Today, Morgan Johnston met with Niharika Kishore to discuss the rooftop solar iCAP objective. Niharika is going to review the work already done, in the iSEE solar box folder, and draft a proposal for getting the engineering design work done for a set of building. She will be working towards meeting the FY20 on campus generation goal of 12,500 MWh/year, and possibly additional installations for FY25.
http://cam.illinois.edu/vii/VII-b-11.htm F&S will talk with iSEE to consider edits to this policy, to incorporate reference to the new Styrecycle program.
A group of seniors completed the attached report for the Art and Design Building, for rooftop solar. They recommended a flexible solar material, with micro-inverters. The Art and Design department is interested in working with a student in the fall to seek funding for the rooftop solar from the Student Sustainability Committee.
This project is intended to permanently set up styrofoam (expanded polystyrene, or EPS) recycling on the UIUC campus for the first time. This project aims to emulate a very successful program at the University of Wisconsin at Madison; some funding has already been secured for student support and supplies from UW as part of an EPA grant that students and postdocs there have received. The key difference between UIUC and UW is that UW had the benefit of a local styrofoam recycler, and UIUC does not have that benefit: the closest recycler is in Indianapolis and the cost of transporting undensified EPS is too high for this to be viable. This project will establish a partnership with Community Resource, Inc. in Urbana, who have agreed to handle all of the logistics of picking up styrofoam from large containers (“gaylords”) in campus buildings, transporting it to their site, feeding it into a machine called a “densifier”, and selling the densified material to a company in Chicago. Community Resource, Inc. will in return pay back a portion of the proceeds from the sales in order to support student interns on campus who will promote and support the program. The goal of this project is to establish a self-supporting program that will ultimately capture most of the styrofoam waste from our campus and recycle it, while supporting student interns to oversee and continually improve the program.
Award Letter - Styrofoam Densifier 
Styrofoam_SSC_Report_Spring2015.docx
FW - SSC Phase 1 - Styrofoam Recycling.xlsx FW - SSC Step 2 - Styrofoam Densifier - Quote.pdf FW - SSC Step 2 - Styrofoam Densifier - Support Letter 1.pdf FW - SSC Step 2 - Styrofoam Densifier - Support Letter 2.pdf FW - SSC Step 2 - Styrofoam Densifier.xlsxBrendan McDonnell is working with F&S to identify the best buildings on campus for rooftop solar. Brendan is a MechSE graduate student working toward an MS in ME with a certificate in Energy Systems Engineering, and this is his summer capstone project. Professor Elif Ertekin is his advisor for the project, and Morgan Johnston is his supervisor at F&S. The files Brendan is collecting are stored in the iSEE Solar box folder at https://uofi.app.box.com/files/0/f/2802975201/iSEE_-_Solar_Working_Group....
On 12/03/2014 03:06 PM, Bartels, Bart A wrote:
Hi Everyone,
I just concluded a conversation with Matt Snyder of Community Resource Inc (CRI). He is very interested in housing a densifier. I am going to set up a meeting with him to work out the details and get pricing. This is going to be the proposal based on his interests and our needs:
Participating buildings will have a Gaylord on the dock for EPS dropoff. CRI will pick up the gaylords and take the material to their facility, where the densifier or compactor will be housed. Matt will take care of paying the labor for pick-ups, processing, and sales. He will be paid out of the sales revenue with part of the revenue coming back to us. The money coming back will pay for interns that will facility more EPS collection. The meeting will determine responsibilities and how the revenue will be divided.
I am hopeful that we can work out acceptable terms. Matt wants to make this work. He said he shipped out a truck load of EPS this morning, even though it didn’t make sense. I will let you know when the meeting is to take place.
Bart
| The Energy Liaison Program Ambitious goals reflect the University’s commitment to sustainability - environmental, social and fiscal. Although energy conservation is a universal problem, its solution begins with individuals. Departments and colleges across campus have designated Energy Liaisons to promote energy conservation and share ideas and suggestions. Energy liaisons:
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The Energy Management Division of Facilities and Services initiated anEnergy Liaisons program in 2008. Departments, colleges, and other units across campus have designated Energy Liaisons to promote energy conservation and share ideas and suggestions. Facilities and Services regularly hosts workshops with the Energy Liaisons to discuss energy conservation opportunities. These Energy Liaisons serve as grassroots contacts for conservation initiatives.
Craig H. Benson, the Director of Sustainability Research & Education, at University of Wisconsin-Madison, www.sustainability.wisc.edu contacted iSEE about potentially partnering on an EPS recycling program.
Energy details on display at Foellinger.
Energy details on display at Coordinated Science Lab.
Energy details on display at Altgeld.
Energy details on display at the Institute of Genomic Biology.
Energy details on display at Ice Arena.
Energy details on display at CRCE.
Energy details on display at ARC.
Prior to the first Energy Liaison on-site presentation, Andy met with the two library staff that will be staffing the booth and talked about content and logistics. They selected a great location, just inside the West entrance to the Upper Level with a prime display location. They also pulled a book display which relates to energy and sustainability for the Lower Level. They are excited about the display and already have talked about moving it around their organization to continue to promote conservation! The date and time for the display is 10-2 on October 29 in the Undergrad Library.
