The University of East Anglia (UEA) Is Committed To Addressing Sustainability On Its Own Estate
The University of East Anglia (UEA) Is Committed To Addressing Sustainability On Its Own Estate
1 PagesIn 2013, as part of a 10-year agreement with Open Energi, it became the first UK university to install Dynamic Demand across its campus. Air handling units (AHUs) and chillers totalling 700kW have been equipped with the technology. They adjust their electricity demand automatically to help National Grid balance electricity supply and demand in real-time. The AHUs and chillers only provide balancing services for a few minutes at a time and are always kept within their own performance limits, so students feel no impact from the service. By sharing its demand flexibility in this way, UEA earns revenue from the service to fund other sustainability initiatives on campus.
