| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 59.34 |
| Liaison | Elizabeth MacKenzie |
| Submission Date | July 24, 2018 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Iowa
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.78 / 4.00 |
George
Paterson Energy Control Center Manager Facilities Management |
Total energy consumption (all sources, excluding transportation fuels), performance year :
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:
A brief description of on-site renewable electricity generating devices :
The University of Iowa has operated a combined heat and power plant since 1926. The University of Iowa uses traditional feedstock and biomass to generate steam for cost-effective electricity, cooling and water treatment on campus. In 2003, the UI Power Plant pioneered a unique and innovative source of fuel, oat hulls, through a partnership with Quaker Oats in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Oat hulls provide an economical, environmentally friendly source of fuel. The hulls are a by-product of the cereal-making process at Quaker. They are trucked to the Power Plant and co-fired with coal in the circulating fluidized bed (CFB) boiler. The biomass fuel project supports the 2020 Sustainability Vision - Task 2. The task requires the UI to green its energy portfolio and achieve 40% renewable energy by 2020. Replacing coal with biomass is a central strategy. A variety of biomass fuel sources are being investigated including wood chips, miscanthus grass, timber stand, and organic industrial byproducts.
Additionally, there are rooftop solar panels on some campus buildings.
Non-electric renewable energy generated on-site, performance year:
A brief description of on-site renewable non-electric energy devices:
The University of Iowa has operated a combined heat and power plant since 1926. The University of Iowa uses traditional feedstock and biomass to generate steam for cost-effective electricity, cooling and water treatment on campus. In 2003, the UI Power Plant pioneered a unique and innovative source of fuel, oat hulls, through a partnership with Quaker Oats in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Oat hulls provide an economical, environmentally friendly source of fuel. The hulls are a by-product of the cereal-making process at Quaker. They are trucked to the Power Plant and co-fired with coal in the circulating fluidized bed (CFB) boiler. The biomass fuel project supports the 2020 Sustainability Vision - Task 2. The task requires the UI to green its energy portfolio and achieve 40% renewable energy by 2020. Replacing coal with biomass is a central strategy. A variety of biomass fuel sources are being investigated including wood chips, micanthus grass, timber stand, and organic industrial byproducts.
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, performance year:
A brief description of off-site, institution-catalyzed, renewable electricity generating devices:
Total third-party certified RECs, GOs and/or similar renewable energy products (including renewable electricity purchased through a utility-provided certified green power option) purchased during the performance year:
A brief description of the RECs, GOs and/or similar renewable energy products, including contract timeframes:
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Electricity use, by source (percentage of total, 0-100):
| Percentage of total electricity use (0-100) | |
| Biomass | 4.30 |
| Coal | 42.80 |
| Geothermal | 0 |
| Hydro | 0 |
| Natural gas | 9.10 |
| Nuclear | 10.80 |
| Solar photovoltaic | 0 |
| Wind | 32.90 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | 0 |
A brief description of other sources of electricity not specified above:
Energy used for heating buildings, by source::
| Percentage of total energy used to heat buildings (0-100) | |
| Biomass | 24.40 |
| Coal | 29.50 |
| Electricity | 0 |
| Fuel oil | 0 |
| Geothermal | 0 |
| Natural gas | 46.20 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | 0 |
A brief description of other sources of building heating not specified above:
Percentage of total energy consumption from clean and renewable sources:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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