| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 65.09 |
| Liaison | Jen Crothers |
| Submission Date | Aug. 2, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of British Columbia
OP-8: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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0.00 / 7.00 |
Orion
Henderson Director, Energy Planning and Innovation Energy and Water Services |
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 :
A brief description of on-site renewable non-electric energy devices:
A brief description of off-site, institution-catalyzed, renewable electricity generating devices:
A brief description of RECs or other similar renewable energy products purchased during the previous year:
A brief description of cogeneration technologies deployed:
The website URL where information about the institution's renewable energy sources is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
BC Hydro, which supplies electricity to the campus, acquires 14% of its power from renewable sources including wind, run-of-river and biomass plants. The environmental attributes are retained by BC Hydro. In addition, nearly 80% of BC Hydro's electricity is carbon-free energy generated by hydroelectric facilities.
The UBC Bioenergy Research and Demonstration Project, a partnership with Vancouver-based Nexterra and General Electric, broke ground in February 2011. When completed in 2012, the $27 million project will be the first biomass-fuelled, heat-and-power co-generation system of its kind in the world, generating enough clean electricity to power 1,500 homes and reducing campus GHG emissions by 9 percent.
While Option 5 gives points for Natural Gas cogeneration, the carbon signature of the BC electricity grid is so low that any electricity generated by this method would increase UBC's GHG inventory.
BC Hydro, which supplies electricity to the campus, acquires 14% of its power from renewable sources including wind, run-of-river and biomass plants. The environmental attributes are retained by BC Hydro. In addition, nearly 80% of BC Hydro's electricity is carbon-free energy generated by hydroelectric facilities.
The UBC Bioenergy Research and Demonstration Project, a partnership with Vancouver-based Nexterra and General Electric, broke ground in February 2011. When completed in 2012, the $27 million project will be the first biomass-fuelled, heat-and-power co-generation system of its kind in the world, generating enough clean electricity to power 1,500 homes and reducing campus GHG emissions by 9 percent.
While Option 5 gives points for Natural Gas cogeneration, the carbon signature of the BC electricity grid is so low that any electricity generated by this method would increase UBC's GHG inventory.
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