Malta Quick Search uses the google 'custom search' technology to deliver the best search results available today on the internet. This website has been set up to show that even small steps we take can have an impact on how much electricity we consume.

Reducing climate change by saving energy is an important effort and we should all join in and take this process seriously. A recently launched local search engine www.maltaquicksearch.com is helping internet users to save energy. It uses the concept that an average computer monitor requires considerably more power to display a white screen than a black screen. This new local website’s search results are powered by Google’s custom powered search technology and use a black background to display search results instead of the white screen we are all accustomed to use.

The new website combines the largest Web index search engine powered with local relevance whilst providing a new ‘cool’ way of reducing your carbon footprint on the environment.

The creator of this website in a comment stated that an average CRT monitor consumes 74 watts when displaying an all white page whilst newer LCD monitors consume around 50 watts. “Altough this amount in itself is negligible continuous use of websites such as www.maltaquicksearch.com would mean that a user will have generated much less emissions – It is evident that even in a 'paperless' office we need to think about the increase in energy consumption and the way we use our electronic equipment as a direct cost to the environment while we are living and working online. We hope that more websites follow suit and at least include an option to darken out the screen” said the creator of the website.

The website also provides tips on how we can use less electricity whilst working online, some of these tips include:

Turning on the power management features found in most computers today. The operating system will automatically switch into low-power mode automatically when the computer is left idle.

Reducing the brightness of your computer monitor not only helps reduce electricity usage but also helps your eyes work in a relaxed environment.

Next time you buy a computer make sure it meets the efficiency standards of Climate Savers computing (an efficient computer uses up to 50% less energy than a conventional one) – The most efficient PCs today are energystar 4.0 compliant