Welcome to the 8 th Annual Global Climate and Energy Project Symposium

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1 GLOBAL CLIMATE AND ENERGY PROJECT STANFORD UNIVERSITY Sally M. Benson Director, Global Climate and Energy Project Stanford University Welcome to the 8 th Annual Global Climate and Energy Project Symposium GCEP RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM 2012 STANFORD, CA Sally Benson, GCEP Director OCTOBER 10, 2012 October 10, 2012 GLOBAL CHALLENGES GLOBAL SOLUTIONS GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES

2 The 8th Annual GCEP Symposium A unique forum providing informed discussion on critical issues in the energy arena: Stage setting plenary talks Presentation of cutting-edge academic research taking place in the energy field Meeting coincides with the ten-year anniversary of founding of GCEP Provides an opportunity to look back at GCEP research and consider future for basic research in the energy sciences

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4 GCEP Milestones and Key Events 2002 Launching of GCEP at Stanford with four Sponsors 2004 First set of competitive research awards 2005 First GCEP Symposium 2006 Initiated exploratory research awards 2008 First patent issued on GCEP technology 2010 First license of GCEP technology Began Cost- Sharing of External Follow-On Research 2011 DuPont joins GCEP as Sponsor Cumulative GCEP Highlights Renewables Other $129M Total Research Funding Commitments Hydrogen Carbon-Based Energy Systems Electrochemistry and Electric Grid GCEP Statistics 5 Sponsors 165 Faculty PI s 713 Grad Students and Post-docs 39 Research Institutions 80 Full-Scale Research Activities 35 Exploratory Studies 515 Peer-Reviewed Publications 721 Conference Presentations 34 Patent Applications 4 Start Up Companies

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6 GCEP A DECADE OF INNOVATION AND PROGRESS IN ENERGY ANALYSIS Growth Rate [%/yr] Embodied Energy [kwhe/wp] NEGATIVE NET ENERGY YIELD sc-si a-si mc-si CdTe Embodied Energy Ribbon CIGS % 750 % 500 % 400 % 300 % 250 % fractional re-investment 20 % % 175 % 150 % 125 % Exergy Resources of the Earth 30 % 10 POSITIVE NET ENERGY YIELD EPBT [yrs] assuming 11.5% capacity factor 40 % 50 % 60 % 70 % 100 % 90 % 80 % PV Industry Energy Balance Energy Systems Analysis Understanding the World s Energy Systems Exergy and Carbon Analysis of Global Energy Flows Energetic and Material Limits to Energy Storage

7 A DECADE OF INNOVATION AND PROGRESS IN ADVANCED COMBUSTION Low-irreversibility engines Advanced Combustion High efficiency engines at extreme states Energy Efficient, Low CO 2 -emitting Engines Advanced coal power generation systems Sootless diesel

8 A DECADE OF INNOVATION AND PROGRESS IN THE ELECTRIC GRID Tomsovic Flat control of the electric grid for renewable integration Electric Grid Chemistry for solid oxide fuel battery Ability to Integrate New Energy Generation and Systems Designs and materials for flywheel storage Electrode materials for safe, fast, inexpensive batteries

9 A DECADE OF INNOVATION AND PROGRESS IN CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE Benson Geologic studies of sequestration Experiments and simulations of CO 2 storage Carbon Capture and Storage Linking CO 2 injection effects to geophysics Effective Options for Addressing CO 2 Emissions from Fossil Fuels RITE Molecular gates for gas separation Mineralization with silicates Biomimetic strategies for carbon capture

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11 A DECADE OF INNOVATION AND PROGRESS IN SOLAR ENERGY Nanostructured PV for thin film Si quantum dots to control band gap Photon-enhanced thermionic emission Hot carrier solar cells Solar Energy High Efficiency and Low Cost of Solar Energy Conversion Plasmonics enhance absorption Artificial photosynthesis Thermophotovoltaic cells All carbon solar cell

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13 A DECADE OF INNOVATION AND PROGRESS IN BIOENERGY RESEARCH Time Biodiesel from bacteria 2002 Cellulose Hemi cellulose Lignin Bioenergy Lignin Amount Optimizing plants for biofuels Hydrogen from biomass 2012 Effective Use of Organisms for Production of Fuels and Energy Conversion Photosynthetic bioelectricity Global potential of biomass Methane from microbes and electrical current

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15 A DECADE OF INNOVATION AND PROGRESS IN TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH Nanowire lithium ion batteries for electric vehicles Transportation Wireless power transfer to moving vehicles Efficient Mobility Options with No or Low CO 2 Emissions Hydrogen storage through C-H bonds Catalysts for fuels from CO 2

16 A DECADE OF INNOVATION AND PROGRESS IN FUEL CELL RESEARCH Study kinetic behavior of nanostructured materials Fuel Cells Nanoscale fabrication for high power density Enabling Electricity from Hydrocarbon Fuels with Low CO 2 Emissions Nanotubes and atomic layer deposition for enhanced low-temperature efficiency Nanoscale architecture gives large surface area for improved fuel cell performance

17 GCEP Symposium Creating a Bright Energy Future GCEP at 10 Years Invited Plenary Presentations Global Energy Assessment Thomas B. Johansson, Co-Chair of the Executive Committee Global Energy Assessment Energy Technology Landscape: One Indian Perspective Ajit Sapre, Group President of Research and Technology, Reliance Industries Energy Innovation Ecosystem Cathy Zoi, Silver Lake Kraftwerk; Former Assistant Secretary of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy Reducing Our Dependence on Fossil Fuels: An Industrial Perspective on Energy Research Douglas Muzyka, Senior Vice President and Chief Science & Technology Officer, DuPont Gain insights into key energy issues from global energy thought leaders

18 GCEP Symposium Creating a Bright Energy Future GCEP at 10 Years GCEP The First Ten Years GCEP Origins Fireside Chat Moderated by Jeff Koseff, Director Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment GCEP The First Ten Years Panel Discussion Moderated by Lynn Orr, Director Stanford Precourt Institute for Energy What GCEP has Meant to Stanford University John Hennessy, President of Stanford University Hear about the motivations and the lessons learned from this pioneering energy project

19 GCEP Symposium Creating a Bright Energy Future GCEP at 10 Years GCEP Research Technical Presentations Carbon-Based Energy Systems Moderator: Jen Wilcox William Schneider, Randall Snurr, Biondo Biondi Bioenergy Moderator: Alfred Spormann Chris Field, Claire Halpin, Bruce Logan Solar Energy Moderator: Mike McGehee Jennifer Dionne, Mark Brongersma, Harry Gray Advanced Energy Transformations and Storage Moderator: Tom Jaramillo Jens Norskov, Yi Cui, Scott Barnett Learn about the latest technology innovations in clean energy research from GCEP principal investigators

20 GCEP Symposium Creating a Bright Energy Future GCEP at 10 Years Energy Tutorials Energy & Earth Systems 101 Pamela Matson, Dean of School of Earth Sciences, Stanford University Electrocatalysis 101 Thomas Jaramillo, Stanford University Geoengineering 101 Ken Caldeira, Carnegie Institution Exergy 101 Chris Edwards, Stanford University Gain a basic understanding of key technical areas in energy from Stanford experts

21 GCEP Symposium Creating a Bright Energy Future GCEP at 10 Years Student Events GCEP 2012 Distinguished Student Lecturers Kendra Kuhl, Chemical Engineering, Stanford University Nicholas Bonawitz, Biochemistry, Purdue University Boxiao Li, Energy Resources Engineering, Stanford University Poster Session and Reception Advanced Energy Transformations and Storage Bioenergy Carbon-Based Energy Systems Solar Energy GCEP Energy Systems Analysis Postdoctoral Scholars Charlie Barnhart, Energetic and Material Limits to Electrical Energy Storage Michael Dale, The Energy Balance of the Photovoltaic (PV) Industry GCEP Sponsor/Student Networking Lunch GCEP Student Social Interact directly with GCEP energy researchers

22 GCEP Symposium Creating a Bright Energy Future GCEP at 10 Years Grand Challenges in the Future of Energy Panel Session Moderator: Sally Benson Chris Field, Carnegie Institution, Gary Leonard, GE Steven Freilich, DuPont Thomas Jaramillo, Stanford University, Jason Bloking, Graduate Student - Stanford University. Discover what leading thinkers in industry and academia believe are the anticipated future directions for energy research

23 Welcome to the 8 th Annual Global Climate and Energy Project Symposium