Projects

California Energy Commission's Zero Net Energy Research Gaps Analysis

2017 - 2018

The goal of the Research Gaps Analysis for Getting to Zero Net Energy Buildings is to identify, describe, and prioritize key RDD&D needs for achieving the state's goals for ZNE buildings.

zneroadmap.researchenergy.net/

Zero Net Energy & All-Electric community research

2015 - Current research

I am currently conducting a survey of findings for Zero Net Energy and All-Electric households for stakeholders in the building industry.
If you would like to be a part of the Zero Net Energy & All-Electric research, please email me for more information in the contact section.
Thanks,
Heidi

The Changing Electricity Resource Mix: The Rise of Distributed Solar, Storage, and Demand Responsive

Spring 2015

Targeted Application of Distributed Energy Resources to Proactively and Reactively Mitigate Distribution Grid Stress

Was on a team in Spring 2015 at Stanford that modeled the impact of adding distributed energy resources (DER) to the distribution grid in Los Angeles and North Carolina to alleviate distribution congestion and maintain reliability under high renewable penetrations.

https://energy.stanford.edu/energy-transformation-collaborative/courses/fall-2014

1,000 sq. foot Zero Net Energy Home: Start.Home

January 2012 - October 2013

I had the opportunity to be a part of this amazing project of designing and building an affordable Zero Net Energy home for the 2013 Department of Energy Solar Decathlon competition.

After the competition, start.home is being able to house a family at Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve.

To learn more about start.home and how we built it at Stanford University:
http://news.stanford.edu/features/2014/starthome/

Sustainable Tour for the Built Environment

April 2009 - September 2009