| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 68.39 |
| Liaison | Sam Lubow |
| Submission Date | June 29, 2012 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Stanford University
OP-8: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.49 / 7.00 |
Jiffy
Vermylen Sustainability Coordinator Sustainability & Energy Management / Office of Sustainability |
Option 1: Total clean and renewable electricity generated on site during the performance year and for which the institution retains or has retired the associated environmental attributes :
Option 2: Non-electric renewable energy generated:
Option 3: Total clean and renewable electricity generated by off-site projects that the institution catalyzed and for which the institution retains or has retired the associated environmental attributes :
Option 4: Total RECs and other similar renewable energy products that the institution purchased during the performance year that are Green-e certified or meet the Green-e standard's technical requirements and are third party verified:
Option 5: Total electricity generated with cogeneration technology using non-renewable fuel sources :
Total energy consumed during the performance year :
A brief description of on-site renewable electricity generating devices :
Please see the Renewable Energy Fact Sheet:
http://sustainable.stanford.edu/sites/sem.stanford.edu/files/documents/Stanford_renewable_energy_facts.pdf
Note that only the solar PV projects within the STARS boundary area were included in this credit.
A brief description of on-site renewable non-electric energy devices:
n/a
A brief description of off-site, institution-catalyzed, renewable electricity generating devices:
n/a
A brief description of RECs or other similar renewable energy products purchased during the previous year, including contract timeframes:
n/a
A brief description of cogeneration technologies deployed:
In Stanford's cogeneration system, natural gas is used to produce electricity and steam for building power and heat. Some of this electricity and steam is also used to make chilled water to cool the buildings. Electricity, steam, and chilled water from the cogeneration unit at the central energy facility are transported across campus to buildings via underground cables and pipelines, and condensate and chilled water are returned back to the central energy facility for reprocessing. At this facility, waste heat from the buildings collected by the chilled water system is discharged into the atmosphere via evaporative cooling towers. About 90% of the university’s energy is currently supplied by the cogeneration plant in this way.
For more information, please visit the following:
http://lbre.stanford.edu/sem/central_energy_facility
http://sustainable.stanford.edu/climate_action
A video description of Stanford's current cogeneartion technologies and the planned changes to the university's energy system can be found online:
http://sustainable.stanford.edu/climate_video
The website URL where information about the institution's renewable energy sources is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.