Thermal planning
What can campuses teach us about expanding district energy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21600466 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Albert T Han (0000-0002-8307-9409, The University of Texas at San Antonio, corresponding author), Lucie Laurian (0000-0001-5765-541X, School of Urban and Regional Planning, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IO, USA), Catherine Brinkley (0000-0002-3642-8207, Department of Human Ecology, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA, USA) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 2066-2088 |
| Publication date | 2021-09-19 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Environmental Planning and Management (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0964-0568 • E-ISSN: 1360-0559 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09640568.2020.1855577 |
| OpenAlex | W3131387798 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 28 |
Campus district energy (DE) systems present opportunities to reduce energy costs, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, manage peak loads, and increase the share of renewable energy. We investigate the opportunities and barriers to expanding campus DE systems off-campus through surveys and interviews with 18 campus DE managers and providers, and a case study modeling heat demand near campus. The impact of DEs on buildings’ energy consumption reductions are estimated at around 33%. Expanding the campus DE systems to nearby buildings may yield similar energy efficiency gains off-campus. However, about half the survey respondents do not see off-campus DE expansions as currently possible. Barriers to extension include high infrastructure installation costs, stringent utility regulations, insufficient financial and institutional incentives, and individualistic mentalities whereby building owners prefer to control their energy systems
Architectural engineering · Business · Economics · Efficient energy use · Energy conservation · Energy consumption · Environmental economics · Greenhouse gas · Incentive · Microeconomics · Occupancy · Renewable energy · Sociology · Building Energy and Comfort Optimization · Engineering · Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications · Integrated Energy Systems Optimization
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |