February 28, 2023, 1–2 p.m. ET
FEMP IACET: 0.2 CEU
Level: Introductory
This webinar is the second in a series of four describing how to implement microgrids in the federal sector. It explains the microgrid scoping process.
A microgrid must have clearly defined boundaries, loads, and resilience goals. Developing the microgrid scope includes working with stakeholders, identifying priority loads, and understanding compliance requirements, vulnerabilities motivating a microgrid, and the site's existing infrastructure.
See upcoming trainings in this series:
- March 15: Microgrid Conceptual Design
- March 29: Planning For Microgrid Implementation
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, attendees will be able to:
- Identify stakeholders
- Recognize statutory compliance requirements
- Identify priority missions and buildings
- Describe existing distributed resources and data communication systems
- Identify factors motivating the need for a microgrid at a site.
Instructors
Chuck Kurnik has broad engineering experience in energy; remote power, communications, and instrumentation; and manufacturing. He manages the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's support of microgrid implementation at three U.S. Marine Corps bases. He also manages the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Uniform Methods Project and the DOE Guidelines for Home Energy Professionals. In addition, he served as the site operations manager for DOE's Solar Decathlon.
Bharat Solanki has nine years of experience working in microgrid research and deployment. He has worked on several microgrid projects from the concept level to complete operating microgrid systems. He was previously a microgrid technical lead for Siemens Canada.
About FEMP Training
The Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) provides live and on-demand training to foster and maintain a high-performance workforce that constructs, operates, and maintains energy-efficient and cost-effective federal facilities. Choose from over 120 free courses spanning topics like project financing, facility and fleet optimization, fleet management, resilience, sustainable product procurement, and more.
FEMP is accredited by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) and awards IACET continuing education units (CEUs) upon the successful completion of select courses. FEMP training is provided through the National Institute of Building Sciences' Whole Building Design Guide (WBDG) learning management system.