This document provides an overview and schedule for an ENGR40 orientation course. It discusses the course goals of understanding global energy technology and systems and evaluating clean energy solutions. The weekly schedule covers topics like power generation, distributed energy systems, and transportation solutions. Assignments include weekly questions, calculations, an energy audit, and a final project. The course also includes laboratory exercises, demonstrations, and field trips to locations like NASA and local green buildings.

1. ENGR40 Orientation Robert D. Cormia / Jamie F. Orr Foothill College

2. Overview Course goals Schedule Assignments & grading Laboratory Textbook Fieldtrips

3. 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

4. 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

5. ENGR40 Laboratory Exercises Laboratory / reports Demonstrations Tours (write-ups) Calculations

6. 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)

7. Buildings as Systems

8. Energy / GHG Audit Residential Commercial building Benchmarking (BTU/sq-ft) Appliances (plug-load vs. nameplate) Making it all add up

9. Itron Interval Data 3/1 - 4/15

10. ESCO Evolution? Energy Efficiency Building EMS Onsite Generation Remediation Plug Loads Analysis, BPI Benchmarking Solar PV Cogen Fuel cell AMI/DR HAN/HEN BEMS/IT Is this an industry, a building strategy, a set of SI competencies, or an ES-CO professional?

11. 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

12. NASA Sustainability Base

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

14. 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/

15. Instructors Robert D. Cormia Lecture [email_address] 650.949.7456 Nanotechnology / energy Jamie F. Orr Laboratory [email_address] Physics / energy http://fgamedia.org/faculty/rdcormia/ENGR40/