September 25, 2024, 2–3 p.m. ET
FEMP IACET: 0.2 CEUs
Level: Intermediate
This webinar explores topics related to solar photovoltaic (PV) canopies, including how to procure safe, reliable 30-year structures. Solar canopies can offer many benefits to a site, such as electric vehicle (EV) charging locations, vehicle shade, and reduced heat island effects.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, attendees will be able to:
- Identify the ways solar canopies could be applied to a site thereby utilizing areas not currently considered eligible for solar PV systems.
- Recognize the high value benefits that can come with a solar canopy-shade for employee and government vehicles, EV Charger Ready to enable chargers to be added later with low cost and disturbance to site, and other benefits.
- Identify EV Charger Ready specifications and costs.
- Recognize the structural and mechanical challenges that stem from code gaps and how to mitigate these issues.
- Identify the cost differences between canopies, ground, and rooftop systems.
Instructors
Gerald Robinson is an energy manager with over 25 years of experience initiating and completing a broad range of energy efficiency, water conservation, and renewable energy system initiatives. Gerald has an extensive track record of innovative yet practical problem solving in both the private and public sectors.
Gerald's management experience spans a wide variety of organizations including universities, municipalities, large corporations, non-governmental organizations, and federal agencies. He has gained an extensive knowledge of all phases of project development and implementation including, legal and regulatory, engineering, project finance, audits, system commissioning, specifications writing, construction management, and commissioning.
Gerald is an ardent customer advocate able to work with a wide variety of stakeholders. He acts in the role of agency technical advocate drawing upon his background not only as an energy manager but also as a plant manager while at Loyola Marymount University where he led the university through many multi-million-dollar utility infrastructure modernization and planning projects.
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.