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What does BLUE ANGEL stand for?
The BLUE ANGEL is a label awarded in cooperation between the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, the Federal Environmental Agency, the Environmental Label Jury and RAL gGmbH. The BLUE ANGEL eco-label is awarded to products that meet strict guidelines in the following areas:
- Climate protection
- Lowering energy consumption
- Conservation of resources
- Avoidance of pollutants
For servers and data storage products to receive the BLUE ANGEL label, the product must be energy-efficient, high-performance, low-pollutant, durable and recyclable to the highest degree.
How does your company benefit from the BLUE ANGEL label?
In accordance with a government resolution, IT solutions with BLUE ANGEL certification are given preferential treatment in public tenders. By using BLUE ANGEL products, you do more than just protect the environment. Your company also benefits from the strict award criteria:
- Efficiency: Maximum performance at lower energy costs
- Longevity: Low follow-up costs thanks to a spare parts and update guarantee
- Low pollutants: Protects the environment and the health of employees
- Recyclable: No waste of resources
Thomas-Krenn – Your strong partner for BLUE ANGEL products
Thomas-Krenn is the first manufacturer to receive the BLUE ANGEL label for two products at once. They meet the highest standards, which Thomas-Krenn implemented together with Cloud&Heat, an expert for energy-efficient digital infrastructure:
Thomas-Krenn is your partner when it comes to sustainable systems. Whether products with BLUE ANGEL certification, innovative systems, individual configurations or secure standard packages – you bring the challenge, we have the solution.
BLUE ANGEL: The award criteria
How exactly do BLUE ANGEL products differ from conventional servers? They meet the highest standards in the following areas:
- Basic requirements: In order to obtain the BLUE ANGEL certificate, the products must meet the eco-design requirements. Ecodesign is a directive under European law that aims to achieve energy and material efficiency throughout the entire life cycle. It specifies that energy and resources are to be saved on a holistic basis – from production all the way through to use and disposal. Here, a wide variety of test series are used to assess, for example:
- Power supply efficiency
- Material efficiency
- Power at idle
- Efficiency under load
- Operating conditions: The energy efficiency of BLUE ANGEL products is evaluated according to the SERT (Server Efficiency Rating Tool). In extensive stress and benchmark tests, the CPU, RAM and storage system have to meet the highest requirements in order to fulfill the "Blue Angel" criteria.
- Monitoring data interface: In addition to the energy efficiency and sustainability of the certified products, documentation also plays a major role. Data on performance, inlet temperature of the cooling medium, data transmission and load condition must be provided to the user.
- Power
- Inlet temperature of the cooling medium
- Data transmission and
- load condition
are available.
- Materials: All materials used are subject to strict regulations. For instance, all plastics must be approved in accordance with the EU Chemicals Regulation "Reach". This procedure focuses on the protection of human health as well as the environment.
- Longevity: In terms of waste avoidance, BLUE ANGEL products are particularly durable:
- Spare parts: The manufacturer must ensure the supply of spare parts for at least five years.
- Repairs: Individual components must be replaceable and the system repairable.
- Resets: There must be a way to reset the server to factory defaults and securely delete stored data. This enables sustainable reusability.
Questions about certified products?
Whether you have questions about certified products, the Blue Angel in general, or legal requirements in the field of IT, or if you would like to switch to sustainable IT yourself - we will be happy to help you, quickly and without obligation.
