FIT – P2 CASE STUDY

Facility Description Florida Institute of Technology (FIT) Private college Founded in 1958 Located in Melbourne Notified as a Hazardous Waste Generator Faculty of 460 and student body of 5,000 City water and sewer system service 2

Opportunity Centers Facilities Fuel Machine Shop Physical Plant Aquaculture Lab Aeronautics School Marine and Environmental Sciences Physical Science Building Life Sciences Building Performing Arts Center Materials & Universal Testing Labs Building 3

Operations Targeted Chemical inventories Performing Arts productions Fleet maintenance Cooling and heating systems Marine research vessels Building energy use 4

Projects Selected Replaced carbureted 2-stroke marine outboard motors with newer injected versions Replaced carbureted 2-stroke marine outboard motors with newer injected versions Replaced gasoline-powered vehicles with EUVs Replaced gasoline-powered vehicles with EUVs Constructed a PV-powered shed to house and charge the EUVs Constructed a PV-powered shed to house and charge the EUVs 5

Marine Repowering Project Purchased 7 Evinrude E-TEC model outboard motors - $59,000 Purchased 7 Evinrude E-TEC model outboard motors - $59,000 Salvage values allowed purchase of 2 additional replacements Salvage values allowed purchase of 2 additional replacements More efficient More efficient Less maintenance Less maintenance Fewer moving parts No mixing of oil with gas 6

Marine Repowering Project Saved Saved 60 % on gas 50% on oil 65% on emissions Gear oil-change interval Gear oil-change intervaltripled 7

EUVs – Charging Facility Project Purchased 20 electrical utility Purchased 20 electrical utility vehicles - $200,000 Constructed a storage shed Constructed a storage shed Prefab metal Shed - $18,845 Photovoltaic charging roof panel - $59,760 8

EUVs – Charging Facility Project Saved 30% in fleet fuel use and vehicularemissions PV panel provides 30% of electricity needed 9

Expanded Benefits “Exotic” projects chosen “Exotic” projects chosen Projects are “out-of-the-norm” in nature Projects are “out-of-the-norm” in nature Served as “test” projects for other applications Served as “test” projects for other applications Motivated the facility to use monies saved to further invest in P2 Projects Motivated the facility to use monies saved to further invest in P2 Projects 10