April 24th, 2017 Board of Advisors Meeting ENERGY EFFICIENCY CENTER 1 Thank you to our Sponsors These sponsors have made significant financial contributions to support the Energy Efficiency Center’s mission to accelerate the development and commercialization of energy efficiency technologies and to train future leaders in energy efficiency. Front Cover: Rendering of the 2017 UC Davis Solar Decathlon house—OUR H2Ouse—an original design that addresses the severe drought in California. 2 WELCOME Welcome Members of the Board of Advisors and Special Guests, Thank you for participating in our Spring 2017 Board of Advisors meeting. This is an exciting and important time to come together. We have experienced some great success this past year, including: ■ Launching the Energy Graduate Group and recruiting our first class of students. (The first cohort arrives this Fall.) ■ Advancing strategic U.S. and global partnerships, including deeper collaborations with the Office of Naval Research and Mexico, launching an India Initiative, and participating in the Mandela Washington Fellowship program’s first energy-themed institute. ■ Supporting critical project-based learning opportunities, including a UC Davis team to compete in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon. ■ Partnering to develop key energy data analytics software platforms. ■ Advancing one of 13 UC Davis Big Ideas—“Leading the Way to Climate Neutrality.” ■ Hiring staff to fill essential needs, including a Director of Development and Strategic Partnerships, a Senior Director of Development, a Senior Writer, and a Senior Development Engineer. Looking ahead, we have important work to accomplish this year, including: ■ Recruiting a Faculty Director—In 2015, we launched an international search for a faculty director. While this initial search did not result in a successful hire, we now have a new Chancellor identified who will start this summer and are well-positioned to relaunch this search to ultimately find a candidate that is the right fit. ■ Transitioning from a Center to an Institute—Last year, the Energy Efficiency Center began the process of transitioning from a Center to an Institute. This year we are developing a strategic plan and brand/identity for the new Institute that builds upon the existing strengths of the EEC and UC Davis energy-related efforts. Included in this information packet are biographies for all the participants and background information on the most recent and important initiatives we have underway. Although we will not have time in the day’s meeting to go into all the work that is covered in this packet, we encourage you to follow-up with us on anything that might be of special interest to you and your team and respective network. Thank you again for your support. With much appreciation, Benjamin M. Finkelor Executive Director 3 Table of contents Thank You To Our Sponsors ..........................................................................................................2 Welcome ........................................................................................................................................3 Table of Contents ...........................................................................................................................4 Agenda ...........................................................................................................................................6 Biographies Board of Advisors ...........................................................................................................................8 Special Guests ..............................................................................................................................14 Featured Students .......................................................................................................................16 Faculty Leadership .......................................................................................................................17 Associated Faculty and Researchers ............................................................................................20 Staff ..............................................................................................................................................26 Research Center Updates California Lighting Technology Center ........................................................................................31 Center for Water-Energy Efficiency ..............................................................................................34 Plug-in Hybrid & Electric Vehicle Research Center ......................................................................37 Western Cooling Efficiency Center ...............................................................................................40 4 Global Impact Efforts China Center for Energy & Transportation ...................................................................................45 India Initiative ..............................................................................................................................47 Mandela Washington Fellowship .................................................................................................49 UC Davis - Mexico Collaboration ..................................................................................................51 Program for International Energy Technologies & D-Lab ............................................................53 Collaborators Mike & Renee Child Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship ............................................56 Institute of Transportation Studies ..............................................................................................59 Energy & Transportation Senior Fellow Policy Program ..............................................................62 Research Initiatives Aligning Workforce Development ................................................................................................65 Comprehensive Building Assessments ........................................................................................67 Davis Energy Economics Program ...............................................................................................69 EEC - Military Collaboration .........................................................................................................72 Food-Water-Energy Nexus ...........................................................................................................75 Faculty Research Highlights .........................................................................................................77 Climate Neutrality & Sustainability .............................................................................................79 West Village ..................................................................................................................................82 Education Initiatives Emerging Energy Professionals Program ....................................................................................84 Energy Graduate Group ...............................................................................................................85 Solar Decathlon ...........................................................................................................................86 5 AGENDA Board of Advisors Meeting UC Davis Energy Efficiency Center 8:30 am Arrival and Light Refreshments 10:10 am Mark Modera, Director, Western Cooling Efficiency 9:15am Welcome & Introductions Center; Sempra Chair in Energy Efficiency; Professor, Ralph Cavanagh, Chair Civil & Environmental Engineering; Professor, New Board Members: Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Laurie Giammona, PG&E Early results from projects involving Grid-Responsiveness, Nicole Howard, SMUD Integrative Solutions, and Disadvantaged Communities Marc Ulrich, SCE Patricia Wagner, SoCalGas 10:30 am Break Special Guests: Rob Bernard, Microsoft Gordon Feller, Meeting of the Minds 10:45 am Research Highlights Continued Pat Remick, NRDC Frank Loge, Director, Center for Water-Energy Efficiency Ian Rogoff, CalCEF Center; Krone Endowed Professorship in Environmental Marc van den Berg, DBL Partners Engineering; Professor, Civil and Environmental Board Members: Engineering Robert Bienenfeld, Honda Water, Energy, and Food Systems David Jacot, LADWP 11:05 am Nicole Graeber, Senior Development Engineer, Michael Peevey California Lighting Technology Center Mark Vanderhelm, Walmart Alan Meier Caroline Winn, SDG&E Developments from the Edge of Lighting Research 11:25 am Jae Wan Park, Director, Green Transportation 9:30am Celebrating Art Rosenfeld Laboratory; Associate Professor, Mechanical and Alan Meier, Adjunct Professor, Environmental Science Aerospace Engineering & Policy; Senior Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Piloting Low-Cost Smart Grid using 2nd- Life Batteries Laboratory 11:50 am Aaron Smith, Davis Energy Economics Program (DEEP); [UC Davis plans to become a home for the Professor, Agricultural & Resource Economics study of Energy Productivity, building on Using Data to Conduct Policy and Program Evaluation the legacy of the Rosenfeld curve.] 12:10 pm Board Photo & Lunch 9:40 am Strategic Plan for the Institute Benjamin Finkelor, Executive Director, Energy Efficiency Center (EEC) 12:50 pm Making the Best of the Upcoming Four Years of Uncertainty [Issues to consider throughout the day will be the The Collective Impact Initiative proposed by Mark de Institute’s Mission,