NJHEPS Tools and Tips for Energy Progress

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NJHEPS Tools and Tips for Energy Progress

• Peter Mark Jansson, PhD PP PE
• Associate Professor Electrical Computer
  Engineering
• Rowan University
• Energy Review Panel and Student Energy Audits
• 26 May 2004 - 11.30AM
• Engineering School, Princeton University

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NJHEPS and Rowan University

• February 2001 Rowan joins with all 56 NJ
  colleges and universities to endorse a NJDEP
  Sustainability Greenhouse Gas Action Plan
• Rowan Commits to implementing voluntary programs
  and initiatives to accomplish the core goals of
  the plan, namely a 3.5 reduction reduction in
  New Jersey greenhouse gas emissions below 1990
  levels by the year 2005

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Our challenge is daunting..

• 1990
• campus population 7,270 (est)
• campus footprint 1.44 million SF
• electricity 17.1 million kWhs
• gas 142 dekaTherms
• oil 148,000 gallons
• 2003
• campus population gt 11,000, (up gt25)
• campus footprint 1.90 million SF (up 32)
• electricity 24.0 million kWhs (up 40)
  purchased only
• gas 396 dekaTherms (up 280)
• oil 132,000 gallons (down 11)

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Greenhouse gas emissions vs. target
Up 77
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NJHEPS and Rowan University

• Efforts of the Last Three Years.
• In 2002
• one of 13 official Leading Institutions
• Rowan applies for a NJHEPS mini-grant to attempt
  first steps of the plan and to begin
  disseminating sustainability information
  campus-wide
• In 2003
• one of 10 official "BPU Partner Institutions"
• Rowan forms University-wide Energy Review Panel
• Rowan completes Greenhouse Gas Emission
  worksheets for 1990 and 2000 as part of plan

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NJHEPS and Rowan University

• With Leadership from many individuals at Rowan,
  we embarked on many major sustainability
  initiatives
• Initiated the design process for new cogen system
• Energy audits completed in 9 buildings
• Installed new steam piping, chilled water piping
  for future Central Chilled Water Plant
• In 2003 NJ SmartStart approved approximately 43K
  in funds for energy savings projects (another
  90k applied)
• Began testing Biodiesel fuel Facilitys lawn
  tractors
• In 2004
• Involved dozens of engineering students in
  recycling, energy auditing and efficiency
  activities and plans over last 3 years
• and many more projects

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Today Lets discuss 3 things

• Energy Review Panel
• What is it?
• How did we form it and who is on it?
• What has it accomplished?
• Student Building Energy Audit Activities
• What did we do?
• How did we do it?
• What have we learned?
• How do these things help?
• Saving money, reducing greenhouse gases,
  educating our next generation in sustainability

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Energy Review Panel (ERP)

• What is it?
• A university-wide advisory body charged with
  coordinating energy planning and reducing energy
  use on campus
• How was it Formed Who is on it?
• At request of President Farish key university
  personnel and students were requested to serve on
  this Panel and provide key input to policy making
  on all major energy initiatives. It is comprised
  of Facilities Directors (Operations, Resource
  Management, Construction), University Engineer,
  NJHEPS Liaison, Key Accounting Purchasing
  Agents, Students.

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Energy Review Panel (ERP)

• What has it accomplished?
• Outlined Campus Energy Master Plan in 2003
• Commissioned 9 Building Energy Audits
• Coordinated Cogeneration System Specification
• Installed Energy Monitoring System on 4kV System
• Commissioned Campus Energy Metering Study
• Rowan became an Energy Star Partner
• Commissioned Greenhouse Gas Accounting
• Coordinated Numerous Student Activities in
  Sustainability
• Water Usage on Campus, Recycling Initiatives,
  Environmentally-Preferred Purchasing (incl. Toner
  Cartridges), Alternative Energy Options, Building
  Energy Audits, Student Energy Analyses to
  Prioritize ERP Activities/Focus

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Student Energy Audits

• What did we do?
• As part of our Engineering Clinic Sequence we
  trained our engineering students to perform
  energy audits on university buildings to assist
  in determining the potential for significantly
  reducing energy use on campus
• How did we do it?
• Baby Steps First we trained 4 Junior/Senior
  engineering students to perform energy audits on
  a small and a large building.
• Next Steps - Based upon their success they
  assisted faculty in the training of 40
  sophomore engineering students in Auditing 9
  additional university buildings.

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Student Energy Audits

• What have we learned?
• Engineering students can perform professional
  quality energy audits and identified significant
  ways to reduce energy use on campus
• What is next?
• Continue the training of engineering students and
  complete the remaining university buildings
• ERP to hire students to perform this work on
  campus

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A sample of their work.

• University-wide Analysis
• See PDF of paper to be presented this June at
  American Society of Engineering Education
• Building Energy Audit
• See sample of Final Presentation of One Sophomore
  Clinic Auditing Team

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Future Options and Plans.

• Existing Facilities
• Implementation of Energy Improvements
• Complete Campus Energy Audits
• Install Energy Monitoring Equipment
• New Construction Opportunities
• Install Larger Cogeneration System
• Design LEED (silver, gold or platinum) Buildings
• Smart Growth
• Geothermal Heatpumps
• Integrated Renewable Energy
• Reforestation

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Getting There from Here.

• Potential Sources of Greenhouse Gas Reductions
• gt17,400 tons/yr need to be reduced
• Cogeneration gt 8,000 tons/yr
• Energy Efficiency 6,800 tons/yr
• Renewable Energy
• Wind Farm along Salem/Cumberland Coast
• 2,990 tons/year per 1.8 MW unit installed
• PV integrated in Campus Parking Garage
• 80 tons / year per 100 kW of PV installed
• Fuel Cell with Cogeneration
• 370 tons/year per 100 kW installed
• Reforestation (3 tons/acre-yr)

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1 Minute Commercial

• These slides and paper can be found on my website
  this afternoon
• www.users.rowan.edu/jansson/
• Upcoming 2004 NJ Clean Energy Week and Symposium
  at Rowan University
• June 14-17 PV Installers Training
• June 18 Clean Energy Symposium
• For info www.rowan.edu/cleanenergy