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About Tenvic
Building on previous knowledge held by employees, Tenvic Ltd was set up in 2008 to provide expert advice on reducing the environmental impacts associated with information communication technology (ICT) products and services. Tenvic Ltd has over ten years' experience working on "green ICT" projects and in "sustainable ICT procurement" within industry and for governmental bodies. Tenvic Ltd specialises in using scientific and analytical approaches to help inform the decision making processes of policy professionals when addressing the environmental impacts of ICT products and services. Past projects have ranged from the development of legally binding energy efficiency measures on ICT products to the development of best practice environmental criteria used in ICT eco-labels.
Past and current projects include:
Tenvic Ltd provided the main technical support to a large multi-national governmental body during the development of their legally binding minimum energy efficiency measures on computers. The main work areas of this project involved assessing the current energy efficiency performance of products on the market, developing suitable energy efficiency measures, reviewing stakeholder inputs following consultation and then, where necessary, amending the measures ahead of a formal cross Governmental vote.
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Technical review of a proposed industry led EU level voluntary agreement View +
Tenvic Ltd was invited by a large multi-national governmental body to conduct a formal technical review of an industry led proposed voluntary agreement on imaging products.
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Technical support on an EU Energy related Products (ErP) preparatory study View +
Tenvic Ltd undertook a major project for a large multi-national governmental body investigating the environmental impacts of game consoles. The project documented the main environmental impacts of these products and included suggestions for the development of policy measures for future game consoles coming onto the European market.
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Technical support for a multi-national government body on international energy efficiency labels View +
Tenvic Ltd provide technical support for a multi-national governmental body on the development of ICT energy efficiency criteria within the largest and most successful energy efficiency label on the planet. The technical work involves representing the multi-national governmental body in international negotiations to derive suitable energy efficiency metrics for a range of ICT products.
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Development of mandatory public procurement specifications for a large EU member state View +
The technical experts at Tenvic Ltd have provided support on the development of ICT sustainable procurement specifications for a large EU member state on three consecutive occasions. These sustainable procurement specifications, which cover a wide range of environmental impact categories, are used in central government contracts.
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Development of public procurement specifications for other EU member states View +
Tenvic Ltd has also developed sustainable public procurement specifications for other smaller EU member states which took the smaller purchasing power into account.
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Review of supplier responses to large Government IT contracts View +
Tenvic Ltd has assisted in evaluations of supplier responses to large Government IT contracts. This has included assessing the environmental sections of suppliers’ tender responses to identify whether documented environmental performances are accurately defined, achievable and consistent with good practices. Reviews have also included comparative analysis of suppliers and advising Government purchasing experts on which supplier would likely provide the most energy savings.
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Representing a large EU member state government during the development of a global environmental standard for ICT products View +
Tenvic Ltd provides technical and policy support on a multi-stakeholder international ICT standard that includes environmental criteria covering a wide range of environmental impact categories. The criteria within the standard are adopted by one of the world’s most successful environmental schemes. Tenvic Ltd helps to develop the environmental criteria listed in the standard but also sits on a committee that oversees stakeholder comments and seeks to help reach compromise amongst divergent policy and technical positions.
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Development of environmental criteria used within EU member state and EU eco-labels for ICT products View +
Tenvic Ltd has also worked on the development of environmental criteria within a number of national and regional ICT multi-attribute eco-labels. Tenvic Ltd is also frequently asked to provide technical input into and review of multi-national eco-labels.
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Development of government funded buying guides for government and non-government purchasers of ICT products View +
Tenvic Ltd has developed technical content for buying guides for both government and non-government purchasers of ICT products. The buyers’ guides identified the different types of ICT products available on the market and showed the range of energy efficiencies available. The guides also provided an overview of all the major environmental schemes that address energy efficiency of ICT products.
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Technical reviews of the environmental attributes of "green" products View +
Tenvic Ltd regularly reviews the technical attributes of ICT products that are marketed as "green" to ascertain whether or not they truly offer environmental savings potentials. These reviews are often conducted for Government bodies that are approached by vendors to promote their "green" alternatives.
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Modelling the combined energy use of ICT products within an EU member state View +
Tenvic Ltd models current energy use, and projections of future energy use, for a range of ICT products at an EU member state level. The models take account of varying levels of energy efficiency found in products on the market, estimated product use profiles and lifetimes, as well as stock and sales data, which are all combined to provide estimated total energy consumption values. These energy values are used to support a variety of Government policy decisions.
