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Buildings and Distributed Energy
Description: Development of a true micro-grid (on site electric & thermal generation, energy storage, demand-response vectored control and energy management among community users) monitoring and visualization system for PSU Campus and Philadelphia Navy Yard campus as practicing commercial micro-grid.

Market Need:Demonstrate the application of distributed energy systems for efficiency and environmental footprint improvements

Vision:Be the premier demonstration facility in Pennsylvania for distributed energy

Goals:PSU led research, demonstration, education, collaboration (companies and agencies) in low C footprint establishing distributed energy systems as part of normal design and operating practice

Champion: Freihaut, James D
 

Faculty
 
Engineering
 
Riley, II, David R
Zhu, Minghui
Freihaut, James D
Shanbhag, Vinayak
Fathy, Hosam
Farber, Darryl L
Information Sciences & Technology (C)
 
Yen, John
Science
 
Rosenberger, James L
 
 
 
 
 
Resources
 
Facilities
 
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Reading PA Industrial Park Development
Skills
 
Control Systems
Statistical Analysis and Visualization
Sustainability and Environment