Energy-Efficient Solutions and Environmental Impact Reduction in Mobile and Wireless Computing

With the advancement of the mobile and wireless computing technologies more and more attention has been paid to their impact on environment. This paper provides an overview of green solutions pertaining to the energy conservation and carbon emission of portable gadgets, wireless networks and communication systems. It covers fundamental concepts like low power hardware design, energy efficient cellular network and efficient power control mechanisms. The viability of renewable resources as well as the energy harvesting and wireless charging technologies in enhancing sustainability of the devices is also described. Furthermore, the paper analyses the implementation of edge computing, energy-aware networks, and AI solutions for enhancing energy efficiency in mobile and wireless networks. Green mobile networks and sustainable IoT are illustrated by case studies of real-world applications. Last, the paper presents a discussion of the threat, including the trade-off between performance and energy consumption, and directions for future research to improve sustainability in this field.