| dc.description.abstract | In line with the EU's vision of "local energy communities", Campus Evenstad, a Norwegian university campus, takes energy actions that contribute to the clean energy transition. The campus has been developed over several years, demonstrating a number of innovative and sustainable technologies and energy solutions, for example, vehicle-to-grid (V2G), biomass-based combined heat and power (CHP), solar energy, energy storage, energy efficiency measures, and a zero-emission building.
The aim of this paper is to share experiences from operations of the energy solutions. The lessons drawn from Campus Evenstad demonstrate that, despite the difficulties associated with being an early adopter, there are valuable learnings and positive outcomes gained from putting solutions into action. The project yields significant insights and practical knowledge that have benefited the property owner, the wider construction industry, and the scientific community at large. Dissemination of the project's experiential knowledge has far-reaching implications for future property concepts and decision-making processes across the industry.
Campus Evenstad is a pilot in The Research Centre on Zero Emission Neighbourhoods in Smart Cities (FME ZEN). This paper summarizes the lessons learned from implementing innovative energy solutions, in the process of transforming an existing university campus into a zero-emission neighbourhood. A lot of operational experience has been gained, both on individual technologies and the interaction between these, and the interaction with the national energy system. Dedicated professionals, from the property developer, operating staff, and campus management to researchers, have been central to the realization of the solutions. | en_US |
