Carbon Reduction Strategies at the University of East Anglia NBS-M017 - 2013 N.K. Tovey ( 杜杜杜 ) M.A, PhD, CEng, MICE, CEnv Н.К.Тови М.А., д-р технических наук Recipient of James Watt Gold Medal 2007
Carbon Reduction Strategies at the University of East Anglia
NBS-M017 - 2013
N.K. Tovey ( 杜伟贤 ) M.A, PhD, CEng, MICE, CEnv
Н.К.Тови М.А., д-р технических наукSchool of Environmental Sciences / Norwich
Business School
Recipient of James Watt Gold Medal2007
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Original buildings
Teaching wall
Library
Student residences
Nelson Court
Constable Terrace
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Low Energy Educational Buildings
Elizabeth Fry Building
ZICER
Nursing and Midwifery
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Medical School4
Medical School Phase 2
Thomas Paine Study Centre
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The Elizabeth Fry Building 1994
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Cost 6% more but has heating requirement ~25% of average building at time.
Building Regulations have been updated: 1994, 2002, 2006, but building outperforms all of these.Runs on a single domestic sized central heating boiler.
Would have scored 13 out of 10 on the Carbon Index Scale.
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Constable Terrace - 1993
• Four Storey Student Residence
• Divided into “houses” of 10 units each with en-suite facilities• Heat Recovery of body and cooking
heat ~ 50%.
• Insulation standards exceed 2006 standards
• Small 250 W panel heaters in individual rooms.
Electricity Use
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Appliances
Lighting
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Panel Heaters
Hot Water
Carbon Dioxide Emissions - Constable Terrace
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Educational Buildings at UEA in 1990s
Queen’s Building 1993 Elizabeth Fry Building 1994
Elizabeth Fry Building Employs Termodeck principle and uses ~ 25% of Queen’s Building
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Conservation: management improvements –
Careful Monitoring and Analysis can reduce energy consumption.
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thermal comfort +28%User Satisfaction
noise +26%
lighting +25%
air quality +36%
A Low Energy Building is also a better place to work in
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ZICER Building
Heating Energy consumption as new in 2003 was reduced by further 50% by careful record keeping, management techniques and an adaptive approach to control.
Incorporates 34 kW of Solar Panels on top floor
Low Energy Building of the Year Award 2005 awarded by the Carbon Trust.
The ZICER Building –Main part of the building
• High in thermal mass • Air tight• High insulation standards • Triple glazing with low emissivity ~ equivalent to quintuple glazing
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The first floor open plan office
The first floor cellular offices
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Operation of Main Building Mechanically ventilated that utilizes hollow core ceiling slabs as supply air ducts to the space
Regenerative heat exchangerIncoming
air into the AHU
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Air enters the internal occupied space空气进入内部使用空间
Operation of Main Building
Air passes through hollow cores in the
ceiling slabs空气通过空心的板层
Filter过滤器
Heater加热器
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Operation of Main Building
Recovers 87% of Ventilation Heat Requirement.
Space for future chilling
将来制冷的空间 Out of the building出建筑物
Return stale air is extracted from each floor 从每层出来的回流空气
The return air passes through the heat
exchanger空气回流进入热交换器
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Operation of Regenerative Heat Exchangers
Fresh Air
Stale AirA
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Stale air passes through Exchanger A and heats it up before exhausting to atmosphere
Fresh Air is heated by exchanger B before going into building
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Fresh Air
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Stale air passes through Exchanger B and heats it up before exhausting to atmosphere
Fresh Air is heated by exchanger A before going into building
After ~ 90 seconds the flaps switch over
Operation of Regenerative Heat Exchangers
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Fabric Cooling: Importance of Hollow Core Ceiling Slabs
Hollow core ceiling slabs store heat and cool at different times of the year providing comfortable and stable temperatures
Heat is transferred to the air before entering the room
Slabs store heat from appliances and body heat.
热量在进入房间之前被传递到空气中 板层储存来自于电器以及人体发出的热量
Winter Day
Air Temperature is same as building fabric leading to a more pleasant working environment
Warm air
Warm air
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Heat is transferred to the air before entering the room
Slabs also radiate heat back into room
热量在进入房间之前被传递到空气中
板层也把热散发到房间内
Winter Night
In late afternoon
heating is turned off.
Cold air
Cold air
Fabric Cooling: Importance of Hollow Core Ceiling Slabs
Hollow core ceiling slabs store heat and cool at different times of the year providing comfortable and stable temperatures
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Draws out the heat accumulated during the day
Cools the slabs to act as a cool store the following day
把白天聚积的热量带走。 冷却板层使其成为来日的冷存储器
Summer night
night ventilation/ free cooling
Cool air
Cool air
Fabric Cooling: Importance of Hollow Core Ceiling Slabs
Hollow core ceiling slabs store heat and cool at different times of the year providing comfortable and stable temperatures
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Slabs pre-cool the air before entering the occupied space
concrete absorbs and stores heat less/no need for air-conditioning
空气在进入建筑使用空间前被预先冷却混凝土结构吸收和储存了热量以减少 / 停止对空调的使用
Summer day
Warm air
Warm air
Fabric Cooling: Importance of Hollow Core Ceiling Slabs
Hollow core ceiling slabs store heat and cool at different times of the year providing comfortable and stable temperatures
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Good Management has reduced Energy Requirements
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Space Heating Consumption reduced by 57%
原始供热方法 新供热方法
建造209441GJ
使用空调384967GJ
自然通风221508GJ
Life Cycle Energy Requirements of ZICER compared to other buildings
与其他建筑相比 ZICER 楼的能量需求
Materials Production 材料制造 Materials Transport 材料运输On site construction energy 现场建造Workforce Transport 劳动力运输Intrinsic Heating / Cooling energy
基本功暖 / 供冷能耗Functional Energy 功能能耗Refurbishment Energy 改造能耗Demolition Energy 拆除能耗
28%54%
34%51%
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Life Cycle Energy Requirements of ZICER compared to other buildings
Compared to the Air-conditioned office, ZICER as built recovers extra energy required in construction in under 1 year.
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• Mono-crystalline PV on roof ~ 27 kW in 10 arrays• Poly- crystalline on façade ~ 6.7 kW in 3 arrays
ZICER Building
Photo shows only part of top
Floor
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Arrangement of Cells on Facade
Individual cells are connected horizontally
As shadow covers one column all cells are inactive
If individual cells are connected vertically, only those cells actually in shadow are affected.
Cells active
Cells inactive even though not covered by shadow
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All arrays of cells on roof have similar performance respond to actual solar radiation
The three arrays on the façade respond differently
Performance of PV cells on ZICER
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Use of PV generated energy
Sometimes electricity is exported
Inverters are only 91% efficient
• Most use is for computers• DC power packs are inefficient typically less than 60% efficient
• Need an integrated approach
Peak output is 34 kW 峰值 34 kW
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Original Way Heat was supplied to UEA campus
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• Three 8MW oil fired boilers - 83 – 85% efficient on full load, but only ~25% on low load.
• Heat distributed via ~ 4 km of pipe work which was originally poorly insulated leading to losses of 500 kW or more – now ~ 200 kW.
• ~ 1984 small 4 MW boiler added for use at times of low demand
• 1987 all boilers converted to run on either gas or oil
• 1998 – one boiler removed and 3 CHP units installed
• 2004 – absorption chiller installed to provide cooling throughout campus
EngineGenerator
36% Electricity
50% Heat
Gas
Heat Exchanger
Exhaust Heat
Exchanger
11% Flue Losses3% Radiation Losses
86%
Localised generation makes use of waste heat.
Reduces conversion losses significantly
Conversion efficiency improvements – Building Scale CHP
61% Flue Losses
36%
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UEA’s Combined Heat and Power
3 units each generating up to 1.0 MW electricity and 1.4 MW heat
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Conversion efficiency improvements
1997/98 electricity gas oil Total
MWh 19895 35148 33
Emission factor kg/kWh 0.46 0.186 0.277
Carbon dioxide Tonnes 9152 6538 9 15699
Electricity Heat
1999/2000
Total site
CHP generation
export import boilers CHP oil total
MWh 20437 15630 977 5783 14510 28263 923Emission
factorkg/kWh -0.46 0.46 0.186 0.186 0.277
CO2 Tonnes -449 2660 2699 5257 256 10422
Before installation
After installation
This represents a 33% saving in carbon dioxide
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• Low Energy Buildings
• Effective Adaptive Energy Management
• Photovoltaics
• Combined Heat and Power
• Absorption Chilling
• Advanced CHP using Biomass Gasification
• World’s First MBA in Strategic Carbon Management
Low Energy Buildings
Photo-Voltaics
Efficient CHP Absorption Chilling
Trailblazing to a Low Carbon Future
Low Energy Buildings
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Conversion efficiency improvements
Load Factor of CHP Plant at UEA
Demand for Heat is low in summer: plant cannot be used effectivelyMore electricity could be generated in summer
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A typical Air conditioning/Refrigeration Unit
节流阀Throttle Valve
冷凝器
绝热
Condenser
Heat rejected
蒸发器
为冷却进行热提取
Evaporator
Heat extracted for cooling
高温高压
High TemperatureHigh Pressure
低温低压
Low TemperatureLow Pressure
Compressor
压缩器
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Absorption Heat Pump
Adsorption Heat pump reduces electricity demand and increases electricity generated
节流阀Throttle Valve
冷凝器
绝热
Condenser
Heat rejected
蒸发器
为冷却进行热提取
Evaporator
Heat extracted for cooling
高温高压
High TemperatureHigh Pressure
低温低压
Low TemperatureLow Pressure
外部热
Heat from external source
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吸收器
吸收器
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Absorber
Desorber
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A 1 MW Adsorption chiller
1 MW 吸附冷却器
• Reduces electricity demand in summer
• Increases electricity generated locally
• Saves ~500 tonnes Carbon Dioxide annually
• Uses Waste Heat from CHP
• provides most of chilling requirements in summer
The Future: Biomass Advanced Gasifier/ Combined Heat and Power
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• Addresses increasing demand for energy as University expands
• Will provide an extra 1.4MW of electrical energy and 2MWth heat• Will have under 7 year payback• Will use sustainable local wood fuel mostly from waste from saw
mills• Will reduce Carbon Emissions of UEA by ~ 25% despite increasing student numbers by 250%
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Photo-Voltaics
Advanced Biomass CHP using GasificationEfficient CHP Absorption Chilling
Trailblazing to a Low Carbon Future
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1990 2006 Change since 1990
2011 Change since 1990
Students 5570 14047 +152% 16000 +187%
Floor Area (m2) 138000 207000 +50% 220000 +159%
CO2 (tonnes) 19420 21652 +11% 14000 -28%
CO2 kg/m2 140.7 104.6 -25.7% 63.6 -54.8%
CO2 kg/student 3490 1541 -55.8% 875 -74.9%
Efficient CHP Absorption Chilling
Trailblazing to a Low Carbon Future
Target Day
Results of the “Big Switch-Off”
With a concerted effort savings of 25% or more are possibleHow can these be translated into long term savings?
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UEA’s Pathway to a Low Carbon Future: A summary
5. Offset Carbon Emissions
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3. Improving Conversion Efficiency
1. Raising Awareness
4. Using Renewable Energy
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Conclusions
UEA has achieved Carbon reductions by:
• Constructing Low Energy Buildings• Effective adaptive energy management which has typically
reduced energy requirements in a low energy building by 50% or more.
• Use of Renewable Energy: Photovoltaic electric generation but opportunities were missed which would have made
more optimum use of electricity generated.• The existing CHP plant reduced carbon emissions by
around 30%• Adsorption chilling has been a win-win situation reducing
summertime electricity demand and increasing electricity generated locally.
• Awareness raising of occupants of buildings can lead to significant savings
• By the end of 2013, UEA should have reduced its carbon emissions per student by 70% compared to 1990.