Report for Total Energy Used for all AAST Campuses 2021/2022

AASTMT Energy Research Unit and Energy Management Committee put forward several strategies for regular online monitoring of energy consumption in all AASTMT campuses as per the " 2021/2022 Total Energy used for all AAST campuses report " and particularly the energy consumption, wastage, and saving statistics in AASTMT Alexandria campuses as per AASTMT energy report 2021/2022 of Alexandria campuses since they experience more energy usage among AASTMT campuses. Figures 1 and 2 demonstrate energy consumption and its % in all AAST campuses respectively.

Total Energy used for AASTMT campuses report

Total Energy used for all AAST campuses on the AASTMT news page

ENERGY REPORT 2021/2022 for all Alexandria campuses on the AASTMT news page

Energy Conservation and Efficient Report 2022

Figure 2: % Energy consumption in all AASTMT campuses in 2021/2022  ​​​​​​​

AASTMT 2021/ 2022 energy saving and emissions reduction plan in AASTMT Alexandria campuses

This is done in order to pinout areas of highest energy usage and take suitable measures to reduce and rationalize electrical consumption on AASTMT campuses of highest energy consumption i.e. Alexandria campuses. According to the energy wastages statistics

Towards Energy Saving and Emission Reduction Plan

Energy saving and emissions reduction plan on the AASTMT news page

1. Replacing the light bulbs, spotlights located on buildings roofs and in the roads with energy-saving LED lighting to more than 90% replacement and towards 100% replacement in 2023
2. Replacing (100) spotlights for all electric poles and modifying the number of 17 triple poles for LED lighting in front of the entrances of the marine buildings, and the bus station.
3. Online regular monitoring to energy consumption and determine load priorities for efficient energy management.
4. Determine buildings that need restoration and renovation like Building 1- Miami Campus (plan 2023)
5. Operating Building B in College of Engineering and Technology with Full capacity using energy-efficient technologies.
6. Installing energy efficient VRF system for central air-conditioning systems and VSD for local ones in Pharmacy College Building and in College of Engineering & Technology- Building B.
7. A solar power station with a capacity of 50 kilowatts has been installed in the seventh engineering building.
8. Solar heaters have been installed to replace the electric heaters in the College of Pharmacy and will be applied to students’ dorms.
9. Spreading instructions and directions towards energy conservation as per the letter addressed to all AASTMT campuses from AASTMT president on September 2022 as shown in the attached file in this Report
10. Initiatives and campaigns to increase awareness about energy wastage and promote energy saving. Events

Effects of AASTMT efforts towards energy consumption monitoring, finding places with most energy wasting and taking measures to combat theses wastes, as discussed above, have resulted  in significant energy cost savings,  i.e. almost 11.4 % savings in the energy consumption cost (LE) / in year 2022 and 4.26 (kg CO2-e/m²) emissions per square meter which is less than in year 2019 and 2018 (There was a significant decrease in energy consumption and kg CO2-e/m2 in 2020 due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic)​​​​​​​

This can be summarized as follows.

Calculating and analyzing energy consumption and load demand in AASTMT Alexandria campuses during period from 2018 till 2022 as shown in Figure 3, it is noticed that the highest consumption was in 2018 with total 12698059 kWatt.hr before the pandemic year 2020 which witnessed the least consumption due to off-campus period. Then, after returning on-campus, the consumption increased gradually till reaching 11257258 kWatt.hr (40526.137 GJ) in 2022 where campuses were working full capacity. It is clear that despite the full capacity operation, facilities expansions and new building establishment, there is reduction in energy consumption by about 11.35% than in 2018 as shown in Table 1 due to the applied energy conservation plan.

Carbon Footprint Estimation and Reduction Project

Moreover, Figure 4 and Table 2 show calculations that were made to evaluate carbon emissions per meter square (kg CO2-e/m²) in Alexandria campuses for the years 2018 to 2021 as per Carbon Footprint Estimation and Reduction Project. It is concluded that in 2021, 4.26 (kg CO2-e/m²) emissions per square meter were produced which are less than those emitted in year 2019 and 2018 (There was a significant decrease in energy consumption and kg CO2-e/m2 in 2020 due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic).

Carbon Footprint Estimation and Reduction Project on the AASTMT news page