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ENGR40 Orientation
Robert D. Cormia / Jamie F. Orr
Foothill College
Overview
• Course goals• Schedule• Assignments &
grading• Laboratory• Textbook• Fieldtrips
Course Goals
• Understand the nature of global energy technology, systems, economics => today
• Understand the drivers for change
• Evaluate / design clean energy solutions
• Recognize power system technology
• Perform basic energy audit/benchmarking– Take the first step to becoming an energy
professional => training for an ESCO
Weekly Schedule
• Course overview – systems thinking
• Energy fundamentals• Central power generation
(T&D)• Distributed energy systems
(DERs)• Solar voltaic systems• Large scale renewables
• Energy storage and conversion (cogen)
• Transportation solutions (biofuels)
• Buildings and energy• Smart energy• Market transformations• Megacities and
integrated systems
ENGR40 Laboratory
• Exercises• Laboratory /
reports• Demonstrations• Tours (write-ups)• Calculations
Assignments / Grading
• Weekly written questions (~20%)
• Take home calculations (~10%)
• Energy / GHG audit (~5%)
• Midterm / writing assignment (~10%)
• Lab assignments / reports (~40%)
• Final project / paper (~15%)
(the relative points may change slightly but will be fairly close to these)
Buildings as Systems
Energy / GHG Audit
• Residential• Commercial building• Benchmarking
(BTU/sq-ft)• Appliances (plug-load
vs. nameplate)• Making it all add up
Itron Interval Data 3/1 - 4/15
ESCO Evolution?
Energy Efficiency
Building EMSOnsite Generation
RemediationPlug Loads
Analysis, BPI Benchmarking
Solar PVCogen
Fuel cell
AMI/DRHAN/HENBEMS/IT
Is this an industry, a building strategy, a set of SI competencies, or an ES-CO professional?
Fieldtrips
• NASA Sustainability Base– Or De Anza Kirsch Center
• PG&E / SVP tour
• Foothill College campus energy system
• Los Altos Green home
• Toyota RAV4 / Nissan Leaf demonstration
NASA Sustainability Base
Foothill EV Racing Team
Nissan Leaf and Toyota RAV-4 are ‘participating’ in the Foothill Energy Program
Energy for Sustainability
• Energy for Sustainability
• Gilbert and Masters• $100 (well worth it!)• Chapters to read• Some exercises• Excellent reference!• ISBN-13: 9781597261036
http://energyforsustainability.org/
Instructors
• Robert D. Cormia– Lecture– [email protected] – 650.949.7456– Nanotechnology / energy
• Jamie F. Orr– Laboratory– [email protected] – Physics / energy
http://fgamedia.org/faculty/rdcormia/ENGR40/