Environmental Engineering
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Analysis of National Charging infrastructure for Electric Vehicles: 3 PDH
$18.00 Add to cartThis courses addresses the fundamental question of how much plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) charging infrastructure is needed in the United States to support both plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) and battery electric vehicles (BEVs). In this course the student will understand PEV charging infrastructure requirements and analyze a range of plausible scenarios that consider the relationship between the evolution of the PEV fleet and charging infrastructure.Instructor: Juan Pesante, PESPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:
- Understand residential and non-residential electric vehicle charging requirements
- Discuss existing vehicle and infrastructure status
- Understand different scenarios of growth
- Explain direct current fast charging growth for corridor charging
- Discuss overall infrastructure changes required for models and estimates
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION
You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 20 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies three (3) hours of professional development (PDH).
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Approach Roadway Deformations: 4 PDH
$24.00 Add to cartIn this course the student will understand roadway approach embankment design and construction and methods to mitigate deformations typically seen in these structure, including the infamous “bump” encountered at the approach to structure interface.Instructor: Raymond Bosek, PESPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:
- Explain typical approach roadway deformation problems
- Discuss internal and external deformation
- Understand computation of immediate and consolidation settlements
- Explain deformation design solutions
- Understand construction monitoring and quality assurance
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION
You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 20 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies four (4) hours of professional development (PDH).
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Best Practices for O&M of Photovoltaic and Energy Storage Systems: 5 PDH
$30.00 Add to cartIn this course the student will understand how to reduce the cost and improve the effectiveness of operations and maintenance (O&M) for photovoltaic (PV) systems and combined PV and energy storage systems. The course follows the guide: Best Practices for O&M of Photovoltaic and Energy Storage Systems 3rd edition, published by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.Instructor: Juan Pesante, PESPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:
- Understand standards of O&M of Photovoltaic and Energy Storage Systems
- Discuss prerequisites for a successful O&M program
- Understand dependencies on PV system type, site, and environmental conditions
- Explain system performance and O&M plans
- Discuss system monitoring and O&M implementation strategies
- Discuss estimating PV O&M costs
- Understand PV O&M cost survey information and trends
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION
You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 20 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies five (5) hours of professional development (PDH).
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Compressed Air Energy Storage and Pumped Storage Hydropower Concepts: 4 PDH
$24.00 Add to cartIn this course the student will understand understand current Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES) and Pumped Storage Hydropower (PSH) technologies and explore future advances of this technology by examining the feasibility of a variety of different concepts. Instructor: Juan Pesante, PESPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:
- Understand current CAES and PSH technologies and their challenges
- Discuss bulk energy storage applications and their requirements
- Discuss novel CAES technologies
- Discuss novel PSH technologies
- Explain the feasibility of these novel technologies
- Discuss technological gaps and barriers and further R&D needs
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION
You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 20 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies four (4) hours of professional development (PDH).
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Design and Development of Hybrid Power Plants: 4 PDH
$24.00 Add to cartIn this course the student will understand the hybrid power plant and the necessary design and planning details required to ensure reliable and efficient means for power production. Instructor: Juan Pesante, PESPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:
- Understand the hybrid power plant
- Discuss hybrid power plant resources and market opportunities
- Discuss plant design and optimization
- Discuss plant control and operation
- Explain hybrid power plant market and technology challenges
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION
You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 20 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies four (4) hours of professional development (PDH).
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Electrical Storage Guide for Electrical Engineers: 5 PDH
$30.00 Add to cartThis course provides a thorough overview of current electrical storage technologies including batteries, flywheels, compressed air energy storage (CAES), and pumped storage hydropower (PSH) and is a how-to guide for engineers to aid in the selection, procurement, installation, and/or operation of stationary energy storage systems in today’s electric grid. Instructor: Juan Pesante, PESPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:
- Discuss electricity storage services and benefits
- Understand various forms of current electric storage technologies
- Explain advantages/disadvantages of current electric storage technologies
- Discuss the methodology of evaluating electricity storage
- Discuss storage systems procurement and installation
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION
You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a twenty (20) question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies five (5) professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.
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Electrification-Power System Evolution and Infrastructure Development: 5 PDH
$30.00 Add to cartIn this course the student will understand Electrification, the shift from non-electric to electric sources of energy at the point of final consumption, and an analysis of the potential impacts of widespread electrification on the evolution of the U.S. electricity system. This course follows the guide: Electrification Futures Study: Scenarios of Power System Evolution and Infrastructure Development for the United States, published by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Instructor: Juan Pesante, PESPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:
- Understand Electrification and what it means for the future
- Discuss end-use technology variations of the U.S. electrical system infrastructure
- Discuss variations on cost, energy consumption, and emissions
- Discuss demand-side flexibility variations
- Explain electric sector variations on system evolution, costs, energy consumption, and emissions
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION
You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 20 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies five (5) hours of professional development (PDH).
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Energy Storage Technology Cost and Performance: 4 PDH
$24.00 Add to cartIn this course the student will understand a variety of different energy storage technologies and explore their advantages and disadvantages with an in-depth cost and performance comparison. This course follows the report: Energy Storage Technology and Cost Characterization Report, published by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Instructor: Juan Pesante, PESPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:
- Understand energy storage deployments by technology
- Discuss cost and performance metrics of different technologies
- Discuss in-depth parameters of each energy storage technologies
- Explain annualized cost and comparison of the technologies
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION
You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 20 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies four (4) hours of professional development (PDH).
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Engineering Description of Soils and Rocks: 4 PDH
$24.00 Add to cartIn this course the student will understand the engineering characteristics of soils and rocks and to how to properly identify and classify to develop a subsurface profile for site evaluations.Instructor: Raymond Bosek, PESPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:
- Discuss soil descriptions and standards
- Explain soil classification and properties
- Discuss practical aspects of fine-grained and course-grained soils
- Explain rock descriptions and classifications (SPT)
- Understand subsurface profile development
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION
You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 20 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies four (4) hours of professional development (PDH).
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Geotechnical Subsurface Exploration for Roadways: 5 PDH
$30.00 Add to cartIn this course the student will understand the essentials of subsurface explorations for roadways with a comprehensive overview including site preparation, sampling methods, types of testing and methods, as well as standard guidelines and recommendations.Instructor: Raymond Bosek, PESPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:
- Discuss preparing for subsurface explorations
- Explain field reconnaissance and setting-up a exploration program
- Discuss sampling techniques and tools
- Explain various tests in addition to the standard penetration test (SPT)
- Understand guidelines for minimum exploration
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION
You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 20 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies five (5) hours of professional development (PDH).
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Laboratory Testing for Geotechnical Design and Construction: 5 PDH
$30.00 Add to cartIn this course the student will understand the intricate details of laboratory testing of subsurface soils and rocks in order to obtain values of their engineering properties necessary for design.Instructor: Raymond Bosek, PESPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:
- Explain common laboratory test methods
- Discuss laboratory testing equipment for soil and rock samples
- Discuss testing procedures
- Explain measured parameters
- Understand common guidelines for testing soils and rocks
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION
You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 20 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies five (5) hours of professional development (PDH).
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Slope Stability in Embankments and Structures: 5 PDH
$30.00 Add to cartIn this course the student will understand the design of slope stability in embankments and structures and how to recognize, analyze, and solve slope instability issues encountered.Instructor: Raymond Bosek, PESPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:
- Explain the effects of water on slope stability
- Discuss Factor of Safety in Design
- Understand how to solve slope instability problems
- Explain methods and tools to solve slope instability issues
- Understand methods to improve stability
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION
You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 20 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies five (5) hours of professional development (PDH).
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Strategies for Improving Sustainability of Asphalt Pavements: 3 PDH
$18.00 Add to cartIn this course the student will understand sustainability throughout the entire pavement life cycle and the importance of recognizing context sensitivity and assessing trade-offs in developing sustainable solutions.Instructor: Raymond Bosek, PESPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:
- Explain selection, design, and production of asphalt materials for sustainability
- Discuss sustainable strategies in asphalt pavement design and construction
- Understand sustainable concepts on preservation/maintenance of asphalt pavements
- Explain asphalt pavement end of life sustainable strategies
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION
You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 15 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies three (3) hours of professional development (PDH).
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Stress and Strain in Soils: 4 PDH
$24.00 Add to cartIn this course the student will understand the properties and mechanics of soils and accurately calculate the stresses and deformations of soil masses.Instructor: Raymond Bosek, PESPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:
- Understand weight-volume relationships
- Discuss vertical and lateral stress distributions
- Discuss load deformation processes
- Explain strength of soils
- Understand calculating stress and strain
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION
You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 20 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies four (4) hours of professional development (PDH).
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A Guide to Offshore Wind Energy: 2 PDH
$12.00 Add to cartOffshore wind turbines harness the energy of the ocean winds and turn it into electricity. This course introduces the basic principles of proposed US offshore wind facilities. The course summarizes a study conducted by EESI of existing European and Asian offshore wind farms. The topics addressed include technical issues related to marine foundations and structures, transmission issues unique to offshore power generation, political and regulatory issues and the public's perceptions of proposed offshore wind farms. This course demonstrates that offshore wind energy has been successfully implemented in other parts of the world and that the potential for wind farms in U.S. waters is favorable.Instructor: Juan Pesante, PEOffshore wind turbines harness the energy of the ocean winds and turn it into electricity. This course introduces the basic principles of proposed US offshore wind facilities. The course summarizes a study conducted by EESI of existing European and Asian offshore wind farms. The topics addressed include techinical issues related to marine foundations and structures, transmission issues unique to offshore power generation, political and regulatory issues and the publics perceptions of proposed offshore wind farms. This course demonstrates that offshore wind energy has been successfully implemented in other parts of the world and that the potential for wind farms in U.S. waters is favorable.
SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:
- Awareness of the basic principles of Offshore Wind Energy
- Awareness of the geographic areas in the U.S. that are canidates for wind farms
- Learn the affects of wind farms on commercial fishing and birds
- Public concerns about offshore wind farms relating to property values, local economy and jobs
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION
You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a fifteen (15) question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies two (2) professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.
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Advanced Fabricated Building: 6 PDH
$36.00 Add to cartIn this course the student will understand the building requirements of manufactured structures, particularly residential homes in Florida, as well as understand the various fabrication materials used for other advanced building projects. Instructor: Raymond Bosek, PESPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:
- Discuss building codes & HUD codes for fabricated structures
- Understand the materials & products of manufactured buildings
- Discuss systems & systems testing of manufactured buildings
- Explain the various fabrication products for advanced construction
- Discuss the benefits and drawbacks of each of these fabrication products
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION
You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a twenty (20) question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies six (6) professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.
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Building Envelope Impact on HVAC Energy Use: 3 PDH
$18.00 Add to cartHow airtight are the buildings you are responsible for? What is the energy load and indoor air quality like in your buildings? The only way to know is to perform a study. Despite common assumptions, measurements have shown that typical U.S. commercial buildings are not particularly airtight. In this course we present a recent simulation study on the impact of improving envelope airtightness in U.S. commercial buildings. You get documented, verifiable facts, report charts and graphs illustrating the findings, and a discussion from the report on the results of the study, Investigation of the Impact of Commercial Building Envelope Airtightness on HVAC Energy Use.Instructor: Seth Grablow, PEHow airtight are the buildings you are responsible for? What is the energy load and indoor air quality like in your buildings? The only way to know is to perform a study. Despite common assumptions, measurements have shown that typical U.S. commercial buildings are not particularly airtight.
In this course we present a recent simulation study on the impact of improving envelope airtightness in U.S. commercial buildings. You get documented, verifiable facts, report charts and graphs illustrating the findings, and a discussion from the report on the results of the study, Investigation of the Impact of Commercial Building Envelope Airtightness on HVAC Energy Use.
SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:
- Discuss the reasons for performing a study
- Understand the method of analysis regarding building envelope tightness
- Describe the buildings used for the study
- Understand which climates allow for the most HVAC savings
- Explain the results of the study
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION
You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a ten (10) question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies three (3) professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.
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Carbon Absorption of Volatile Organic Compounds: 3 PDH
$18.00 Add to cartCarbon adsorption is used in air pollution control to remove volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from low to medium concentration gas streams, when stringent outlet concentration must be met and/or recovery of the VOC is desired. This course covers the types of adsorbers, adsorption theory, and design procedures for carbon adsorption equipment.Instructor: Seth Grablow, PECarbon adsorption is used in air pollution control to remove volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from low to medium concentration gas streams, when stringent outlet concentration must be met and/or recovery of the VOC is desired. This course covers the types of adsorbers, adsorption theory, and design procedures for carbon adsorption equipment.
SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:
- The types of carbon adsorption equipment and which are in most common use
- Define an adsorption isotherm and be able to recognize the equation for the Freundlich isotherm
- Adsorber sizing parameters
- Make adsorption and desorption time calculations
- Procedures for estimating carbon requirements
- Cost estimation procedures for carbon adsorption systems
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION
You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a twenty (20) question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies three (3) professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.
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Concepts for Advanced Electrical Knowledge & Practical Troubleshooting: 8 PDH
$40.00 Add to cartIn this course, applicable to all professional engineering backgrounds, the student will understand the concepts of electricity and mechanism and design of electronics. They will understand how electrical components work from theory to design to the operation of common industrial circuits with tips for practical troubleshooting.Instructor: Juan Pesante, PESPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:
- Discuss the concepts of electricity & electronic theory
- Understand electromagnetism and electromotive force
- Understand current, voltage, and resistance in circuits
- Explain DC & AC circuit analysis
- Discuss capacitance and inductance
- Understand DC & AC measuring instruments and concepts
- Explain circuit analysis and troubleshooting circuits
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION
You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a thirty (30) question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies eight (8) professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.
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