Living Lab study on Smart Energy Systems on campus
Vasiliki Kourgiozou is doing a living lab project at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê on smart energy systems on university campuses.
9 March 2022
The aim of the research is to create a framework for evaluating the potential to integrate smart energy systems at the university campus level within the context of energy systems decarbonisation in urban environments.ÌýThe research will provide a framework that university campus managers and operators can use to reduce carbon emissions on campus.
Vasiliki is using the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Bloomsbury campusÌýas a reference system for this research project.
Its location, within the heart of London, is a characteristic example of an existing university network sharing infrastructure and continuously interacting with the urban district system. It therefore provides a model to demonstrate the intricacies and benefits of the adaptation to a smart campus with smart energy systems that is transferable to similar contexts.
As part of her 4-year PhD studies, Vasiliki has taped into the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Bloomsbury campus to provide evidence-based proposals. During the first two years of studies, VasilikiÌýreviewed the current smart-readiness levels of the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Bloomsbury campus by adapting the EPBD SRI calculation method for campuses. She has also reviewed the value and challenges posed by the smart energy transition in the net-zero carbon emissions context for various universities worldwide and in the UK and has published a paper on ‘Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews’ with her findings. Finally, with the use of the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê-developed 3DStock and SimStock models, she is producing a Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Bloomsbury ‘digital twin’Ìýthat will be used to integrate campus information and the analysis done to underpin a framework for smart energy integration proposals.
The model will be completed by July 2022.