CMU地球交换系统是一个 我们脚下的热 国家特色工程
2021年 西部州长协会 launched the national Heat Beneath our Feet initiative to examine the nation's 地理thermal and 地理-exchange technologies. 地理-exchange系统, 比如在CMU的那个, showcase how heat from the earth can support the heating and cooling needs of western states. The initiative was launched on the campus of CMU because the university boasts one of the most remarkable 地理-exchange systems anywhere in the world. 卡内基梅隆大学, the soil beneath the feet of students holds the secret to energy savings for the institution, world-renowned sustainability efforts and lowered tuition.
CMU's 地理-grid is made up of a complex network of 地理-exchange systems and is a never-ending, 可再生能源. 从校园下面500英尺的地方, the 地理-exchange technology uses the cold winters and hot summers to exchange heat and cooling to maximize energy efficiency year-round.
地理-exchange technology is an important part of CMU's sustainability efforts. 扩大其节能潜力, CMU embarked on a true engineering marvel where the system is interlocked with the campus's Olympic-sized swimming pool, irrigation system and domestic water needs using these sources as a heatsink. These technical engineering solutions make the system not just efficient, 但创新, and has saved CMU students millions of dollars by allowing the university to keep tuition rates low even when electricity and heating and cooling prices are high.
As the nation is in its early stage of the adoption of 地理-exchange potential, CMU has long been saving energy and has plans to further expand the system in the coming years. The expansion will connect additional buildings, additional 地理-grid fields and will incorporate solar voltaic energy to further reduce electricity use on campus.
Achieving the completion of the CMU 地理-grid project will deliver an example of what the future of the nation's energy diversity can look like. The project provides value to students as well as all stakeholders who contribute to the university by helping the long-term sustainability and affordability of the campus and its energy portfolio.