IJET 2024 Vol.16(3): 155-158
DOI: 10.7763/IJET.2024.V16.1273
Approach to Usage of Renewable Energy Sources in European University Campuses—Case Study
Dorota Anna Krawczyk1,*, Javier M. Rey-Hernández2, Francisco J. Rey-Martínez3, Constantinos S. Psomopoulos4, Beata Sadowska1,and Jolanta Šadauskienė5
1. Department of Sustainable Construction and Building Systems, Bialystok University of Technology, Bialystok, Poland
2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Malaga, Málaga, Spain
3. Department of Energy and Fluid Mechanics, University of Valladolid, Valladolud, Spain
4. Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering University of West Attica, Egaleo, Greece
5. Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Kaunas University of Technology, Kaunas, Lithuania
Email: d.krawczyk@pb.edu.pl (D.A.K.); jrey@uma.es (J.M.R.-H.); rey@eii.uva.es (F.J.R.-M.); cpsomop@uniwa.gr (C.S.P.); jolanta.sadauskiene@ktu.lt (J.S.)
*Corresponding author
Manuscript received April 10, 2024; revised May 8, 2024; accepted June 2, 2024; published August 9, 2024
Abstract—Nowadays, we can observe various scenarios aiming to promote the decarbonization of the university campuses. Higher education institutions are expected to be pioneers in development and application of sustainable solutions. This paper presents innovative solutions as well as education of society. As many approaches to decarbonization of university campuses are tested and applied it is necessary to study the effects in context to possible application in different climate conditions. In this paper, real solutions applied in Bialystok (Poland), Valladolid and Malaga (Spain), Kaunas (Lithuania) and Athens (Greece) are described as well as future plans for technical solutions to make campuses energy efficient and eco-friendly. As shown, it is hard to find a consistent and one-size-fits-all approach to this issue. Unique needs with the perspective of changes in the heat and cool demand, national rules on development of renewable energy sources, energy price volatility as well as technical possibilities of application of individual solutions on campuses affect the choice of the applied realization.
Keywords—campus, renewable energy, district heating, Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems, biomass, Photovoltaic (PV) panels, wind turbines, heat pumps
Cite: Dorota Anna Krawczyk, Javier M. Rey-Hernández, Francisco J. Rey-Martínez, Constantinos S. Psomopoulos, Beata Sadowska, and Jolanta Šadauskienė, "Approach to Usage of Renewable Energy Sources in European University Campuses—Case Study," International Journal of Engineering and Technology, vol. 16, no. 3, pp. 155-158, 2024.
