"Energy Systems Group was an easy choice for us because of the credentials of their people and the fact that they do not operate under any self-serving agenda…. They have lived up to their agreement 100% of the time and met every deadline."
Bob GallmanVP of Fiscal Affairs and Administration
UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE
Evansville, Indiana
Midwest University Develops Partnership That Creates An Integrated Campus Energy Package
THE OPPORTUNITY
Develop a solution that upgrades the more than 30 buildings of this 2000 student university, improves overall energy efficiency, increases energy self-sufficiency, reduces operational costs and is accomplished with minimal risk to the university and is self-funded!
THE RESULTS
Energy Systems Group was selected to develop and implement an innovative approach that addressed the short-term and long-term goals of the university. This two-phase, $8 million project was designed, engineered, and managed by the ESG team and installed using local contractors to leverage UE’s existing professional trades network. The benefits to UE include:
- Guaranteed Energy Savings to Fund School Objectives
- Cogeneration Package to Maximize Long-Term Campus Energy Flexibility
- Upgraded Lighting & Controls in All Buildings to Improve Learning Environment
- Reduced Maintenance and Operations Costs to Maximize Facility Budgets
- Increased Student and Staff Comfort and Security
To maximize the efficiency of the cogeneration system, ESG installed new cooling towers and heat recovery to use waste heat for both steam supply and cooling throughout the campus with no added cost to the project.
PARTNERSHIP HIGHLIGHTS
Services provided by Energy Systems Group to the University of Evansville:
Financing Arrangements
Engineering, Development and Design
Guaranteed Energy Savings
Measurement and Verification Services
Project Management
Strategic Energy Master Planning™
Cogeneration Installation
- 2 MW of primary power installed
- Waste heat recovery system for campus steam and hot water supply
- Waste heat absorption chilling for campus cooling
- New lighting systems throughout the campus
- Retrofit upgrades to emergency and exit lighting systems
- Occupancy sensors in all campus buildings
- New building controls to tie lighting into Energy Management System
- Upgraded campus pumping and piping systems
- Conversion of chilled water pumping to variable speed system
- Upgraded control systems
- New tower-free cooling application
- New 500,000 gallon chilled water storage tank system
- Centralized compressed air system
- Power factor correction system installation
