Foothill CollegeEnergy 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

Modern Energy Systems

Large-scale Renewables

Distributed Resources

Smart Energy Systems

Advanced Transportation

Building Energy Efficiency

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fossil-fuel based & centralized

de-centralizedlow-carbon

G2V/V2GDR/AMI/HEN

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integration integration

Macrogrid

Microgrid

Nanogrid

Clean generation

Smart distribution

Efficient end use

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 21st 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

Program Analysis Sustainable Design Dept. Blocks/Bldg. Space Planning Site Analysis/Planning Image Study PSEC Energy Analysis

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 CruzCollaboration 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

Program Analysis Sustainable Design Dept. Blocks/Bldg. Space Planning Site Analysis/Planning Image Study

LEED Target: SILVERSILVER

• 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

LEED Silver

Science Through Display

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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 areessential 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 sp2 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 21st century energy system – internships

• Nanomaterials program cross connection