UVM Clean Energy Fund: 2010-2011 Annual Report

UVM Clean Energy Fund:
2010-2011 Annual Report
Prepared by
Mieko Ozeki, Sustainability Projects Coordinator &
James Wilcox, Education & Outreach Fellow
UVM Office of Sustainability
July 27, 2011
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
During the 2010-2011 academic year, projects completed with the support of the University of Vermont’s
Clean Energy Fund (CEF) have strengthened UVM’s renewable energy infrastructure, increased the number
of clean energy-related educational offerings, and given students hands-on experience in work central to the
clean energy economy. In addition to the projects already completed, the CEF Implementation Team has
been in the process of working to complete additional projects supported by the fund; and the CEF
Committee has recommended seven new projects that have been approved by the Vice President for Finance
and Administration.
Specific Clean Energy Fund accomplishments during the past academic year include:
•
The installation of 17 highly visible solar trackers, which will produce approximately 95,880 KWH
and prevent approximately 35 metric tons of carbon emissions per year, and which have provided a
valuable learning opportunity for the University that would not have happened without the CEF
•
The successful delivery of new clean energy related course content that would not have happened
otherwise, in which over 40 students gained hands-on experience with energy auditing and electric
vehicles
•
A jump in the visibility and academic relevance of the fund due to increased outreach efforts and a
more participatory idea submission method, which involved 110 participants, up from 19 the previous
year
•
In-class outreach related the CEF’s history, purpose, projects, and opportunities for student
involvement to over 300 students in the following settings: Eco-Reps meetings, Environmental
Sciences 001, Environmental Studies 001, Environmental Studies 151, and Environmental Studies 187
•
The approval of projects such as an internship program and a comprehensive renewable energy
feasibility study that will significantly build the capacity of the Clean Energy Fund and aid the
University in meeting its Climate Action Plan goals moving into the future
As we head towards the 2011-2012 academic year, we plan to increase our outreach and student engagement
efforts even more, particularly to students outside of the “environmental” majors and departments who may
not yet be aware of the fund. As always, we will continue to ensure that opportunities for student
involvement are built in to every project supported by the CEF. During the year, feel free to check on our
progress at http://www.uvm.edu/sustain/clean-energy-fund. You can find up-to-date information on
specific projects at http://www.uvm.edu/sustain/clean-energy-fund/cef-projects.
Sincerely,
Alex McConaghy
Student Chair, Clean Energy Fund Committee
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Executive Summary......................................................................................................................................................... 2
CEF Committee................................................................................................................................................................ 5
2008-2009 CEF committee members..................................................................................................................... 5
2009-2010 CEF committee members..................................................................................................................... 5
2010-2011 CEF committee members..................................................................................................................... 6
2008-present Fund advisors & Administrators ..................................................................................................... 6
Project Budgets................................................................................................................................................................. 7
2009-2010 .................................................................................................................................................................... 7
2010-2011 .................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Financial Statement......................................................................................................................................................... 8
Revenue ....................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Expenditures............................................................................................................................................................... 8
Balance......................................................................................................................................................................... 8
CEF Program and Project Implementation............................................................................................................. 9
2009-2010 Projects .......................................................................................................................................................... 11
Aiken Solar Trackers ................................................................................................................................................ 11
Energy Auditing & Retrofitting Course ............................................................................................................. 12
Virtual Solar Carport Course .................................................................................................................................. 13
Biomass Feasibility Study for Trinity Campus ................................................................................................ 14
Slade Hall Solar Hot Water System ..................................................................................................................... 15
University-wide Energy Display System ............................................................................................................ 16
Equine Center Solar Photovoltaic System ......................................................................................................... 17
Solar Power & Smart Grid Research.................................................................................................................... 18
2010-2011 Projects ........................................................................................................................................................... 20
Comprehensive Campus Renewable Energy Feasibility Study .................................................................. 20
Green Labs Program ................................................................................................................................................ 21
Clean Energy Internship Program ....................................................................................................................... 22
Clean Energy Futures Lecture/Workshop Series ........................................................................................... 23
Organic Solar Cells Fabricated by UVM Students .......................................................................................... 24
Pilot Revolving Door Installation ......................................................................................................................... 25
GreenHouse Solar ..................................................................................................................................................... 26
Appendices ....................................................................................................................................................................... 27
Appendix 1: CEF Organizational & Process Chart ........................................................................................... 27
Appendix 2: CEF Project selection & implementation process chart ............................................................ 28
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Appendix 3: CEF Fellow report, 2010-2011 ....................................................................................................... 29
Appendix 4: CEF Project Timeline ...................................................................................................................... 32
Appendix 5: CEF Project Map (Completed Projects) ....................................................................................... 33
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CEF COMMITTEE
UVM’s Clean Energy Fund Committee is composed of four Undergraduate students, two Graduate
students, three staff members, one faculty member, and one alumni representative. Representative
bodies and University offices that appoint and recommend members include the Student
Government Association, the Graduate Student Senate, the Staff Council, the Office of
Sustainability, the Physical Plant Department, and the Office of Capital Planning. We gratefully
acknowledge the service of the CEF’s voting and non-voting committee members and advisors
listed below.
2008-2009 CEF COMMITTEE MEMBERS
•
•
•
•
Bryce Jones, Student Government Association (SGA) appointed chair of the Committee on
Diversity and Environmental Ethics (CODEE)
Jarod Alvord, Campus Energy Group President
Emma Kennedy, Undergraduate student at large appointed by SGA
Dan Belhuemer, Undergraduate student appointed by the Office of Sustainability
•
•
Eric Garza, Graduate Student Senate (GSS) appointed member
Rachael Beddoe, Graduate student appointed by the Office of Sustainability
•
•
Sal Chiarelli, Director of Physical Plant
Bob Vaughan, Appointee from Capital Planning
•
Don Ross, Faculty member from Faculty Senate Financial and Physical Planning Committee
2009-2010 CEF COMMITTEE MEMBERS
•
•
•
•
David Maciewicz, Student Government Association (SGA) appointed chair of the
Committee on Diversity and Environmental Ethics (CODEE)
Laura Townsend, Campus Energy Group President
Julia Michel, Undergraduate student at large appointed by SGA
Jessie-Ruth Ann Corkins, Undergraduate student appointed by the Office of Sustainability
•
•
Eric Garza, Graduate Student Senate (GSS) appointed member
Rachael Beddoe, Graduate student appointed by the Office of Sustainability
•
•
•
Sal Chiarelli, Director of Physical Plant
Bob Vaughan, Appointee from Capital Planning
Francis Churchill, Staff member at large as recommended by Staff Council
•
Don Ross, Faculty member from Faculty Senate Financial and Physical Planning Committee
•
David C. Arms, Jr., Alumni/Community Relations member
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2010-2011 CEF COMMITTEE MEMBERS
•
•
•
•
•
Joshua Benes, Student Government Association (SGA) appointed chair of the Committee
on Diversity and Environmental Ethics (CODEE)
Alex McConaghy, Undergraduate student at large appointed by SGA
Keegan Fairfield, Undergraduate student at large appointed by SGA
Erin Jackson, Undergraduate student appointed by the Office of Sustainability
Kelsey Pratt, Undergraduate student alternate at large appointed by SGA
•
•
Eric Garza, Graduate Student Senate (GSS) appointed member
Brian McGowan, Graduate student appointed by the Office of Sustainability
•
•
•
Sal Chiarelli, Director of Physical Plant
Bob Vaughan, Appointee from Capital Planning
Francis Churchill, Staff member at large as recommended by Staff Council
•
Cathy Beaudoin, Faculty member from Faculty Senate Financial and Physical Planning
Committee
•
David C. Arms, Jr., Alumni/Community Relations member
•
James Wilcox, Non-voting member, Clean Energy Fund Education & Outreach Fellow from
Office of Sustainability
Michelle Smith, Non-voting member, CEF Projects Liaison and Green Buildings
Coordinator from Capital Planning
•
2008-PRESENT FUND ADVISORS & ADMINISTRATORS
•
•
Gioia Thompson, Non-voting member, Sustainability Director from Office of Sustainability
Mieko A. Ozeki, Non-voting member, Fund Administrator from Office of Sustainability
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PROJECT BUDGETS
For project details, including status and specific expenditures, see individual project entries on pages
11-26.
2009-2010
PROJECT
APPROVED BUDGET
Aiken Solar Trackers
Energy Auditing & Retrofitting Course
Virtual Solar Carport Course
Biomass Feasibility Study for Trinity Campus
Slade Hall Solar Hot Water System
University-wide Energy Display System
Equine Center Solar Photovoltaic System
Solar Power & Smart Grid Research
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
200,000.00
12,110.00
6,000.00
35,000.00
24,750.00
44,000.00
125,618.00
27,000.00
EXPENDITURES TO
DATE
($200,000.00)
($2,964.55)
($6,000.00)
($1,824.00)
($0)
($0)
($22,000.00)
($27,000.00)
2010-2011
PROJECT
Comprehensive Campus Renewable Energy
Feasibility Study
Green Labs Program
Clean Energy Internship Program
Clean Energy Futures Lecture/Workshop
Series
Organic Solar Cells Fabricated by UVM
Students
Pilot Revolving Door Installation
GreenHouse Solar Feasibility Study
APPROVED
BUDGET
EXPENDITURES
TO DATE
$
100,000.00
$
(0.00)
$
$
60,000.00
25,000.00
$
$
(0.00)
(0.00)
$
20,000.00
$
(0.00)
$
15,050.00
$
(0.00)
$
4,000.00 $
(0.00)
*Will be implemented as part of Comprehensive Campus
Renewable Energy Feasibility Study
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT
REVENUE
FY09
(2008-2009)
FY10
(2009-2010)
FY11
(2010-2011)
NET
REVENUE
$ 226,931.13
$ 235,966.26
$ 237,233.80
$700, 131.19
EXPENDITURES
As of May 15, 2011, the following expenditures were incurred:
PROJECTS
EXPENDITURES
Aiken Solar Trackers project:
Installation & equipment purchase costs
Energy Auditing course (Fall 2010):
Salary & fringe for course development
Virtual Carport course module (Spring 2011):
Salary & fringe for course development
Trinity Biomass feasibility study:
UVM Physical Plant intern wages
Miller Farm Solar Panels:
Structural analysis by external consultant
$
(200,000.00)
$
(2,964.55)
$
(6,000.00)
$
(1,824.00)
$
(22,000.00)
Solar Power & Smart Grid Lab:
Salary & fringe for faculty and graduate student, equipment costs.
$
(27,000.00)
PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION and EDUCATION & OUTREACH PROGRAM
CEF Graduate Fellowship:
Graduate fellow salary & tuition costs
$
(32,000.00)
Fund Administration:
Costs associated with project management and third-party services to
coordinate project proposal process
$
(1,665.76)
Project Contingency:
Costs associated with unexpected project expenses
$
(2,305.69)
TOTAL EXPENDITURES
$
BALANCE
As of May 15, 2011, the current balance remaining in the CEF is: $406,676.88
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(295,760)
CEF PROGRAM AND PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
In FY10, the CEFC allocated funds for an ongoing support program for the Clean Energy Fund,
consisting of a graduate fellow to take on CEF education and outreach, a project management
budget, and contingency funds. The increased capacity resulting from this allocation has provided
the CEF with more visibility among students, staff and faculty; more student involvement; and the
ability to better undertake the complex process of project implementation, which can include
coordinating the efforts of numerous UVM offices, hiring outside contractors, issuing RFPs, and
searching for matching grant funds. Because the CEF had the support of a dedicated
implementation team and funds, its outreach efforts were consistent and effective, a large array of
projects moved forward smoothly, and UVM engaged in a valuable organizational learning process
related to renewable energy on campus alongside the work of project implementation. For additional
information on the organization of the CEF and its administrative, implementation, and project
selection processes, see Appendix 1: CEF Organizational Chart and Appendix 2: Project Selection &
Implementation Process Chart.
The new graduate fellow position subsequently created by this funding allocation and housed in the
Office of Sustainability was charged with creating a university-wide educational program based on
CEF projects. The fellow was expected to work closely with the Committee, the GreenHouse,
CDAE Renewable Energy courses 06 and 106, and new Energy Auditing course 195 through
Continuing Education, as well as Eco-Reps, Slade Hall and perhaps other Service Learning projects.
James Wilcox, a Ph.D student in the Rubenstein School, was hired for this position beginning in
August 2010; he started working on the 2010-2011 Request for Project Ideas process immediately.
He helped develop a customized collective intelligence site through a third party service called
IdeaScale© to collect and process CEF project ideas from the UVM community. For additional
information on the CEF Fellowship, see Appendix 3: CEF Fellow Report, 2010-2011.
CEF PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION BUDGET
Activity
1. Education and Outreach Fellow: graduate fellow
position
2. Project Management Budget: time, services and
materials required to implement projects
3. Contingent Funds: Reserved for unanticipated
expenses
Total annual expense
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Annual expense
$ 32,000
$ 25,000
$ 25,000
$ 82,000
CEF PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION: ACTUAL EXPENSES:
PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION and EDUCATION & OUTREACH PROGRAM
CEF Graduate Fellowship:
• Graduate fellow salary ($24,000 for 12 months)
• Tuition costs ($8000)
$ (32,000.00)
Fund administration:
Costs associated with project management and third-party services to coordinate
project proposal process:
• Software: $512.80
• Third-party services (Wufoo, IdeaScale©, Basecamp): $657.96
• Conferences (NESEA & Clean Energy Workforce): $495.00
$ (1,665.76)
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2009-2010 PROJECTS
AIKEN SOLAR
TRACKERS
Project Progress
Project Description
100% complete
In 2010, the CEF funded the installation of seventeen 4 kilowatt AllSun Trackers™
by AllEarth Renewables, Inc. The AllSun Trackers™ are “dual-axis active trackers
that use GPS to ensure the solar panels always follow the sun” to produce the
optimal amount of electricity. The electricity produced from these solar trackers
will count towards the LEED accreditation for the greening of UVM's Aiken
building, home of the Rubenstein School of Environment & Natural Resources.
The trackers, installed in December 2010, are operated by AllEarth Renewables,
Inc., under a power purchase agreement and will be purchased outright by UVM in
five years.
Energy Production: approximately 95,880 kilowatt-hours per year
CO2 Equivalent Reduction: approximately 35 metric tons per year
Location: 705 Spear Street
Photographs from the course module related to this project can be seen
online at:
http://tinyurl.com/6au6t9c
Student Involvement
Project Budget
Expenditures to Date
Students from the Greening of Aiken course visited construction site; student
interns documented the installation
Up to $200,000
Funds appropriated for lease to purchase arrangement of solar
trackers at U.S. Forest Service property on 705 Spear Street.
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$ 200,000.00
ENERGY
AUDITING &
RETROFITTING
COURSE
Project Progress
100% complete
Project Description
The CEF funded the development of an energy auditing course (CDAE 195) by
Gund Institute Fellow and Rubenstein and CDAE faculty Gary Flomenhoft. The
CEF also provided funds for project implementation. The course ran in Fall 2010
and was taught by David Keefe. Student feedback was positive, and the class
participated in a group audit of the Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity house with
infrared imaging and blower door testing. The next iteration of the course will
feature an on-campus energy auditing partnership with UVM’s Energy
Management Office.
Student Involvement
Students who enroll in the course received hands-on experience with energy
auditing and gain skills that will prepare them for future clean energy internshipa
and jobs.
Project Budget
Expenditures to Date
$12,110
Salary and fringe benefits for course development,
conducted by Gary Flomenhoft (CDAE):
• Tenured faculty salary.
• Fringe benefit rate.
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TOTAL
$ 2,110.00
$ 854.55
$2,964.55
VIRTUAL SOLAR
CARPORT COURSE
Project Progress
Project Description
100% complete
In 2010, the Clean Energy Fund voted to support the development of a new
course module by Richard Watts of UVM's Transportation Research Center.
In Spring 2011, Professor Watts was to link the data points from a UVM
solar array with the TRC's plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) as a
demonstration tool for a course module, seminar, and class speaking
engagements connecting sustainable transportation and renewable energy.
The PHEV became the center of a two-week course module on sustainable
transportation systems, the linkages between renewable energy and
transportation, and the impacts of transportation relating to energy use,
emissions and driver behavior.
Photographs from this course module can be seen online at:
http://tinyurl.com/6gk5wg7
Student Involvement
Project Budget
Expenditures to Date
Students enrolled in the course engaged in hands-on learning with UVM’s
alternative fuel vehicles.
Up to $6,000
Salary and fringe benefits for course development,
conducted by Richard Watts & Tom McGrath
(Transportation Resource Center) :
• Tenured faculty salary.
• Fringe benefit rate.
Supplies
TOTAL
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$4092.00
$1657.00
$251.00
$6,000.00
BIOMASS
FEASIBILITY
STUDY FOR
TRINITY CAMPUS
Project Progress
40% complete
Project Description
This project, approved by the CEF committee in 2010, explored the
feasibility of a potential biomass energy system on UVM's Trinity Campus.
The first phase of the project, an initial feasibility study, was completed in
December of 2010 by interns in the Physical Plant Department. Subsequent
research to be funded by the project has not been completed as the project
was found to be incompatible with the possibility of a city-wide district
energy system.
Student Involvement
Undergraduate Engineering students interning for Physical Plant prepared
and presented the initial report.
Project Budget
Expenditures to Date
Up to $35,000
Temporary wages for three interns from Physical Plant
conducting initial feasibility study from December 2010January 2011.
• 120 hours of work at $14.00 per hour plus 8.6% Parttime fringe rate.
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$1,824.00
SLADE HALL
SOLAR HOT WATER
SYSTEM
Project Progress
40% complete
Project Description
In 2010, the CEF approved a proposal by Slade Hall students for a solar hot
water system. The Clean Energy Fund’s implementation team has since been
working with Slade Hall students to determine the system’s specifics and to
move the project forward in compliance with the University’s administrative
policies and procedures.
Student Involvement
Slade students have been involved in every step of the process, from writing
the initial proposal, to communicating with vendors and working with the
CEF Implementation Team, Physical Plant, and Campus Planning.
Project Budget
Expenditures to Date
Up to $24,750
No expenditures to date. An estimate has been provided by a local solar
installer, but Slade students have expressed an interest in an alternative site
for the project, as the total impact and efficiency of solar hot water at Slade
Hall is reduced by the facts that Slade is connected to the central campus
heating and cooling plant and that Slade is not in use during the summer
months when the system is producing the most hot water. Options for solar
hot water will be re-evaluated after the campus feasibility study has been
completed
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UNIVERSITY-WIDE
ENERGY DISPLAY
SYSTEM
Project Progress
30% complete
Project Description
The CEF is supporting the expansion of a building dashboard system
similar to the current system in the Davis Center and the system planned
for the new Aiken building. This system will display the energy usage of a
number of buildings on campus in conjunction with the amount generated
by renewable systems on campus.
Student Involvement
Once installed, the project will be used for educational benefit in numerous
courses, and students in residence halls linked in to the system will be able
to take advantage of real-time energy monitoring.
Project Budget
Expenditures to Date
Up to $44,000
No expenditures to date. The Clean Energy Fund implementation team is
working with the Office of Energy Management to ensure that buildings to
add are strategically chosen based on type, use, programmatic
appropriateness, and the existence of proper metering and monitoring
infrastructure.
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EQUINE CENTER
SOLAR
PHOTOVOLTAIC
SYSTEM
Project Progress
Project Description
30% complete
This project will involve the installation of a grid-tied photovoltaic system at
the site of University of Vermont’s Ellen A. Hardacre Equine Center in the
Miller Research Center at 500 Spear Street. The PV system would generate
power for the horse barn’s electrical needs including lights, computers,
appliances and other necessary equipment during the academic year. During
the summer, the Equine Center is not in use and solar power generated from
the system would be sold back to grid.
Proposed Energy Production: approximately 45,717 kilowatt-hours per
year
Proposed CO2 Equivalent Reduction: approximately 18 metric tons per
year
Student Involvement
Project Budget
Expenditures to Date
Students worked on the initial proposal with the Support of Dean Josie
Davis; Student observation and participation will be incorporated into
installation plan.
Up to $125,618
Pre-Construction Services for the structural and electrical
consultant evaluation and feasibility toward the
installation of fixed solar panels at the Miller Research
Farm.
• Expenses would include Structural Consultant,
Electrical Consultant and misc. administration
expenses.
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$22,000.00
SOLAR POWER &
SMART GRID
RESEARCH
Project Progress
Project Description
10% complete
The goal of this project is to transform Votey Hall into an integrated,
wireless, smart grid and renewable energy laboratory. Smart grid technology
is considered by many to be the technology industry with the largest
potential for near-­-term growth. Aspects of smart grid have the potential to
make electricity cleaner, more reliable, and, potentially, more affordable. An
important component of smart grid is technology that will allow electricity
customers to better visualize how and when they consume electricity and to
more efficiently manage their appliances. Another goal of smart grid is to
better enable the integration of small-­-scale renewable power generation
technology into the power grid.
Project Champions: Paul Hines and Jeff Frolik
This project will initiate an effort to transform Votey Hall into a living
smart grid laboratory. Students will complete the following engineering
tasks:
•
Student Involvement
•
•
•
Design and build two multiple axis solar photovoltaic tracking
systems on the roof of Votey Hall.
Design and install a battery storage system to mitigate the
intermittent nature of the solar power.
Design and install a wireless sensor network for Votey Hall that will
enable energy system components to communicate with one
another, with a central energy management server, and with a smart
meter for the building.
Design and install a display on the first floor of Votey that will allow
visitors and students to see the amount of energy consumed in the
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building.
This student team will require substantial interaction among electrical
engineering, mechanical engineering and computer science students. We
anticipate the team to include at least 2 Electrical Engineering, 2 Mechanical
Engineering and 1 Computer Science student.
Project Budget
Expenditures to Date
Up to $27,000
Multi-year project (FY11 & FY12)
 Undergraduate and graduate student wages
 General supplies and materials
 Salary and fringe benefits for course development,
conducted by Paul Hines and Jeff Frolik (School of
Engineering):
• Tenured faculty salary.
• Fringe benefit rate.
TOTAL
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$12,500.00
$9,500.00
$3,559.00
$1,441.00
$27,000.00
2010-2011 PROJECTS
COMPREHENSIVE
CAMPUS
RENEWABLE
ENERGY
FEASIBILITY STUDY
Project Description:
How significant a role can campus-based renewable energy play in UVM’s
progress towards carbon neutrality? The CEF will fund a study to help
answer this question and generate scenarios to aid in renewable energy
planning at UVM. This study has the potential to lay the groundwork for
future decisions about resource allocation to renewable energy installation
projects on campus. The deliverable analysis of this study will serve as
foundational knowledge for both the CEF Committee and key campus
stakeholders including UVM’s Campus Planning, Physical Plant, Facilities,
Design, and Construction and senior administration.
Student Involvement:
Students will be involved with the consultant in an education and outreach
capacity
Project Budget:
Up to $100,000
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GREEN LABS
PROGRAM
Project Description:
This program will help reduce energy consumption in laboratory buildings
through strategic equipment upgrades and peer outreach. The CEF will
fund a program manager to run a pilot program that 1) involves individual
laboratory members in identifying opportunities for efficiency in their
laboratory and promoting efficient behavior among their peers; 2) upgrades
inefficient laboratory equipment and techniques and 3) encourages labs to
turn equipment off when not in use, and to retire unnecessary or duplicate
equipment. Funding for equipment modifications and upgrades will be
provided by the Physical Plant Department’s Office of Energy
Management.
Student Involvement:
Potential exists for student employees to participate.
Project Budget:
Up to $60,000
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CLEAN ENERGY
INTERNSHIP
PROGRAM
Project Description:
The CEF will to sponsor student internships dedicated to clean energy on
campus. Applications for these funds from internship sponsors and
applications for internships from interested students will be received and
evaluated on a rolling basis. Initial internships may include: campus energy
management, energy accounting, energy mapping, installations & feasibility
studies.
Student Involvement:
Internships will be open to all UVM students, depending on qualifications
sought.
Project Budget:
Up to $25,000
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CLEAN ENERGY
FUTURES
LECTURE/WORKSHOP
SERIES
Project Description:
The CEF will set aside funds each year to sponsor clean energy-related
lectures, talks, symposia, and/or workshops. Applications will be
solicited three times per year, and interested individuals or departments
can apply for funds to offset a significant percentage of costs, such as
speaker honoraria and travel, and event services charges.
Student Involvement:
Students will be eligible to apply for funds to organize events (with
department support).
Project Budget:
Up to $20,000
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ORGANIC SOLAR
CELLS FABRICATED
BY UVM STUDENTS
Project Description:
This project will support a Materials Science course offering in which
students will fabricate organic solar cells (i.e. photovoltaic, polymeric, bilayer, heterojunction devices). The CEF will fund student assistants to
assist with the project as well as the purchase of necessary supplies and
equipment.
Student Involvement:
In addition to undergraduate and graduate students participating in the lab
preparations for this project, students can register for the course (Physics
008: Physics, Energy & the Environment).
Project Budget:
Up to $15,050
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PILOT REVOLVING
DOOR
INSTALLATION
(ARCHITECTURAL STUDY)
Project Description:
Proposed by the Physical Plant Department, this project will lay the
groundwork for a potential installation of energy-saving revolving doors at
either the Davis Center or Bailey-Howe Library. Because revolving doors
are a highly visible, culturally significant, and architecturally distinct
approach to efficiency, this project would be well-aligned with the mission
of the Clean Energy Fund. The end project would eventually involve
students in measuring the actual energy, cost savings, and carbon
reductions achieved once the revolving doors have been installed and in
use. If successful, revolving doors could be incorporated into building
entryway standards across campus.
Student Involvement:
Student interns presented initial idea to Physical Plant; student interns will
participate in subsequent feasibility studies in relation to this project and
savings evaluations if project is implemented.
Project Budget:
Up to $4,000
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GREENHOUSE
SOLAR
(STRUCTURAL AND
ELECTRICAL STUDY)
Project Description:
Though solar energy opportunities on campus will be addressed in the
comprehensive campus renewable energy feasibility study, the CEF will
support a structural and electrical feasibility study of the GreenHouse
residential learning community facilities for a potential rooftop solar array.
Student Involvement:
GreenHouse students will have access to the consultant to lear about the
feasibility study process.
Project Budget:
*Will be implemented as part of Comprehensive Campus Renewable
Energy Feasibility Study
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APPENDICES
APPENDIX 1: CEF ORGANIZATIONAL & PROCESS CHART
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APPENDIX 2: CEF PROJECT SELECTION & IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS CHART
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APPENDIX 3: CEF FELLOW REPORT, 2010-2011
INTRODUCTION
I stepped into my role as Education & Outreach Fellow for UVM’s Clean Energy Fund under the
supervision of the Office of Sustainability in mid-August of 2010, with the project implementation cycle
already underway and a new call for ideas about to be released. I initially encountered a significant
learning curve, as I needed to learn quite a bit about the administrative organization of UVM and connect
with key contacts to effectively engage with the community for outreach, education and promotion
purposes, and to meaningfully participate in the project implementation process. However, as the 20102011 academic year progressed, and I became more familiar with the institution and its systems, I was
able to accomplish the tasks outlined below.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES EXECUTED, 2010-2011
Educational Outreach
•
Gave presentations on the CEF’s history, purpose, projects, and opportunities for student involvement
to over 300 students in the following settings: Eco-Reps (9/27), First-year Environmental Science class
(9/29), ENVS 1 (10/18), ENVS 151 (10/28), Campus Sustainability class (2/8)
Community Outreach and Promotion
•
Distributed Call for Ideas to UVM community through SGA, GSS, and GreenUVM listservs, outreach
to Faculty and Staff, and class presentations
•
Participated in interviews with the Cynic and worked with University Communications to support and
craft messages to the community about the CEF and its projects
Committee Support
•
Gathered information related to current projects and prepared monthly status reports
•
Monitored Call for Ideas and prepared initial report on outcomes based on the 68 ideas received
•
Researched match funding opportunities, and identified the Vermont Small-scale Renewable Energy
Incentive Program, the USFS Woody Biomass Utilization Grant, and the USDA REAP grant as
potential replacements for the Vermont CEDF.
Project Planning & Implementation
•
With Michelle Smith, worked as part of the CEF implementation team to facilitate the ongoing
progress of CEF projects
•
Regularly met with and attended meetings with key staff in PPD and campus planning in relation to
approved and pending CEF project.
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Website & Documentation
•
Helped to build and populate the CEF website, including documentation, agendas & minutes,
project documentation, press, FAQs, and forthcoming idea management module
•
Documented solar tracker installation
Conferences & Workshops
•
Attended the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE)
conference, co-presenting a panel session on implementing green fees, using the CEF as a case study
•
Attended the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA) and Renewable Energy Vermont
(REV) conferences, meetings of the Northeast Campus Sustainability Consortium (NECSC) and the
Vermont Campus Sustainability Network (VCN), and a Community-based Social Marketing (CBSM)
workshop to stay current in the current state of the renewable energy field, learn about best
practices, and gain greater understanding of behavior change strategies.
Facilitating Call for Ideas & Proposal Development
•
Researched idea management software, built out the IdeaScale module the committee ultimately
used, and moderated the IdeaScale community
•
Worked with idea submitters, University offices, and CEF implementation team to develop ideas
into actionable proposals
END OF SEMESTER & SUMMER PROJECTS
 Release internship and lecture/workshop announcements and liaise with respective
subcommittees
 Continue to seek matching funds for current projects
 Document procedures and practices involved in solar tracker installation
 Prepare idea collection module for fall launch
 Release and follow-up on RFP’s for Comprehensive Campus Renewable Energy Feasibility Study
and Trinity Biomass project.
 Continue to work with implementation team to move approved projects forward, focusing
particularly on Equine Center and Campus-wide Dashboard projects
 Prepare for expanded promotion of Call for Ideas and educational outreach at the beginning of
the fall semester
 Document procedures and processes and preparing orientation materials related to the fellow
position.
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Time Distribution by Responsibility:
CEF Education & Outreach Fellow
Conferences &
Workshops
5%
Educational
Outreach
15%
Facilitating Call for
Ideas & Proposal
Development
15%
Community
Outreach &
Promotion
15%
Website &
Documentation
10%
Committee Support
20%
Project Planning &
Implementation
20%
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APPENDIX 4: CEF PROJECT TIMELINE
Projected Clean Energy Fund Projects Timeline
2011
2010
Apr-10 May-10 Jun-10 Jul-10
Aug-10 Sep-10 Oct-10
Nov-10 Dec-10 Jan-11 Feb-11 Mar-11 Apr-11 May-11 Jun-11 Jul-11
2012
Aug-11 Sep-11 Oct-11
Nov-11 Dec-11 Jan-12 Feb-12 Mar-12 Apr-12
Energy Auditing & Retrofitting Course
ACADEMIC
Approved
Planning & Feasibility
Project Running
Finished (for semester; project may run again in subsequent semesters)
Virtual Solar Carport Course Module
Approved
Planning & Feasibility
Project Running
Finished (for semester; project may run again in subsequent semesters)
Organic Solar Cells Fabricated by UVM Students
Approved
Planning & Feasibility
Project Running
Clean Energy Internship Program
Approved
Planning & Feasibility
Project Running
OUTREACH
Clean Energy Futures Lecture/Workshop Series
Approved
Planning & Feasibility
Project Running
University-wide Energy Display System
Approved
Planning & Feasibility
Project Running
Green Labs Program
Approved
Planning & Feasibility
Project Running
Trinity Biomass Feasibility Study
Planning
STUDIES
Approved
Project Running
Finished
Comprehensive Campus Renewable Energy Feasibility Study
Approved
Planning & Feasibility
Project Running
Finished
Project Running
Finished
GreenHouse Solar Feasibility Study
Approved
Project Running
INSTALLATIONS
Aiken Solar Trackers (Spear St.)
Approved
Planning & Feasibility
Installation
Finished
Equine Center Solar Photovoltaic System
Approved
Planning & Feasibility
Installation
Finished
Slade Hall Solar Hot Water System
Approved
Planning & Feasibility
Schedule Unknown
Pilot Revolving Door Installation
Approved
Planning & Feasibility
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Schedule Unknown
May-12
APPENDIX 5: CEF PROJECT MAP (COMPLETED PROJECTS)
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