Towards a more sustainable campus, proposal of improvement through renewable energies implementation

Abstract

The implementation of photovoltaic (PV) panels on building surfaces allows taking advantage of the building's energy potential through the distributed generation of electricity at the consumption point. Thus, electricity generation would be possible in remote areas, while avoiding transportation costs and electrical losses. This study analyzes the feasibility of installing PV panels in eleven buildings of the Universidad de Burgos. To achieve a correct implementation, possible shadows produced by nearby obstacles were avoided. Skelion, a plug-in incorporated in the image rendering software Sketchup, has been used. According to the results obtained, only two buildings do not offer good adequation to justify the photovoltaic installation.