A document containing the notes from this interview is attached below.
Summary of the Clean Energy Transition Plan Interview:
Caleb Brooks - NPRE Professor, UIUC Micro-Nuclear Involvement
A document containing the notes from this interview is attached below.
Summary of the Clean Energy Transition Plan Interview:
Cynthia Klein-Banai - Director of Sustainability at UIC
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Summary of the Clean Energy Transition Plan Interview:
Scott Willenbrock - Former Physics Professor, UIUC Solar Farm Involvement
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Summary of the Clean Energy Transition Plan Interview:
Rob Roman - F&S Director of Utilities & Energy Services
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Summary of the Clean Energy Transition Plan Interview:
Maria Maring - SSLC iWG Representative
Gabriel Kosmacher -SSLC Member
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Summary of the Clean Energy Transition Plan Interview:
Ximing Cai - CEE Professor, Former Associate Director of iSEE
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Summary of the Clean Energy Transition Plan Interview:
Bill Rose - iCAP Energy Team Co-Chair
Andrew Stumpf - iCAP Energy Team Co-Chair
The Sustainability Council is in support of the development of a Clean Energy Plan, as discussed at the meeting on November 29, 2021. Madhu Khanna and Ehab Kamarah agreed to work together on behalf of iSEE and F&S to move this forward and go through the RFP process.
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Following the completion of iWG assessment for Energy007 Implementation of Comprehensive Energy Plan, the recommendation was transmitted and discussed at the Sustainability Sub-Council and Sustainability Council meeting on November 29, 2021.
See iWG assessment of Energy007 Implementation of Comprehensive Energy Plan attached.
See submittal of Energy007 Implementation of Comprehensive Energy Plan here.
The Sustainability Council met on 11-29-21. The presentation is attached and the agenda was as follows:
The Sustainability Sub-Council met on November 10, 2021 in preparation of the Sustainability Council meeting. The primary agenda items included:
The slide deck is attached with meeting minutes to follow.
The iCAP Energy team had its first meeting of the 2021-22 Academic Year at 9:00 A.M. on September 24th. This meeting was used to evaluate where our team stands in achieving its goals and to determine a path forward for the year. The agenda, presentation, and minutes from the meeting are attached for a better understanding of the meeting.
The iCAP Working Group met on 7-22-21. Attached are the meeting minutes. The agenda was as follows:
The F&S Energy Management Plan addresses the most important customer need of production-scale energy supply and demand: reliability.
The Energy iCAP Team met on April 14th, 2021 with Brian Bundren, a member of the Illinois Space Advisory Committee, about to learn more about how campus space can be managed more efficiently as a way to reduce energy consumption. The University moving from hybrid learning to more in-person instruction and the new IVCB budget model that assigns bills individual colleges for their energy use will have significant impacts on space usage. The team also discussed our recommendation for Green Labs, or ways to integrate sustainability in research labs and reduce their energy consumption.
The Energy iCAP Team met on March 10th, 2021 to discuss next steps on a recommendation for a Comprehensive Energy Master Plan after F&S has published their Energy Management Plan that aims for a 50% reduction in energy utilization by 2026. The team also discussed recommendations for a Green Labs Program and ways to manage space usage on campus. Given how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed in-person activites and created a hybrid workforce, the team believes it will be important to study underused spaces on campus to reduce building-level energy use.
The Energy iCAP Team had a meeting on Feb. 10th where student member, Brinn McDowell, shared a presentation on calculated energy savings from green lab protocols that could greatly contribute towards energy conservation efforts. Updates were give on the Building Envelope Pilot Project, which is anticipated to start in March with several Energy iCAP Team students participating.
The Energy iCAP Team had their first meeting of the Spring semester on January 21st, 2021. The meeting focused on obtaining supporting materials for a recommendation to start the Comprehensive Energy Plan, which will serve as an university-wide guide on energy conservation. A recommendation to model buildings for energy code compliance will likely be ready next month. Future discussions are planned with F&S representatives. A subcommittee of Energy team members will brainstorm concrete actions on energy efficiency in labs and residence halls.
The Energy SWATeam met to discuss a past ESCO recommendation going through to the iWG, recently approved funding for a Building Envelope Team, and new recommendations that can be made regarding a "Comprehensive Energy Planning Document". Team members commented on a recommendation draft that would require campus buildings to have energy use models and data in order to comply with state energy codes. The Building Envelope Team has been approved for funding from the SSC and will start work next March!
Meeting minutes and chat log are attached.
Morgan White: I was thinking about the comprehensive energy planning document, and I'd like it if we could start compiling some of the goals and scope for the proposed document. To get us started, I'd say, we need to establish the capacity/capability of each of the energy solutions we are pursuing and the associated costs and carbon footprint impacts. What else do we need to include in this envisioned document?
