As Worcester Polytechnic Institute aims towards an energy efficient campus, the use of cogeneration technologies can reduce carbon emissions and utility provided electricity by using turbine exhaust for thermal usages and to generate clean, onsite electrical power, respectively. Through means of case studies, personal interviews, and billing assessments, the feasibility of a microturbine, a cogeneration technology, on the campus is determined. A microturbine when implemented correctly is a feasible energy source to increase Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s sustainability on campus.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Andre, Anthony Stephen
• Bolton, Connor Whittier
• Turner, Christopher William
• Grasis, Zachary Michael

Subject

• Infrastructure
• Environment
• Energy
• Sustainability

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-050914-172956

Palabra Clave

• Energy conservation
• Carbon dioxide mitigation
• Sustainability
• Energy policy

Advisor

• Rissmiller, Kent J.

Year

• 2014

Date created

• 2014-05-09

Ubicación

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright