Sustainability campus of co-located facilities
AssigneeEnginuity Worldwide, LLC
InventorsChad SAYRE, Robert L. Heimann, Nancy Heimann
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Abstract
A system and method for energy use is provided that includes a sustainability campus or district of co-located facilities, with associated facilities such as an energy development center, a source, and a processing or collection facility. The sustainability campus or district incorporates design principles and processes to decrease environmental impact per unit energy usage, increase waste reuse within the sustainability campus or district, and increase the receipt of financial credits.
Claims20
A system for energy use, comprising:
- a sustainability campus or district of co-located facilities, comprising:
- an energy production facility configured to produce energy;
- at least one consumption center configured to receive energy from the energy production facility;
- at least one development center configured to perform one of receiving energy from the energy production facility or producing energy;
- a waste center configured to receive waste produced via operation of the sustainability campus or district, and to utilize the waste for at least one of food or energy production within the sustainability campus or district;
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- a plurality of processing and collection facilities regionally located in districts, wherein the processing and collection facilities process fuels for the energy production facility.
A method for energy use, comprising the following steps:
- obtaining biomass from a biomass source, the biomass having a biomass composition;
- processing the biomass at a plurality of processing and collection facilities regionally located in districts;
- receiving the biomass at an energy production facility, the energy production facility being one of co-located facilities within a sustainability campus or district, or being adjacent to the sustainability campus;
- producing energy via the biomass compact at the energy production facility;
- powering at least one consumption center and at least one development center with the energy produced at the energy production facility, the at least one consumption center and the at least one development center being among the co-located facilities within the sustainability campus or district;
- sending waste produced within at least one of the sustainability campus or the energy production facility to a waste center, the waste center being one of the co-located facilities within the sustainability campus or district;
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- reusing the waste within the sustainability campus or district.
A method for power generation and management, comprising the following steps:
- receiving at least one feedstock from a first originating entity;
- converting, modifying, or altering the at least one feedstock into one or more transportable altered materials at a plurality of processing and collection facilities regionally located in districts;
- transporting the altered materials to a power plant or conversion facility for use as a fuel for conversion;
- converting the fuel to energy, bio-power, or other useable energy product;
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- delivering the energy, bio-power, or other useable energy product to a second receiving entity, wherein the second receiving entity receives the energy, bio-power or other useable energy product through a local or regional energy transmission or distribution system, grid, or microgrid that is within a defined area of service or benefit to the second receiving entity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.