Anhalt University of Applied Sciences is striving to achieve carbon neutrality by 2035. This objective will be attained by primarily decreasing CO2 emissions through the utilization of renewable energy sources, promoting eco-friendly transportation, and cultivating a verdant campus that fosters biodiversity. The University’s sustainability plan emphasizes an interdisciplinary methodology that effectively combines various actions to realize this ambitious aim. However, this paper centers its attention on a crucial aspect: the examination of energy consumption, production, and technical viability. We will evaluate the real energy usage over the past six years, encompassing a sizeable rooftop photovoltaic (PV) system as well as an agrivoltaic system. This unique system combines agriculture, energy generation, and biodiversity measures, referred to Anhalt’s AgriPVplus approach. Additionally, the paper will present an intricate technical analysis of distinct PV systems alternatives, including energy storage, across various locations on the campus. Various factors like orientation, technology, and design will be considered, with a focus on the economic viability of the PV systems and the restrictions imposed by the existing infrastructure. This will provide inputs for a roadmap to expand and integrate PV systems, accounting to the Campus’s demand. The University faces limitations when it comes to injecting surplus energy into the grid. Consequently, a maximum threshold for increasing PV nominal power has been determined, considering the curtailed energy, which stands at approximately 600 kWp.

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The Energy Transition of a University Campus Through Photovoltaic and Battery Storage Systems

  • Sebastian Dittmann,
  • Santiago Tosello,
  • Carlos Meza,
  • Hugo Sanchez,
  • Micheal Klein,
  • Sabine Thalmann,
  • Sabine Tischew

摘要

Anhalt University of Applied Sciences is striving to achieve carbon neutrality by 2035. This objective will be attained by primarily decreasing CO2 emissions through the utilization of renewable energy sources, promoting eco-friendly transportation, and cultivating a verdant campus that fosters biodiversity. The University’s sustainability plan emphasizes an interdisciplinary methodology that effectively combines various actions to realize this ambitious aim. However, this paper centers its attention on a crucial aspect: the examination of energy consumption, production, and technical viability. We will evaluate the real energy usage over the past six years, encompassing a sizeable rooftop photovoltaic (PV) system as well as an agrivoltaic system. This unique system combines agriculture, energy generation, and biodiversity measures, referred to Anhalt’s AgriPVplus approach. Additionally, the paper will present an intricate technical analysis of distinct PV systems alternatives, including energy storage, across various locations on the campus. Various factors like orientation, technology, and design will be considered, with a focus on the economic viability of the PV systems and the restrictions imposed by the existing infrastructure. This will provide inputs for a roadmap to expand and integrate PV systems, accounting to the Campus’s demand. The University faces limitations when it comes to injecting surplus energy into the grid. Consequently, a maximum threshold for increasing PV nominal power has been determined, considering the curtailed energy, which stands at approximately 600 kWp.