Princeton University Cogeneration

Geo-exchange, explained

Princeton's heat pumps and geo-exchange system together support more efficient and environmentally friendly heating and cooling operations...

‘We Can Fix Princeton’: Inside TIGER, the University’s new geoexchange facility

As part of the University's plan to reach net carbon neutrality by 2046, an important portion of campus energy is now being provided by a...

‘A physical place of transition’: Inside Princeton’s natural gas plant

This structure is Princeton's cogeneration plant, and through the combustion of natural gas, it has been heating, cooling, and providing electricity to...

Harry Shapiro's senior thesis has revealed new ways to cut carbon emissions on Princeton's campus

Shapiro has synthesized more than two million data points on campus energy use, developing a mathematical model to help reduce costs and...