Massachusetts Maritime Academy Sustainability Initiatives

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Massachusetts Maritime AcademySustainability
Initiatives

• Presented by
• Kathy Driscoll, EHS Officer
• Paul OKeefe, Director of Facilities

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MMAs Climate Commitment
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Timeline of Projects

• Spring 2004
• Begin discussion and studies for wind turbine
  installation.
• June 2006
• 660 kWh wind turbine begins generating
  electricity.
• September 2007
• Dedication of LEED Gold dormitory expansion.
• Designation of campus sustainability coordinator
  and committee.
• November 2007
• 81 kWh solar panels on new dorm extension
  operational.
• Spring 2008
• Decentralization project begins for dormitory.
• July 2008
• Comprehensive single stream recycling initiative
  begins.
• September 2008
• Installation of 3 microturbines in dormitory.

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Sustainability Plan

• Designation of Sustainability Coordinator and
  Committee
• Work together to research and implement
  sustainability initiatives.
• Policies on sustainability
• Green purchasing
• Green cleaning
• Green landscaping
• Transportation
• Construction
• Actions for achieving climate neutrality.
• Development of core curriculum programs in energy
  management.
• Energy Management minor offered through
  Engineering Dept.

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Green Programs

• Green Cleaning
• Purchase and use of Green Seal certified products
• Green Landscaping
• Draught resistant plants
• Native species
• No chemical pesticides
• Green Purchasing
• Environmentally Preferable Purchasing
• Recommends recycled and ecologically safe
  products
• Energy Star products

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Action Items Achieved

• Energy Star purchasing policy.
• Policy to build to LEED Silver standard for all
  new buildings.
• Dormitories received LEED Gold.
• New Library/Information Commons to be built to
  LEED Gold or Platinum standard and be a zero net
  energy building.
• Planned use of geothermal HVAC system
• Produced 18 of electricity in FY08 from
  renewable sources.

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Action Items in Progress

• Offset air transportation GHG emissions
• Public transportation, carpools, and
  compact/hybrid vehicle parking programs to
  promote reduction in GHG
• Participation in RecycleMania in Winter 2009
• On campus and on board ship during sea term.

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Recycling

• Single Stream Recycling
• Dormitory Competition
• Winning team receives prizes and awards
• Participation in Recyclemania 09
• Move-out Collection Program
• Prevent improper disposal of electronics,
  furniture, and large items
• Waste Minimization
• Eliminate plastic beverage containers
• Paperless file system

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Future Sustainable Initiatives

• Retro-commissioning for campus buildings
• Biofuel processing for marine and diesel
  equipment
• B100 in diesel labs
• B20 in small boats
• B5 in diesel vehicles and equipment
• Include geothermal HVAC in new library
• Solar thermal system for pool heating in
  Natatorium
• Use of tidal energy application
• Upgrade size of current land-based wind turbine
• Installation of 1.5 MW wind turbine in Buzzards
  Bay
• Installation of 1 or 2 vertical axis wind turbines

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Wind Turbine
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Wind Turbine at MMA

• Environmentally responsible
• No polluting emissions.
• Reduce emissions from existing power producers.
• Great student training in the greatest power
  growth market.
• Stabilize and reduce power cost.

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Turbine Facts

• Vestas V47 660kW
• Blade tip height
• 242 feet tall
• Hub height
• 164 feet
• Blade Sweep
• 154 feet
• Generates about 18 campus electricity needs
• Reduces electricity costs by 20

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Turbine Statistics

• Project Cost
• Total cost 1,469,371
• Grant from MTC for 500,000
• Total Generated Electricity
• 2,157,437 kWh through 9/17/08
• Over 200,000 annual savings
• Greenhouse Gases Avoided
• 2,543,253 lbs. of CO2
• 756 lbs. of NOx

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Key Project Dates

• May 21, 2004
• Preliminary Technical Feasibility Study by Sally
  Wright, PE
• February 2005
• DCAM Issues RFP
• March 9, 2005
• JCI Submitted Proposal for WTG installation
• July 2005
• DCAM Awarded Contract
• August 2005
• Submitted Interconnect Application
• Fall 2005
• Order of Conditions Obtained
• March and April 2006
• Construction and installation of WTG
• June 22, 2006
• Turbine begins generating electricity
• September 2008
• Over 2.1 million kilowatts of electricity
  generated

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Site Prior to Construction
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PIFs and Mud Mat
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Base Mat Concrete (110 CY)
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Base Section Making Turn Into Site
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Setting Tower Base Section
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Rigging Tower Top Section
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Installing Top Section onto Tower Base Section
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Setting Nacelle on Tower
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Install First Blade
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Completed Rotor
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Lifting Rotor from the Horizontal
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Vertical Axis Wind Turbine

• 10kWh
• Turbine Dimensions
• 6X3
• Wind deflectors
• 4X10
• Weight
• 375 lbs
• Patent Pending Permanent Magnet Generator Design
• Designed and Rated to withstand 150 mph winds

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Solar Projects
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Solar Panels

• 450 Evergreen panels
• Operating since November 16, 2007
• Part of dormitory LEED construction process
• Expected to generate 85,000 kilowatt hours a year

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Photovoltaic Cells and Panel
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Solar Array Statistics

• Generated 82,918 kWh of electricity since
  11/16/07
• Greenhouse gases avoided
• 143, 116 lbs. of CO2
• 208 lbs. of NOx

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Solar Lighting Project

• 62 Systems
• Street (Basic)
• Parking (Shoe Box)
• Pathway (Decorative Flare)
• Offsetting
• 20,000 kWh/yr
• 36,000 lbs of green-house gases
• 1 mile of re-wiring

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Lighting Pathways
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Solar Lighting Installed
September 16, 2008
September 17, 2008
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Other Efforts

• Executive Order 484
• Reduce energy and water demands by 2012
• Install renewable energy resources by 2012
• 25 GHG emission reduction by 2020
• Solar Powered Trash Compactor
• Energy Conservation
• Variable speed motors, rooftop energy recovery,
  refrigeration smart controls
• Occupancy sensors and energy misers
• Compact fluorescent lights and tubes
• Water Conservation
• Artificial athletic fields
• WWTP water for irrigation
• Waterless urinals, low flow fixtures
• Campus Energy Decentralization Program
• Reduce energy and fuel consumption 20-30

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Dormitory Decentralization

• Installation of (3) 65 kW Combined Heat and Power
  System Microturbines
• Dormitories independent from central heating
  plant
• Microturbines supply electricity and heat for
  complex
• Uses natural gas as power source
• Reduced greenhouse gas emissions versus central
  power plants fuel oil

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Microturbine System
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Thank You