Hewlett-Packard Works with Clients to Optimize Energy Resources

There are some new ways to reduce energy usage and costs, as Hewlett-Packard (News - Alert) introduces a strategy that can be used across an enterprise.

The HP Energy and Sustainability Management (ESM) solution offers a plan “to transform the way energy and natural resources are used across an enterprise, the processes by which they are managed, and the business models needed to meet an organization’s demands,” according to a company press release carried by TMCnet.

An HP press release said the HP ESM solution features services and technology that:

--Reduce energy and cost.

--Monitor, measure and analyze use of resources and greenhouse gas emissions. The information shows levels of sustainability throughout an organization.

--Allow sustainability to be aligned with business goals.

--Let clients and HP collaborate to find opportunities to “streamline” buildings, technology, and the supply chain, according to the company statement.

“To succeed with our organization’s energy and sustainability strategies, we had to understand our goals and the business processes needed to cut resource consumption and reduce environmental impact,” Kevin Gould, vice president, Research and Development, and sustainability officer, Avaya (News - Alert), explained in a company statement.

“Working with HP and its partner Hara enables us to effectively integrate all elements of an energy and sustainability plan that positively impacts our bottom line and allows us to be smart about the way we use natural resources,” he added.

In addition, clients need analysis on energy and natural resources, and “they need to assess their current situation and goals, and then establish a transformational plan to free up resources for savings or to reinvest for growth,” Jay Allardyce, director, Growth Initiatives, Energy and Sustainability Management, Enterprise Business, HP, added in the statement.

HP also announced an ESM partner network in which the company will evaluate environmental impact from a client and propose “best practices” to improve resource use, according to the company statement.

In a related matter, GigaOM reports that even with no federal carbon legislation in place, the energy and carbon software market increased 400 percent during 2010 and is projected to increase some 300 percent during 2011, Groom Energy states.