Chapter 1 - Molecules and Electrons

1.01 Course Outline (11 min.) Sample Lesson
1.02 The Carbon Pyramid (7 min.) Quiz: 1.02 The Carbon Pyramid
1.03 Technology Barriers (9 min.) Quiz: 1.03 Technology Barriers
1.04 Relative Value of Energy (19 min.) Quiz: 1.04 Relative Value of Energy

Chapter 2 - Generation

2.01 Sources of Power (16 min.) Quiz: 2.01 Sources of Power
2.02 Geology and Geography - Part 1 (6 min.) Quiz: 2.02 Geology and Geography - Part 1
2.03 Energy Sovereignty (7 min.) Quiz: 2.03 Energy Sovereignty
2.04 Renewables and Cyclical Power (11 min.) Quiz: 2.04 Renewables and Cyclical Power
2.05 Net Zero (13 min.) Quiz: 2.05 Net Zero

Chapter 3 - Transmission and Distribution

3.01 The Grid (9 min.) Quiz: 3.01 The Grid
3.02 Geography and Geology - Part 2 (10 min.) Quiz: 3.02 Geography and Geology - Part 2

Chapter 4 - End Use and Users

4.01 Efficiency vs New Markets (10 min.) Quiz: 4.01 Efficiency vs New Markets
4.02 Energy Systems - How It All Comes Together (4 min.) Quiz: 4.02 Energy Systems - How It All Comes Together
4.03 What Needs to Grow in the Energy Garden (8 min.) Quiz: 4.03 What Needs to Grow in the Energy Garden

Chapter 5 - People

5.01 Disruptors and Doers - Leading in Transition (9 min.) Quiz: 5.01 Disruptors and Doers - Leading in Transition
5.02 Culture (29 min.)
5.03 Employee Value Proposition (6 min.) Quiz: 5.03 Employee Value Proposition
5.04 Transformational Versus Incremental Change (4 min.) Quiz: 5.04 Transformational Versus Incremental Change
5.05 Diversity Inclusion Equity and Anti-Racism (8 min.) Quiz: 5.05 Diversity Inclusion Equity and Anti-Racism
5.06 Energy Literacy and Chapter Summary (13 min.) Quiz: 5.06 Energy Literacy and Chapter Summary

Chapter 6 - Change

6.01 Leading Change (16 min.) Quiz: 6.01 Leading Change
6.02 Managing Change (20 min.)
6.03 Chapter and Course Summary (6 min.)

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Lesson 1.01 Course Outline

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01. Lesson 1.01: Course Outline 02. Course Objectives 03. Contents

01. Lesson 1.01: Course Outline

OK, let's take a look at our course objectives. So my intent today is to really talk about the different concepts around energy transition and all parts of the energy system.

02. Course Objectives

So that's going to include generation, transmission and distribution, end use and users.
We're going to look at the electrical system components. So within transmission distribution, within generation, what are the different components and how are they linked to the changing supply sources and in some cases to the changing end-use cases that we expect to see?
I'm also going to look at how we enable ourselves and others to be part of that transition. How do we make that future and how do we empower ourselves and others to be more capable consumers and decision-makers around energy? This is really about energy literacy.
And finally, tools for change. So whatever your role is, whatever part you're playing in our energy future and in this energy transition, it's about how do we identify change? How do we manage the changes that are occurring? And how do we lead change into the future? I hope that you find this to be a super useful way to both understand the changing world around us, the way you can play in that exciting new future, and the way that you can partner with others and identify people who can help create what we're looking to make.

03. Contents

All right, this is a very detailed table of contents. But just to give you an idea of how this course is structured and what you might find in each area.
So Section 1, we're going to talk about molecules and electrons. This is really going to be the carbon pyramid, some of our technology barriers and challenges. The relative value of energy, it's something that I find really interesting, is how do you actually contemplate what pieces of the puzzle can play what role in the future? So this is going to look at an economic powerhouse, but also the pluses and minuses of different kinds of energy storage and molecules and electron storage. Finally, the battery or battery barrier. How do we transport and store different kinds of molecules and electrons, and how do we use that to enable our low carbon future? And finally, beyond carbon, what else is out there? And we're going to talk about a little bit of a silly example using our iPhones, but really looking at how do we think about the overall economy, both from a circular economy and a linear economy perspective and what could that mean for where we source the materials that make the future? I've got 2 resources there. You'll find that there's several resources scattered throughout the course itself, but also kind of summarized here. A lot of those are animations I've made, so they use the drawings or in a lot of cases they're a good summary of the course and they're widely shareable. So the 2 that are listed here hydrogen's role in the energy transition and Canada's hydrogen strategy. The first one's an animation that I've created. The second one is actually a document put together by the Government of Canada that's worth a read if you're into that stuff.
Second piece is going to be about generation. So it's not a completely comprehensive source of power. I left out the part where China is creating a new fission based hydrogen sun, but that type of stuff is evolving and really, really interesting area. So we're going to talk about some of the more, I'm going to say mainstream sources of power and just dip our toe into what that could look like. We'll also talk about how geology and geography can dictate how the generation sources that are available and how that plays into energy sovereignty, which is something I find really interesting, is how does each country look at their generation and look at the concept of sovereignty from a geopolitical standpoint, which is hugely relevant within our history and within the future, I believe as well. Then we'll go into renewables and cyclical power. So what are the sources? What works and what doesn't? What are the implications of having more cyclical power sources in our lives? And then how would you then manage multiple sources in a situation where you've got baseload and cyclical renewables? And finally, net-zero. Net-zero is something near and dear to my heart. I believe it is a widely, I'm going to use the term misused term, and also something that requires a little bit of a deeper understanding to dig into what is net-zero. And how do we avoid greenwashing? Which is just to me a really very real part of how we think critically about our energy systems. Under resources and I've listed this energy transition - energy systems video for generation transmission and distribution and end-use and users because it covers a whole gamut. So it's a 5-minute summary of those 3 chapters basically. And if you're interested, please do take a look. What is net-zero is another animated video that I made that talks about a much deeper look at what is the concept of net-zero. And then finally the IPIECA net-zero glossary of terms. IPIECA is an international organization that looks at sustainability and it's a fascinating glossary just because it will get you really into all of the different subtleties and pluses and minuses of different ways that we think about net-zero. So just reading the glossary of net-zero terms really educated me on the breadth of what net-zero could look like in the future and what we might mean when we say that.
And finally, transmission and distribution, going into that section. We'll talk about the grid. So the grid is how we're all connected. As it's changing, how do we balance that? We'll talk about storage. So what does a decentralized grid look like? And what are the implications of some of the different storage vs. massively connected ways that we could live? And we'll have another geography and geology section because again, when it comes to transmission and distribution, this really impacts what does your overall energy system look like? It's the same video as before, but a different part of it. So I'd suggest you just watch it in one or you don't have to look at it every time.
End-use and users, we're going to talk about increasing efficiency vs. new markets. We're going to talk about the increase in electric mobility. And the reason this is interesting is that when we start to contemplate what does end-use really look like, a lot of the assumptions we make about today's technologies getting better don't actually prepare us for an entirely new electrified future. Then we'll talk about overall energy systems, how it all comes together. And then I'm going to call it an opinion piece, although this entire course is an opinion piece, but really what needs to grow in the energy garden? So how do these pieces work together? And I like to say that my energy garden will likely always have an oil patch. So there's pieces for every piece of technology. As we look at the tripling of the use of electricity by 2050, we're going to need everything we got. Two videos here, same one as before. But then the magic washing machine is a fascinating look at how energy changes people's lives and about the need for empathy as the Third World starts to get more access to energy sources and what it's going to mean to jump, not just I think he calls it the airline, too where people start to actually have access to different ways of living that improve their quality of life and improve their ability to contribute to betterment of the world. So highly recommended watch.
Then we're going to change tack a little bit. We're going to go from the technical end to the people end. So this is really about what is it going to take to lead in transition? What's it going to take to build the teams that lead in transition? So disruptors and doers, who are going to be the people out on the leading edge trying to make this happen? We're going to talk a little about employee value propositions. So this is now, we're currently in a COVID lull. Maybe it's the end. I hope it's the end. Either way, what we're looking at now from the world of work is massively different than what we had before. And some of the changes and how we worked during COVID actually created new technologies that enable us to work in a different way that are actually going to be a competitive advantage. So it's a lot about how are we going to talk about who does what and how do we need to work in order to be competitive in that new landscape? We're going to talk about DEI and anti-racism and how that really is going to be a critical part of companies in the future, as well as transformational change and incremental change. Incremental change has historically been called continuous improvement, and I have a bit of a love-hate relationship with it because I don't think it's enough. And so really looking at what will it take to get from incremental change being, it is going to still be part of our landscape, but how do you make step changes that leave the past behind and don't build on small changes? Energy literacy, so this is about being capable consumers and critical thinkers around energy and ensuring that our companies, our families, our communities are doing the same, because consumer behavior is going to be so key in driving energy transition and doing it in a meaningful way. And finally, digital transformation, we'll just light touch. What is the difference between digitization, digitalization, and digital transformation and how is that going to be important for us to understand? So then this has a whole lot of videos. One is OilPatch to Energy Garden. This is just me talking about what I think that transition is going to look like. Then there's a digitalization video that I made that talks about those differences between digitization, digitalization, and digital transformation and how that's going to look. D&I Inclusive Structures, again, it's another animated video that talks about how do we actually realize DEI in our workplace. The last one that I made is the Energy Industry Post-COVID. So this I made like, I think I made this in March 2020, right when COVID was starting, but it really talks about what's going to happen as a result of the COVID situation on the energy industry workforce. The Transformational Change playlist is a group of 4 videos. They're about 8 - 10 minutes each. And it's a conversation between myself, a guy named Michael McElenie, who works at MIT, and Lori Fremin, who's a disruptive change agent in the US, talking about that difference between continuous improvement and transformational change and what that will mean in our industry. So highly worth a watch. And finally, the energy literacy web page from the US government, which I didn't necessarily expect to be super avant-garde in the space. It's excellent. I highly recommend going to take a look at what they talk about under energy literacy and how it's going to play out in their school curriculums.
The final section, and this is kind of like, so we're going to talk about a lot of stuff, a lot of concepts and philosophies, and then we're going to go into that and this is how you do it. So the change section is really where the rubber hits the road. It's to give some tools like practical tools, worksheet tools, to help us actually start to plan our change, our role, and our team and how we're either going to identify change, manage the changes that are occurring around us or lead change into the future. I'll introduce my banana model of change, which is a very busy drawing, but I think it's a perfectly good summary of all those 3 things, and they've got some worksheet resources that you can use yourself or with a team to start to work through some of that stuff. And the final 2 resources there, again, I referenced Transformational Change playlist. Nothing like repeating myself to make things stick. And also a video called "The Default Future", which is really about how crazy it is that you can predict the future just by looking at not changing and then guessing at what will happen.
So that's going to be our course and we'll pause there before I jump in.
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