New Energy Internet Economy
We exspected the internet to play an increasing role in cutting energy,the future internet represents THE big business opportunity for researchers and corporations by new economic models and create marketing opportunities where they will make profits by reducing CO2 emissions. Growth in the” Internet Economy” can cut energy consumption in two important ways, one, the IT sector consumes less energy than traditional manufacturing, so growth in this sector engenders less incremental energy use, two, the internet economy appears to be increasing efficiency in every sector of the real economy,the more visible aspect is less paper and transportation.
This is a time when the internet economy is expected to grow everywhere and when the internet is expected to be used to directly save energy through all the users.In the same way that the internet changed the way that people exchange information, the emergence of distributed energy resources and continued expansion of demand management programs will significantly change the energy delivery model and necessarily the marketing methods thereby engendered.
Impact of e-commerce on energy and the environment remains the most comprehensive analyses to date on the nature and scope of the internet’s effect on energy consumption and gas emissions. If companies ,or services firms, put their stores and offices on the internet, rather than constructing new retail buildings it would represent an internet structural gain and they would have used the internet to more effectively manage their existing supply chain, it would be an efficiency gain,E.g. :
• replacing commuting with telecommuting
• replacing shopping with teleshopping
• replacing air travel with teleconferencing
• enabling digital transmission or e-materialization of a variety of goods that
are today shipped by truck, train and plane, including formerly printed
material, software, construction materials, and the like
• improving the efficiency of the supply chain
• increasing the capacity utilisation of the entire transportation system
A minute spent traveling uses 8 to 12 times as much energy, respectively, as a minute spent in service buildings or at home . Moreover, one’s home is always using a fair amount of energy, even when one is traveling. Whereas ,the family car uses energy only when it is being driven . Therefore, the incremental energy benefit of spending an extra minute online rather than traveling is even greater than 12 to 1 . Heavy internet users spend less time driving than average so use less energy . A war for access to energy sources has started .
New Energy Internet Economy Says:
July 21st, 2008 at 3:11 am
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mick Says:
July 21st, 2008 at 8:03 am
Very insightful and true. A large dose of the future if you grasp it. War has broken out on these questions and victory will go to the one eyed man, as ever, I wish I had two !
Mckay K Says:
July 21st, 2008 at 2:16 pm
Unconventional marketing but innovative thinking-really really great post. Should be mandatory reading for corporate managers.
It is quite doable and some of these, will certainly take place in the next year.
Linda Says:
July 21st, 2008 at 2:56 pm
Very good post and I believe you are right on as to what will be happening. The ever changing world is speeding up and using energy wisely will be the crux of things to come.
Bill Masson Says:
July 21st, 2008 at 2:59 pm
It is just a pity that all these benefits that the internet brings didnt come in sooner. It would be nice to see some raw data on internet use by the big companies & individual users,
The good thing is that they are now rolling out more .me .la .gb ect ect so hopefully people will get more envolved.
Great post
Tom At The Home Business Archive Says:
July 21st, 2008 at 4:30 pm
Excellent points! If only more people would realize the fact that the internet can also be used to bring home the bacon.Instead of commuting to a dead end job, working at home will save you a lot of money on gasoline, food and so on.You would also probably earn a lot more than with a normal day job.
Scam Says:
July 21st, 2008 at 5:08 pm
You make some very good points, especially in relation to telecommuting/conferencing/shopping as these undoubtedly do cut back on the use of fuel.
However, I would have to question your assertion that less paper is used due to internet use.
It has been my experience, both at home and at work, that increased communication via such means has led to a huge increase in the amount of material which is printed off as hard copies.
The New Energy Internet Economy may save the oil but the trees’ days may be numbered.
andrea galinato Says:
July 22nd, 2008 at 1:31 am
true… very true…
come to think of it… internet has made the world a smaller place too…
weseeyou Says:
July 23rd, 2008 at 3:23 pm
Control system and method for limiting power demand of an industrial plant also by internet.
Alex Says:
July 24th, 2008 at 3:30 pm
well done….also solar pannels
Bill Masson Says:
July 24th, 2008 at 9:59 pm
All it needs is for people to pay attention but they never do, mabey thats a little bit unfair the youngsters are a lot different today they do seem to be getting the message.
One thing though eco friendly is a big seller & dont those big conglomorates no it.
Love your blog theme, Keep on blogging
Onemargaret Says:
July 26th, 2008 at 1:53 pm
You have a very interesting blog. I really like what you’ve done here! Very good information. Keep up the good work. I will definitely be back for more! Have a good weekend!
Dan Says:
July 28th, 2008 at 5:18 am
I believe that many of the suggestions/ideas in this post are in their infant to toddler stage. It will only get better as we develop new technologies and maximize those which are set up now.
Gilbert Says:
August 6th, 2008 at 8:55 am
Great post.. This day will come very soon. As internet is 1s of the tooth to help recycle..