In its first year, the Energy Transformation Collaborative was two year-long courses. One focused on transforming transportation; the other, on transforming electricity supply.
Innovative Transportation Systems
Instructors: Catherine Zoi
Projects:
- Zeitride
- Electric Bikes and Electric Scooters as Alternative Commute Vehicles
- Coordinating shuttle bus schedules with Caltrain for companies and office parks
- Expanding bike sharing at Caltrain stations and nearby destinations to address last-mile connections and address Caltrain bike capacity
- Providing service along unused rail spur between Redwood City and Facebook to encourage employee use of Caltrain
- Optimizing Caltrain's timetable to improve service levels, for both local and express commuters
- Autonomous Vehicle/Bullet Bus: Interstate 280
The Changing Electricity Resource Mix: The Rise of Distributed Solar, Storage, and Demand Reponsive
Instructors: Stefan Heck
Projects:
- Targeted Application of Distributed Energy Resources to Proactively and Reactively Mitigate Distribution Grid Stress
- The Full Value Proposition of Distributed Energy Storage: Standardizing the Methodology for Utility Storage Procurement
- Supporting the Changing Grid: Grid-Interactive Water Heaters
- California’s Demand Response Potential in Agricultural Irrigation: Groundwater Pumping and Demand Response
- Value of Solar Methodology for Next-Generation Solar Rate Design
- Electric Vehicles + Utility = ? How can utilities 1) identify existing EV's, 2) increase EV penetration, and 3) utilize EV's for grid stability and reliablity?
