Foothill College Energy Program

Big Ideas
Foothill College Energy Program
Campus as a classroom
Energy systems approach
Living laboratory for energy technology
Distributed generation
High efficiency buildings
Partnerships for research and instruction
Corporate, government, and academic

Foothill Energy Program
Energy systems approach
Macrogrid, Microgrid, Nanogrid
Campus energy lab practicum
Monitor energy, buildings, PV, EVs
Integration with UCSC engineering
Community renewable energy projects
Industry involvement
Research, equipment, internships

Smart Energy System Stack Clean generation Smart distribution Efficient end use Flow of Energy Flow of Information Electrical Generation Electrical Use SYS-STEMic Energy principles described in Foothill College NSF-ATE Energy Program proposal October 2010

Energy Systems Model Macrogrid Microgrid Nanogrid Clean generation Smart distribution Efficient end use Modern Energy Systems Large-scale Renewables Distributed Resources Smart Energy Systems Advanced Transportation Building Energy Efficiency 1 3 5 4 2 6 fossil-fuel based & centralized de-centralized low-carbon G2V/V2G DR/AMI/HEN EMS/DMS/GIS integration integration

Core Energy Program Power systems Smart grid / AMI Building energy / efficiency Flow of Energy Flow of Information Electrical Generation Electrical Use Renewable energy Active distribution / microgrid Advanced transportation solutions SYS-STEMic Energy program design described in Foothill College NSF-ATE Energy Program proposal October 2010

Benefits of Systems Approach
Develop smart energy system ethic
Model, design and engineer large-scale projects ( distributed grid/EV charging )
Develop cross industry competencies
Displacement of petroleum with electricity
Integrate RE projects with net-zero buildings
Distributed generation ( microgrid concept ) is the emerging 21 st century energy model

Buildings as Systems

New Electricity Model
Macrogrid
Central power generation, transmission and distribution, 90+% of power, current utility model
Future utility scale solar/PV and wind deployment
Microgrid
Distributed generation, smart management
Aggregation and coordination of nanogrids
Nanogrid
Building level circuits, optimized for power factor, building integrated power (BIPV)
Future DC technology with enhanced electrical circuit controls and integrated EMS/BMS
Nanogrids - Evolving our electricity systems from the bottom up - Bruce Nordman - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

NSF Energy Proposal
Seven course program in (networked) energy systems design
Articulates to UCSC program
Sustainable energy + MS Engineering
Partnership projects UCSC & NASA
Living laboratory/analysis Foothill Microgrid Housed in new PSEC facility
$700K for program development

Foothill Campus Energy Foothill College is the ideal test bed for innovative energy technology for clean generation, smart distribution, and efficient end use

Foothill Microgrid
$10M in infrastructure investment
1.5 MW solar PV (completed)
0.25 MW cogeneration electricity / pool heating (completed)
Campus smart metering rollout (2011-2012)
EMS/BMS system (2011-2012)
Student access wind turbine & solar (2012)
Extensive electrical analysis
Electrical master plan development

Campus Energy Lab Practicum
Electrical energy measurements
Building and electrical network
Building energy audits
Correlate with campus energy profile
Energy profile analysis / benchmarks
Modeling and simulation (HOMER)
EMS/BMS and smart meter deployment
Real experience on real buildings

PSEC Energy Analysis Program Analysis Sustainable Design Dept. Blocks/Bldg. Space Planning Site Analysis/Planning Image Study Energy Cost Savings: 30.34 %

Submetering Project
Individually meter buildings
Fluke power loggers (V,A, phase, power factor, TOU)
Determine power use for building types
Coolant / heater loop sensors
Total electricity / therms for HVAC
What is the BTU/sq-ft per building?
Baseline / Benchmark APPU
How do our buildings compare?

Electric Vehicle Charging Spots
10 spots at PSEC (planned 2012)
Long-term =>
~30 spots ‘planned’
1% of total parking
2015 - 2017
~ 90 Kw at 60% usage

Foothill EV Racing Team Nissan Leaf and Toyota RAV-4 are ‘participating’ in the Foothill Energy Program

Energy Program Partners

UC Santa Cruz Partnership
Engineering faculty relationships
Articulation / sharing of core courses
Joint SLO/PLO development
Community energy projects
Liaison to PE / industry projects
Joint research / study (UC faculty)
Analysis of Foothill / UCSC microgrid
NASA energy engineering project

RE / Microgrid Sites Santa Cruz Foothill NASA-Ames Aggregation and comparison of energy data from three RE / microgrid sites

Wave Power Projects Wave projects in Santa Cruz Collaboration with UCSC Tidal energy is a relatively new research area with significant potential

NASA Sustainability Base
Platinum ++
Bloom Box V2
Solar Roof
Custom EMS/BMS
Internships
Commissioning starts Feb 2011
Access to facility energy data

Project Green Home Project Green Home is a zero-net energy LEED home built in Palo Alto California

Active Learning PSEC Fall 2012 planned occupancy

LEED Silver Program Analysis Sustainable Design Dept. Blocks/Bldg. Space Planning Site Analysis/Planning Image Study
LEED Target: SILVER
Divert minimum 75% construction waste from landfill
Restore native landscape habitats
Minimum 30% water use reduction beyond baseline
Minimum 21% energy savings beyond ASHRAE 90.1
On-site renewable energy generation
High recycled content materials
Improved indoor air quality
Enhanced building commissioning

Science Through Display + Student learning integrated with building design reinforcing sustainable engineering principles

Building for a Green Future
Clean technology outdoor classroom
Solar integration
Wind technology
EV charging
Materials science
Nanotechnology
Biomimetic design

Industry Participation
Silicon Valley Power (SVP)
Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)
Chevron Energy
Tesla demonstrations
Coulomb Technologies (ARRA)
Cisco Systems?
SunPower?
Google energy?

Target Audience
Incumbent workers
Displaced professionals
Many with science / engineering
Professional ‘technicians’
College degree (AA/AS of BS)
Energy certificate from Foothill
Transfer students (UCSC)
Community at large
‘ First in family’ engineers who discover careers that can change the world

Nanotech Meets Clean Energy Technologies NSF-ATE PI Conference Fall 2010

Materials Matter High performance applications require high performance materials . Key challenges include higher performance targets, lower cost / performance, size and weight , scalability of manufacturing process , and material safety .

Materials Characterization Seeing is more than believing, it’s the first step to developing an understanding Iron particles used in advanced manufacturing CIGS PV module cross-section

Lithium Nanochemistry Better materials make for better batteries, and nanoparticles of lithium are essential for developing high performance batteries for automotive applications Images from Georgia Tech, table from Auto Focus, other references from American Elements

Nano characterization PNPA projects (topics)
CIGS process development and phase identification
Graphene preparation from graphite (thin film CVD deposition from CxHy)
Electroceramics analysis (fuel cell characterization) and contamination fouling
Batteries (nanoparticles) AES analysis of lithium defect structures
Carbon nanotubes and fiber for composite filler, carbon fiber derivatives
High performance window glazing (Heat Mirror™) etc.
XPS data from the carbon C(1s) peak show the addition of hydrogen to the graphitic sp 2 bonding network http://www.als.lbl.gov/als/science/sci_archive/129nanotube.html

Nanomaterials Engineering

Foothill Energy Program
Campus energy system – a living laboratory for research and discovery
Clean energy systems approach
Emerging electricity model
NASA UCSC partnership is central to development and workforce preparation
Industry partners are sought to help build a 21 st century energy system – internships
Nanomaterials program cross connection

Foothill College Energy Program

by Robert Cormia

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