Innovation in Energy Conservation Colloquium: 12 December 2008

In collaboration with DCS Energy Savings

PhD Thesis Research

Implementation of AEIOU Project in collaboration with DCS Energy Savings

CIDS - DCS Energy Savings is an affiliate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology Energy Initative

Using remote monitoring data from wireless sensor networks, create simulation and software tools to design balanced energy utilization by choosing an optimum mix of energy from a portfolio of suppliers to minimize carbon footprint and maximize carbon trading options through carbon securities policy.

RATIONALE

Renewable energy may not replace fossil fuels and non-renewable sources in the next few decades but is expectedto contribute an increasing percentage of electricity to distribution grids. Ubiquity of some forms of renewableenergy sources (solar, wind) has spurred productizing and commoditizing of energy, evident from solar panels andwind turbines. Both may be installed for domestic and industrial consumption, thereby, decreasing reliance on griddistribution. Energy generation (on-site) from ubiquitous renewable sources decreases the carbon footprint of theconsumer and may enable the consumer or a consumer carbon cooperative to accumulate carbon credits, thus,ushering the potential for carbon trading options. Financial incentives may add to the momentum of a balancedscore card approach for renewable energy distribution (bSCARED). Wireless sensor networks may play a role in automatic data aquisition for energy management.

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Implementation Project: AEIOU

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