CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2008
| Author | Graning, Steven Glen |
|---|---|
| Title | Energy consumption by electronic equipment in Hungarian schools: analysis and opportunities for energy savings |
| Summary | The environmental harms linked to energy production are well documented — global climate change, air pollution and acid rain are all effected by the combustion of fossil fuels. Reducing the end user demand for energy is one way to reduce these harms, but many areas of consumption are poorly understood. Although experts know that buildings are a large consumer of electricity, there is considerable need for information on specific areas of consumption. Disaggregated data on consumption in the educational sector is particularly obscure, especially in Central and Eastern Europe. This thesis seeks to analyze the data collected in Hungary for the European Union’s El Tertiary project, which performed electricity metering in seven school buildings. In addition to lighting and large motor metering, a total of 330 individual electronic devices were metered for two-week periods. This thesis involves cataloguing and analyzing this data for clues as to how electricity in consumed in schools by information and communication technology (ICT) and other plug-in devices. The data is divided into in-use, standby, and low-power consumption to look for signs of power management, technology uptake, trends and room for conservation. A percentage of times that devices were left running overnight is also given. The results of the analysis are then extrapolated to make a rough estimate of how much electricity is consumed by ICT and plug-in equipment in grades 1-12 of the Hungarian educational sector. Lastly, recommendations are provided for school officials looking to reduce their own school’s electricity consumption. |
| Supervisor | Urge-Vorsatz, Diana |
| Department | Environment Sciences and Policy MSc |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2008/graning_steven.pdf |
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