Comparative micro life cycle assessment of physical and virtual desktops in a cloud computing network with consequential, efficiency, and rebound considerations

Journal of Green Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 193-218

  Andrae, A S G ^a  

^a Huawei Technologies Sweden   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cloud computing; Consequential marginal electricity; Data center; Desktop; Micro life cycle assessment; Rebound effect; Server; Thin client

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876074386     PISSN: 19044720     EISSN: 22454586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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