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The Climate Savers Computing Initiative (CSCI), a global programme driven by IT giants like Google, HP, Intel, Lenovo and Microsoft, has launched its chapter in India.

The India chapter of CSCI and its constituents will encourage the development of more energy-efficient computing devices by manufacturers and also educate companies and individuals in smart practices of power management.

The IT majors who are part of the initiative include: CSC, Dell, Google, HP, Intel, Lenovo, and Microsoft.

Started in the United States in 2007, CSCI is a non-profit group of eco-conscious consumers, businesses and conservation organizations, promoting adoption of smart technologies in everyday business and personal computing which can improve the efficiency of a computer's power delivery and reduce the energy consumed when it is in an inactive state.

According to a projection, the number of desktops and notebooks used globally is projected to increase to 2.25 billion from the current level of one billion. In a typical desktop PC, more than half of the power is wasted as heat and it never reaches the processor, memory, disks or other components.

Even servers, which are typically more efficient than desktops, still waste 30 to 40 per cent of the power utilized. Most of today's desktop PCs are capable of automatically transitioning to a sleep or hibernate mode when inactive for a sustained duration; however, in about 90 per cent of systems this functionality has been disabled. This results in higher energy consumption and an increase in electricity usage.

According to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker for 4Q08, there will be 4.1 million more desktop PCs and 2.4 million more notebook PCs in use in India in 2009. By 2010, the country's installed base of PCs will reach 47 million units. Today, IT users generally lack awareness about the power-saving features already built into present-day machines. All in all, this adds up to tremendous waste of energy every day.

The launch of the India chapter is led by Intel, Dell, HP, Google and the World Wildlife Fund(WWF).