIBC 1.0 LU Details

10:30am – 11:30am Breakout Session

Canadian Utilities Approach: IT Energy Use – A Growing Concern

This presentation focuses on the challenges of engaging a large IT community in reducing daytime peak power demand as well as the reasoning behind the kW incentive and how it is measured. Learn how a utility can best reach the decision-makers, helping companies develop an ROI based on the incentives and achieve the end result of energy conservation.

Learn how BC Hydro customers conserve energy with Power Smart IT programs and about the cost saving opportunities available. BC Hydro will also share its Green IT success stories.

Moderator: David Rogers, BC Hydro

Speakers: David Rogers, BC Hydro   John Sherin, PowerStream

Professional Credit(s) Available: AIBC 1.0 non-core LU, PIBC 1.0 LU Details

1:00pm – 2:00pm Breakout Session

Virtualization & Beyond

Learn how VMware’s server virtualization solutions save energy. Utility partnerships and success stories will be covered as well as advances in software and how they can benefits customers.

Learn more about IT challenges specific to BC Health Authorities and the innovative approach taken with providing energy management IT solutions. New IT projects will be described.

Moderator: David Rogers, BC Hydro

Speakers: John Lilleyman, BC Hydro   Daniel Mudimbe, Vmware

Professional Credit(s) Available: AIBC 1.0 non-core LU, PIBC 1.0 LU Details

2:30pm – 3:30pm Breakout Session

How Natural Resources Canada Will Help You

Learn how NRCan’s incentive programs can lead to energy efficiency improvements and find out how data centers are eligible under this program. This will be your chance to ask the Federal Government of Canada how they can help you with your energy conservation IT initiatives.

Moderator: Kathy Deeg, NRCan

Speakers: Lydia Aouani, NRCan   

Professional Credit(s) Available: AIBC 1.0 non-core LU, PIBC 1.0 LU Details

Please note: as we continue to develop the 2009 Power Smart Forum program, some session dates and times may vary.