Total energy used

On NCUE’s Jinde Campus, the total electricity consumption for 2023 was 8,241,301 kWh, while on the Baoshan Campus, the total electricity consumption for 2023 was 4,500,8880 kWh. The total electricity consumption for the entire University in 2023 was 12,742,189 kWh, equivalent to 45871.88 GJ.

Total energy used from low-carbon sources

1. In 2017, Jinde Campus installed a photovoltaic solar power system that generated 467kwp of power. As of July 2024, the cumulative total electricity generated has exceeded 6,710,000 kWh (>24,156 GJ), with an average annual power generation of 3,230,000 kWh (11,628GJ), accounting for 25.35% of the total power consumption of the University in 2023.

2. In academic year 2021–2022, the annual solar power generation of Jinde Campus increased to 3,197,968 kWh (11,512GJ), and that of Baoshan Campus increased to 714,375kWh (2,572GJ). These figures accounted for over 25% of the university's total electricity consumption in 2023.

3. For academic year 2023–2024, there are plans to further increase the annual solar power generation capacities to 3,828,483 kWh (13,782GJ) and 1,305,799 kWh (4,700GJ), respectively, on Jinde and Baoshan Campuses.

4. It is estimated that by 2024, the University’s total solar power generation will reach 5,134,282 kWh (18,483GJ), which would account for 40% of the total power consumption in 2022. Table 1 summarizes the University’s use of low carbon energy from 2021 to 2024.

Table 1. NCUE 2021-2024 Total Usage of Low-Carbon Energy

5. NCUE is striving for carbon neutrality. Prior to 2020, during peak hours, solar energy generated on Jinde campus was 467 kw, and low-carbon energy accounted for approximately 15.57% of total power consumption (3,000 kW); whereas Baoshan campus consumed 1,000 kw, which was not from low-carbon sources.

6. It was expected that in academic year 2021–2022, total solar energy generated on Jinde Campus would increase to 2,552.75 kw during peak hours, whereas power consumption will reduce to 2,600 kw, which would push low-carbon energy sources to 98.18% of the total energy consumed. On Baoshan Campus, solar power generation was expected to increase to 571.5 kw during peak hours, whereas power consumption was expected to reduce to 900 kw, increasing low-carbon energy sources to 63.5% of the total power consumed.

7. The target for the academic year 2023–2024 is to increase solar power generation to 3,062.79 kw during peak hours and reduce power consumption to 2,400 kw on Jinde Campus, with low-carbon energy exceeding 100% of the total energy consumed. Similarly, for Baoshan Campus, it is expected that solar power generation will increase to 1,044.64 kw during peak hours and power consumption will reduce to 800 kw, with low-carbon energy exceeding 100% of the total energy consumed. The excess power generated will be supplied to neighboring power grids to increase the use of low-carbon energy in the region. Table 2 summarizes the solar power generation capacity to be added between the academic years 2021–2024.

Table 2. NCUE 2021-2024 total planned capacity of new solar photovoltaic power installations

(1) The following table presents the detailed distribution of solar photovoltaic power generation facility newly installed in academic year 2021–2024 (by building) (Table 3)

Table 3. NCUE 2021-2024 total planned capacity of new solar photovoltaic power installations

(2) The display of NCUE's solar energy monitoring system is shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1: Solar Energy Monitoring System of  NCUE

(3) The solar power consumption percentages during peak hours at the Jinde Campus and the Baoshan Campus of NCUE in 2020 and 2024 are shown in Figure 2-7.

Figure 2: Proportion of Solar Power Consumption during Peak Hours, Jinde Campus, 2020

Figure 3: Proportion of Solar Power Consumption during Peak Hours, Jinde Campus, 2022

Figure 4: Proportion of Solar Power Consumption during Peak Hours, Jinde Campus, 2024

Figure 5: Proportion of Solar Power Consumption during Peak Hours, Baoshan Campus, 2020

Figure 6: Proportion of Solar Power Consumption during Peak Hours, Baoshan Campus, 2022

Figure 7: Proportion of Solar Power Consumption during Peak Hours, Baoshan Campus, 2024

(4) Table 4 presents the detailed distribution of new solar power generation facilities to be installed during academic year 2023–2024 (by building). The upward trends of solar installation capacity and electricity generation at the Jinde Campus and the Baoshan Campus are shown in Figure 8-9.

Table 4. Details of the planned new solar power installation distribution at NCUE for 2023-2024.

Figure 8. Trend chart depicting the growth trajectory of solar installation capacity and electricity generation on the Jinde Campus.

Figure 9. Trend chart depicting the growth trajectory of solar installation capacity and electricity generation on the Baoshan Campus.