Number of renewable energy sources in campus
Number of renewable energy sources in campus
Description:
Maejo University has eventually pushed the use of renewable energy as an atonement energy source to generate both electricity and heat, Following the university’s Green University and Green Office goals. Over the course of a decade, the university’s renewable energy-producing capacity has steadily expanded. The University now uses five renewable energy sources such as.
- Solar Power
- Biogas
- Biodiesel
- Biomass
- Wind Power
Solar power (Solar rooftop and Solar Collectors) is the primary renewable energy source on campus. Solar rooftop and solar collectors have been put in the offices and student dormitories to reduce energy consumption from daily activities. The solar rooftop panels were installed at
- The Office of President => 110 kW
- School of Renewable Energy => 660 kW
- Udomslip Female Dormitory => 80 kW
- Faculty of Economics => 20 kW
- Intanin Stadium Stands => 40 kW
This year, The university completed the installation of a 300 kW solar rooftop plant at Umnuay Yodsuk building, which was finished in July.
In addition, the solar collector panels are installed at
- All dormitories => 1,331 m2
- International Education and Training Center => 85 m2
Maejo University has also used biogas as renewable energy. the Faculty of Animal Science (650 m3) has established a biogas plant, which utilizes livestock byproducts to generate electricity, while the School of Renewable Energy (3 m3) has installed a biogas facility that uses residential raw waste to generate heat.
Biodiesel is another renewable energy source that Maejo University has used to manufacture oil from leftover cooking oil. The oil waste delivered from the canteen and cookery shop is converted by transesterification from the biodiesel station, 150-liter production capacity, that is located at the School of Renewable Energy; The biodiesel is used for trucks and tractors at the institution.
Furthermore, Maejo University has implanted the biomass and ORC (Organic Rankine Cycle) plants, each producing 20 kW of electricity, using refuse-derived fuel (RDF) as a fuel. Gases from biomass plant’s gasification process are used to generate electricity, which is subsequently sent to a gas generator. The ORC plant, on the other hand, generates electricity by boiling water into superheated steam and operating steam turbine.
Finally, at the School of Renewable Energy, wind power is clean energy that is used for street lights and generates electricity. In the case of street lights, the wind turbine on the street light, which is powered by the wind, generates power for the battery. On the other hand, the wind turbine (16.5 kW) generates power for the buildings of the School of Renewable Energy, reducing energy consumption from the primary source.
