Lenovo said more than 25 of its Think-branded business and Idea-branded onsumer PCs have met the new Energy Star Version 5.0 specification for computers.

Lenovo PCs including the ThinkPad X301, T400s, W700ds and the IdeaPad U330 and Y430 laptops and select ThinkCentre M58, M58p and M58e Eco desktops have been 5.0 certified and available to purchase for up to six months, said a company statement.

Energy Star, a joint program of the US Environmental Protection Agency and the US Department of Energy, provides a system to rate the energy efficiency of various products.

Lenovo’s fleet of Energy Star 5.0 certified PCs adhere to various standards including power management and on-mode power consumption requirements.

A ThinkCentre M58 small form factor desktop and a ThinkVision L1940p Wide monitor together provide an extraordinarily energy efficient combination for use in large organizations or in a home-based business, using only 377 KW per year1, compared to a baseline PC and CRT monitor at 635 KWH.  By comparison, a refrigerator consumes an estimated 529 KWH.

ThinkPad laptops have continued to raise the industry bar in innovative environmental design with technologies such as solid-state drives, LED backlit displays and low-power processors that help decrease the PCs’ energy consumption.

Also, Lenovo's Power Manager feature helps users monitor their energy usage and conserve battery life.

A full lineup of Lenovo ThinkVision monitors from 17 to 24-inches meet the Energy Star 5.0 criteria, nine months before the separate specification for monitors takes effect in Octoberm, the statement added.

Lenovo’s ThinkVision monitors use a special reflective polarizer technology to help reuse much of the light that would be lost in a standard LCD monitor, thus achieving adequate brightness while using less energy.

“Green design factors into each step in engineering our PCs, starting with recycled materials to delivering higher levels of energy efficiency to giving customers options for recycling at the end of life,” said Fran O’Sullivan, senior vice president, Think Product Group, Lenovo.

“Improving the energy efficiency of Lenovo PCs helps customers not only reduce their carbon footprint but also save money throughout the life of their PC,” he added-TradeArabia News Service