Transcript Energy Efficiency – University of Alcala

International Workshop on UI Greenmetric (21st april 2016)
The University of Alcala´s efficient energy policies.
- Where are we?
- Where are we headed?
Dr. Jesús Cano Sierra.
Rector's delegate for the sustainability
and environmental quality.
University of Alcalá (Spain)
History and Tradition
The UAH was founded as a General Study (Studium Generale) by King Sancho IV in
1293, and took definitive shape in 1499 under Cardinal Cisneros.
In 1998 UNESCO declared it one of the four universities in the world distinguished
as a World Heritage Site for its impressive architectural inheritance.
World famous for its defense and promotion of Spanish-language literature through
the Cervantes Prize, which is awarded annually.
It is also the site where King Juan Carlos I awards the Prize for Human Rights.
Data
• 16,000 Undergraduate Students
• 13,000 Graduate Students.
• 2,100 Teaching and Research Staff
• 800 Administrative Staff
• 38 Undergraduate Degrees
• 46 Research Masters Programs
• 25 PhD Programs
Location
Strategic Location:
• Mid-size university town with lively
student life
• Near Madrid (28 Km; 18 miles): Largest
political, economic and cultural centre
in Spain
•. Well Connected: Bus lines, trains,
and highways
• Located in the “Henares Corridor”:
a dynamic and vigorous business area
Campuses
Distributed among 3 Campuses:
Infrastructures
Modern Infrastructures in Historic Buildings
•
9 Schools or Divisions
•
16 Libraries containing 3,700 readers’ seats
(European Excellence Seal 400 +)
•
26 Computer laboratories with free access for
University Students and Staff
•
24 Multimedia and videoconference lecture
rooms, equipped with the latest technology
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Over 1,400 Campus residence berths
Research
• 2,100 Researchers
• 450 Research Assistants
• 140 Research Groups
• Large number of Patents and Scientific
Publications
Teaching and Research Services and Infrastructures
4 Research Support Centres:
• High Technology and Homologation Centre
• Pilot Plant of Fine Chemistry
• Research Support Centre for Biology-Medicine
• Research Support Centre for Chemistry
Energy efficiency and sustainability
¿Where are we?
• 1970s, the International Energy Agency stated:
“The world is heading for a future unsustainable energy if urgent measures fail to be
implemented to optimise available resources.”
• 1987, the UN´s Brundtland report defined sustainable development as:
“development that meets present need without jeopardising the capacity of future
generations to meet their needs.”
•
2002, the Conference of Spanish University Presidents (CSUP) created
the Environmental Quality and Sustainable Development work group.
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2003, the University of Alcalá issued its Environmental Policy Statement
with a view to making environmental issues part and parcel of its planning
• 2014, the Chair of CSUP-Sustainability is Professor Galván, President of the
University of Alcalá.
UAH environmental policy (2003)
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Prevent, reduce and eliminate negative environmental impacts
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Rationalize consumption and promote increasing efficiency
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Promote waste prevention and appraisal (recycling, recovery and re-use).
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Inform, train and make the university community aware of environmental issues
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Monitor continuously the environmental repercussion
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Maintain channels of dialogue and cooperation with public and private bodies
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Tailor its environmental policy with a view of continuous improvement.
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Promote in its sphere of influence of Environmental Excellence in Development a
collaboration with other public and private bodies.
UAH Actions
A. Energy Efficiency
Renewable energy
and cogeneration
B. Reduction of CO2 emissions
C. Improvement of energy
efficiency in buildings
UAH Actions
D. Water Management
E. Waste
(3R: reduce, reuse and recycle)
F. Mobility and Transport
UAH Actions
G. Green purchasing
 Environmental, energy and social criteria in public tenders
 Acquisition of less polluting and more efficient products
 Convention in 2010 in favor of “fair trade and responsible consumption “
H. Programs of formation,
awareness and communication
(led by ecocampus)
I. Networks
CSUP-Sustainability
Tecnologhy transfer
•Research groups;
- Renewable energies
- Green chemistry
- Climatic impact
- Water treatment
- Biodiversity
- Environmental technology and prevention
•Research projects: pioneers in the waste water treatment, production of
biocombustibles, solar studies and climatic evolution, in collaboration with external
entities of recognized prestige.
Rankings and awards
Campus de Excelencia Internacional
International Excellence Campus
PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN
SUSTAINABLE WATER MANAGEMENT:
Reutilization of urban water
PREMIO A LA MEJOR INSTALACIÓN GEOTÉRMICA
EN EL SECTOR INDUSTRIAL Y SERVICIOS EN LA
COMUNIDAD DE MADRID
PREMIO 2010 DE LA FUNDACIÓN 3M A LA
INNOVACIÓN EN EL ÁREA
DE MEDIO AMBIENTE:
Pollutants detection system.
Where are we headed?
2003-2013
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Important efforts to increase our renewable energy pool by:
- thermal solar technology for ACS heating,
- plant waste as biomass,
- alternative energies for pumping...
• An energy generating installation (Trigeneration) in the Engineering School
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The most important geothermal installation in any European university
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Energy audits have been performed of all our buildings
• Several reductions of ghost energy consumption
• Radiators have been fitted with thermostatic valves and solar shield panels
Where are we headed?
Energy consumption per user (2003-2014)
Where are we headed?
2014-2020
• improve energy efficiency in terms of lighting
• to reduce energy consumption
• to create energy generating systems for sale or self-consumption
We knew what we wanted but not how to do it !
cooperation public-private contract (2014)
Where are we headed?
Results of the competitive public-private dialogue
-200.000 € per
year
5.181.818,19 € + taxes
700.000 € (Grant Gob)
Rest of cost
(savings on energy bills)
-3.900.000 KW/h
per year
Where are we headed?
IMPROVEMENTS AND RENOVATION WORK
a) Replacement indoor and outdoor lighting installations
with LED technology (over 65,000 light fittings).
a) The installation of building automation control and management
devices (detectors, pushbuttons, sensors, light regulators, and so on) to
enhance performance and efficiency while ensuring permanent user
comfort.
b) Facility improvements and renovation work.
CENTRALISED ENERGY MANAGEMENT
-Implement centralised energy management: quality control,
uses, licences, certifications and regulations.
-Develop a centralised remote Management Platforms for all our
facilities’ building automation devices and lighting.
 EMMOS. Energy management
-Implement a full guarantee maintenance system with the aim of
achieving operational perfection in all elements of new installations
and of maintaining over time performance at initial levels.
 OnVia. Instalations management
Where are we headed?
RENEWABLE ENERGIES
a) Completing direct use of renewable energies with:
- the installation of a 30 kWp photovoltaic solar plant.
- installing a mini-wind farm or a biomass boiler.
- a free-cooling system in our computing services.
- photovoltaic LED light fittings running entirely on solar power
- electric vehicles by increasing the number of top-up
CERTIFICATION
• An ISO 50001 Energy Management System (EnMS),
• Working in tandem with ISO 14001 (environment) and ISO 9001 (quality)
• Consecuences:
– improvement in energy use and associated costs.
– the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
– the proper use of natural resources
– the promotion of renewable energies.
The UAH’s contribution to climate change
The UAH’s contribution to climate change
• these results should drive :
 to work even harder to improve efficiency and
sustainability
 to act as an example for our students, who are
the generation that will have to build a more
socially, economically and environmentally
sustainable future.
The UAH’s contribution to climate change