Managing Campus Energy: Compromising between Rapid Needs and Environmental Requirement

Abstract

The utilization of energy, especially electricity at Diponegoro University campus continues to increase in line with the development of the university. This increase has a direct impact on the increased costs to be paid by the university. Some of the causes of increased utilization of electrical energy is the construction of new buildings to meet the needs, increased learning activities and education, research activities in the laboratory, and various other activities. On the other hand, the increase of energy utilization is considered not good from the environment point of view, especially the utilization of electrical energy coming from non sustainable resources. Efforts to compromise on both are to develop policies in developing environmentally friendly buildings, efficiency in utilization of electrical energy, and development of sustainable energy sources.

Undip Initiative for Sustainability (UNITY): A University Sustainability Program

“…The addition of laboratory equipments as well as other facilities also requires electrical energy, including for maintenance. Almost all rooms in Undip use air conditioner considering the high temperatures in the tropics, so that the increase in electricity demand is unavoidable [12] which results in increased costs. This has been fully realized by the campus management, so that several programs have been prepared to reduce energy use, especially electricity.…”

Current practices of waste management at Universitas Diponegoro campus, Indonesia

“…One of it is solid waste or garbage / rubbish which is a focus of treatment beside other environment fields such as water, drinking / clean water, wastewater, drainage, green space, and energy. For energy usage, UNDIP has the policy to optimized energy availability [5]. In the framework of waste management and environment, UNDIP undertakes various steps and policies in managing the environment, including related to the handling of waste.…”

Economic and Environmental Analysis of a Grid-Connected Hybrid Power System for a University Campus

“…College campuses can serve as experimental grounds for the development, testing, and deployment of advanced technologies related to intelligent energy systems through on-campus research initiatives. As a result, higher education institutions can act as ideal examples for decreasing fossil fuel consumption and enhancing energy management through the investigation, advancement, and integrated implementation of energy-saving solution [2,5,10]. Higher education institutions face various challenges that may hinder the expansion of microgrids, including environmental, technical, and financial limitations.…”