School classrooms use an average of 3800 kWh of electricity per year, which puts them at about half the consumption of an average Australian household. With energy costs rising, renewable energy alternatives are becoming more attractive to educational institutions across the country. Here are some schools and universities that have already begun the transition.
Broadmeadows小学 - 维多利亚
这所公立墨尔本北部的小学自2010年12月下旬以来一直悄然地发挥清洁能源。学校从太阳能电池板和风力涡轮机源于812千瓦和1.85千瓦的清洁功率。这些举措在过去的九年内，这些举措已经看到了80,125千瓦时的能量，这减少了其CO2emissions by 56,088 kg and saved almost $35,000 in electricity costs.
蒙纳士大学 - 维多利亚
蒙纳士大学将在2030年到2030年努力实现零排放的目标，在其克莱顿校园开发4兆瓦太阳能光伏电池和1兆瓦电池储存微电网。它预计该项目将满足校园的能源需求，为国家的网格提供辅助服务，并作为用于测试目的的生活实验室。此外，该大学在其克莱顿和Caufield校园内安装了超过7000个太阳能电池板，并与Murra Warra Wind Farm签署了长期PPA，以帮助满足它的100％可再生能源目标。
University of Newcastle – New South Wales
The University of Newcastle became the first tertiary institution in Australia to sign up to Red Energy’s new 100 per cent renewables product. The power purchase agreement (PPA) signed by the university will come into effect on 1 January 2020, once Red Energy’s solar, wind and hydro facilities have finished construction. The agreement also coincides with the university’s ongoing solar panel project, which has seen 278 solar panels installed at the Ourimbah campus and a commitment to install a further 7000 panels at both the Ourimbah and Callaghan campuses – making it one of the largest solar installations in the sector.
St Christopher’s Catholic Primary School in Holsworthy and Dapto High School – New South Wales
Gone are the days of portable, plain classrooms, with two schools in New South Wales looking to the future with renewable-powered, sustainable classrooms. Thanks to an initiative by technology start-upHivve，圣克里斯托弗天主教小学和达达高中新南威尔士州的两个教室将参加一项试验，将看到从可再生能源产生的每个课堂的电力中100％，因此减少了学校对网格的依赖。教室还将作为教师和学生的可持续发展的教育工具。澳大利亚可再生能源机构和联邦政府为学校提供370,000美元，以试用智能技术的教室。它们实际上将产生7600千瓦时的电力，而不是使用能量，这将用于为学校提供其他教室。模块化教室集成了太阳能电池板和实时能源和空气质量监控，以控制使用和产生能量。
State-based renewable energy initiatives for education
北领地屋顶太阳能在学校计划
The Northern Territory Government has followed through on its election promise of providing $5 million for up to 25 schools to install solar PV systems. The plan expects that the schools will receive a discount of up to 40 per cent on their energy bills, with the final phase of the project to be completed by 2021. The top eight energy users in the territory have been chosen first to have the panels installed, with installation expected to be completed by 30 June 2019. The program is a key element of the government’s Roadmap to Renewables Plan, which includes a renewable energy target of 50 per cent by 2030.
Queensland Advancing Clean Energy Schools (ACES) program
Even though 1200 of Queensland’s 1240 state schools already offset their energy costs through solar and energy efficiency measures, the Queensland Government is investing a further $97 million to support 800 schools to install solar panels and energy efficiency measures such as LED lighting and timed hot water systems. The energy savings from these initiatives will be retained by the Department of Education and then reinvested into implementing a similar clean energy program across the remaining 400 state schools and other education priorities.
维多利亚时代格林政府学校建筑计划
作为为期28亿美元的投资的一部分，为改善教室，升级设施和在州的新学校建立新的学校，维多利亚时代的绿色政府学校倡议帮助使维多利亚州立学校更节能并省去能源票据。最初，邀请100所学校参加飞行员计划，该计划在2018年底之前达到太阳能电池板和节能照明。该计划旨在通过在国家学校建筑中切割能源使用，减少25,000吨的温室气体排放。
昆士兰大学 - 昆士兰州
昆士兰州大学是追踪地球上第一个抵消其自身可再生能源资产的100％的电力用途。预计该大学将于2020年通过建立1.65亿美元，位于昆士兰南部南部的沃里克以外的64兆瓦太阳能农场，成为2020年的能源中立。除了明显的金融和环境效益外，太阳能农场还将提供研究，教学和参与机会。
在此之前,大学approximat安装ely 10,000 solar panels on rooftops at the St Lucia campus. In total, the university has almost 50,000 solar panels in operation across its campuses, generating almost 9 million kWh of clean energy, which is enough to power more than 1500 typical Queensland homes. The university’s Gatton campus is also home to the largest PV research facility in the southern hemisphere. With construction completed in 2014, the 3.275 MW array comprises more than 37,000 PV panels installed on what was formerly a campus airstrip and will displace the equivalent of 5300 tonnes of carbon dioxide annually.
Atlantis Beach Baptist College – Western Australia
这家新建的珀斯北部沿海郊区的沿海郊区的学校占该国的首屈一指的可再生能源学校的标题。学校于2017年2月开设了大门，从20千瓦屋顶太阳能和30千瓦电池储存系统中提供了所有权力，太阳能热泵用于热水。最初，学校的计划是由于经济上的不可行的250,000美元的价格标签而耗尽柴油发电机。然而，学校能够通过在安装该系统的学校和上游能量之间获得的每月PPA来切换到太阳能，并为系统支付。
