Lenovo's 'Blue Sky' Desktop Reaches New Green Heights

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RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK -- Lenovo's new PC, officially known as the ThinkCentre A61e, is the company's first EPEAT Gold-rated product, and surpasses the EPA's Energy Star 4.0 criteria for computer systems with its 85 percent efficient power supply.

Among the green specs of the PC, originally known by its code name, "Blue Sky," it is made of 90 percent reusable and recyclable materials, and its packaging is also 90 percent recyclable. The 45-watt AMD Athlon processor that powers the computer is so energy-light that Lenovo said it can be powered by a solar panel.

The new green machine is a response to rising energy costs around the world, the company said, in addition to growing concern about electronics' impacts on the environment. Lenovo said the ThinkCentre targets energy- and environment-conscious consumers, as well as the market in developing countries like China and India, which makes up 70 percent of Lenovo's global sales.

Lenovo estimates that an individual owner of the ThinkCentre could save more than $20 per year in energy costs with the machine, and a company with 50 such computers in its offices would reduce its carbon footprint by more than 20,000 pounds of CO2 emissions.

Yesterday's announcement of the ThinkCentre will likely also help improve its standing in the green world. Greenpeace's quarterly report on the state of green electronics, which was last released in June 2007 and is due to be updated this month, found Lenovo dropping to third place from its previous first-place position.

Lenovo's new ThinkCentre PC will hit the market in October with an estimated retail price of $399.

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