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Smart power strip which communicates with phone #power #environment

Mon, 23 Sep 2019 16:56:00 +0000

Devices which are connected to the power strips draw power even when they are not in use, experts say this standby power consumption in an average home ranges from 5 percent to 10 percent of household energy consumption. It supposedly accounts for 1 percent of worldwide carbon dioxide emissions.

Current smart power strips available on the market address this by cutting off power supply when the demand for power reduces there by signifying that the device is in standby mode. This works well for devices without battery e.g. Television, Music System etc. But, a smartphone would begin charging again at 99% thereby triggering power demand on the power strip frequently.

Smartphones and other similar devices with batteries have overcharging protection so they cutoff power demand at 100%, when the power depletes to 99% the charging would be resumed again. I would want a smart power strip which gets realtime battery statistics from the smartphone and cut off power supply when the optimum battery level is reached e.g. 80% and automatically start power supply again when the battery has reached low level e.g. 40%.

3 points posted by Abishek Muthian

Calculating climate impact for everyday tasks #environment #carbonfootprint

Thu, 19 Sep 2019 07:12:00 +0000

Every day tasks such as charging our smartphone to taking a flight leaves a carbon footprint thereby having an impact on the climate and environment. Some lesser than others, but even those with less carbon footprint for an individual can make large impact on the climate when entire population is considered.

I want easier ways to calculate carbon footprint and other things which impact the climate due to my regular activities. Current climate change, environmental awareness is all about shaming people for their actions rather than constructive ways to mitigate those actions.

I think better climate change awareness is the need of the hour, fulfilling the need gap of easier way to calculate our personal impact on climate could help that.

3 points posted by Bakshara

Cleaning leaf debris from roadside trees #environment #cleaning

Tue, 14 Jan 2020 13:33:00 +0000

My local body is a joke, so we have to clean the leaf debris from the road every day ourself in our street. This has become a huge chore, wasting our time and energy. This has lead to many residents despising road side trees in-spite of we being in the dire need of more trees for the sake of the environment. We have a law against cutting down public trees.

I would like to hear some solutions to grow more trees in the public areas but without the nuisance of having to clean its debris every day.

2 points posted by Saranya