40 Model In the model, we examined the hourly, monthly, and annual energy load for the MIT campus, potential solar production capacity, the nameplate capacity of backup generators, and the carbon emissions of vehicle fleets on campus. We then calculated the carbon savings for the pilot project and partial implementation of BESS scenarios using commercially available technology today, and carbon savings from electrifying different parts of MIT’s vehicle fleet. We further included information provided by the MIT Alumni for Climate action team’s work on Thermal decarbonization. Key Recommendations MIT leadership should consider the strategic deployment of different Battery Energy Storage System configurations as part of a full spectrum of decarbonization solutions, but focus on immediately actionable items such as building retrofits and on-campus Solar PV systems in the next 1-2 years. Further Reading MACA’s MIT Campus Decarbonization Project References Liu, X., Warner, J., Zhang, M., Qu, M., Shi, L., & Biswas, K. (2019). Development of an underground thermal battery for enabling ground source heat pump applications and shaping electric demand of buildings. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1761731 NREL screens universities for solar and battery storage potential https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy17osti/70037.pdf Microgrid. (n.d.). Illinois Institute of Technology. https://www.iit.edu/microgrid Coming full circle: four new loops will enhance campus microgrid, complete original vision. (2021, October 28). Illinois Institute of Technology. https://www.iit.edu/news/coming-full-circlefour-new-loops-will-enhance-campus-microgrid-complete-original-vision Microgrid at Illinois Institute of Technology. (n.d.). http://www.iitmicrogrid.net/microgrid.aspx Illinois Institute of Technology. (n.d.). Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation. https://www.illinoiscleanenergy.org/grants-awarded/case-studies/illinois-institute-of-technology/ University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. (n.d.). University announces launch of largest public battery storage system in Massachusetts. https://www.umassd.edu/news/2019/umassdartmouth-launch-largest-public-battery-storage-massachusetts.html Load testing and charging of large lithium batteries for utility applications. (2021). In UCR Sustainable Integrated Grid Initiative (SIGI). Bourns College of Engineering, Center for
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