Sustainable Energy. Dr. Noel N. Schulz Paslay Professor in Electrical & Computer Engineering Kansas State University

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1 Sustainable Energy Dr. Noel N. Schulz Paslay Professor in Electrical & Computer Engineering Kansas State University

2 Outline of Discussion Noel s background Changing the conversation in the U.S. Technical Challenges to make sustainability possible Opportunities for K-State

3 My Background Spent summer 1993 working for Northern States Power Company, Minneapolis Spent four months Sabbatical, on Cardiff, sabbatical in the Wales UK and traveling around EU BS MS Instructor PhD Asst Prof, MTU Assoc Prof, MSU Prof, TVA MSU Professorship

4 Technical interests Research Area: Application of computers, including intelligent systems, to solve problems in power systems operations; Alternative power systems Teaching Interests: Power systems, energy conversion, application of computer programs to power engineering, application of intelligent systems to engineering problems, fundamentals of electrical circuits and technical communications in engineering Administrative Interests: Faculty Development, Administration Development, Women and Minorities in Engineering, Engineering in a Global Community

5 Recent Research Activities and Interactions with Federal Agencies, Utilities, Industry and International Universities Office of Naval Research DoD MURI Homeland Security/Oak Ridge National Laboratory TVA Entergy Southern Company DoE Alternative Energy Mississippi Power Schweitzer Brunel University Queen s University Belfast South Mississippi Electric Power Association Cardiff University University of Manchester University of Strathclyde

6 Distributed Generation/Sustainability Research Activities Feasibility of small DG operations in Mississippi Wood Chips on Choctaw Site Photovoltaics at a Water Park Biomass on Farms DOE Projects DOE Biomass Sustainable Energy Center Integration of Alternative Power into Distribution Systems Combined Heating and Power or Cooling, Heating and Power Household Solar Applications with Storage

7 Changing the Conversation in the United States Opportunity to live for four months in Cardiff, Wales Personal Experiences Professional Experiences National Challenges and Opportunities Local Challenges/Opportunities Technical Challenges

8 Personal Experiences An Engineer in the UK Societal Differences Recycling versus Trash Public transportation Packaging/Plastic Bags Politically cool to be green

9 Professional Experiences Conservation efforts at work Universities across UK and EU looking to impact carbon footprint Creative solutions and implementations Question not if but when

10 National Challenges/Opportunities National Energy Policy with consistent incentive and long term tax benefits Balancing Reliability expectations with sustainability goals Aging Workforce Issues

11 EU Goals for Renewables COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL AND THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, Renewable Energy Road Map, Renewable energies in the 21st century: building a more sustainable future,

12 Balancing Reliability and Sustainability

13 Engineering Workforce Employees Exiting 46% of electric utility engineering jobs could be vacated by 2012 * *Source: Gaps in the Energy Workforce Pipeline: A 2007 Workforce Survey Report From the Center for Energy Workforce Development Center 13

14 Local Challenges/Opportunities One size does not fit all!

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16 Load(kW) TLP of Weekday Vs Weekend Day at Casino :00 6:00 9:00 12:00 15:00 Time(Hour) 18:00 21:00 23:59 Weekday Weekend Day

17 Load(kW) TLP of Weekday Vs Weekend Day at Waterpark :00 3:00 6:00 9:00 Weekday 12:00 15:00 Time(Hour) 18:00 21:01 Weekend Day 23:59

18 LOAD kw WEEK LONG AVERAGES MIN AVERAGE MAX MIN STARTING AT 1:15 PM Courtesy of Mississippi Power and Mills Farm

19 Siting and Sizing of Distributed Generation Flexible Siting Possible Support of the Grid Location where fuel is transported for conversion Non-Flexible Siting Use fuel as close to origin as possible Smaller farm/business operation Sizing Load on Site Available fuel and DG technology Pricing Structure

20 Technical Challenges Sustainable energy equipment costs Quantifying economic and social benefits Life cycle costs Interconnection issues Storage Political issues

21 Interconnection Issues IEEE Standard Interconnection Key Issues Protection of Utility and DG Synchronization Safety Issues Metering

22 Utility Benefits to DG Going Green Benefits Decreased losses Delayed upgrading of infrastructure Possible VAR support Possible Decrease in Generation Costs Emergency Generation and/ or Islanding Capabilities Some utilities actually talking about doing their own DG

23 Opportunities for Emergency Islanding with DG Reliability expectations are higher and higher Natural Disasters create disruptions in infrastructure Tornados Lightning Hurricane Katrina Develop a plan for temporary emergency generation to support local pockets until interconnection capabilities available

24 New publishing opportunity IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy --- To Be Launched in 2010 PERIODICAL FINANCIAL CO-SPONSORS: IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES) IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IES) IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS) IEEE Industrial Applications Society (IAS) PERIODICAL TECHNICAL CO-SPONSORS: IAS, IES, PELS, SSIT (Society of Social Implication of Technology), Photonics, OES (Oceanic Engineering Society) PERIODICAL OFFICIAL SCOPE: The IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy is intended to be a cross disciplinary and internationally archival journal aimed at disseminating results of research on sustainable energy that relates to, arises from, or deliberately influences energy generation, transmission, distribution and delivery. The journal will publish original research on theories and development on principles of sustainable energy technologies and systems. The Transactions will also welcome manuscripts on design, implementation and evaluation of power systems that are affected by sustainable energy. Surveys of existing work on sustainable energy may also be considered for publication when they propose a new viewpoint on history and a challenging perspective on the future of sustainable energy.

25 Opportunities for K-State Land grant mission its our responsibility Strong engineering and agricultural activities to help find solutions Opportunities for dialog to work on public perception and acceptance along with technical and policy issues

26 Thanks for the opportunity to share ideas! Questions? Contact me at