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Welcome to the 10th Annual Global Climate & Energy Project Symposium Sally Benson, GCEP Director Professor of Energy Resources Engineering

October 14, 2014

2014 Symposium | Moving the Clean Energy Agenda Forward

A unique forum for engaging in informed discussion of the latest issues and trends in the energy arena: ▪ Stage setting plenary talks ▪ In-depth panel discussion of energy issues ▪ Presentation of cutting-edge academic research ▪ Opportunities for learning about broad energy areas ▪ Interactions with leading energy research practitioners

The 10th Annual GCEP Symposium

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Moving the clean energy agenda forward

2014 Symposium | Moving the Clean Energy Agenda Forward 2

2004 - 2014

A decade of extraordinary progress!


Cost of PV Modules Continues to Decline

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2004 ~ $3.00 per Wattp

2014 ~ $0.70 per Wattp

100

10

1

0.1 1 10 100 1000 10,000 100,000 1,000,000

$(2013) per Wattp

Source: Jenny Chase, Bloomberg New Energy Finance, 2014.


Growth of PV Installed Capacity

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MW Installed Capacity

0

20,000

40,000

60,000

80,000

100,000

120,000

140,000

160,000

2004 2006 2008 2010 2012

Source: European Photovoltaic Association, 2014.

40 x increase


Growth of Wind Power Installed Capacity

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MW Installed Capacity

Source: Global Wind Energy Council, 2014.

0

50,000

100,000

150,000

200,000

250,000

300,000

350,000

2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013

Growth ~ 23%/year


Natural Gas Production in the U.S.

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Source: EIA, 2014.

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5

10

15

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35

2004 2006 2008 2010 2012

Trillion Cubic Feet (TCF) of Natural Gas Production in the U.S.

TCF per year

Growth ~ 2.5%/year


Hybrid Electric Vehicle Sales in the U.S.

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Source: Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicle Data Center (U.S. DoE).

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

600,000

500,000

400,000

300,000

200,000

100,000

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Number of Cars Sold


Electric Cars!

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The World’s First Power Plant with CO2 Capture and Storage

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Boundary Dam Project Saskatchewan, Canada


But, our job is not done!


Growing Demand for Energy Services

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Increasing at 2.1% per year

Energy Consumption

(Quads)

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100

200

300

400

500

600

2004 2006 2008 2010 2012Source: Enerdata, 2014.


Energy Poverty Persists Throughout the World

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0200400600800

1,0001,2001,400

Millions of People Lacking Access to Electricity

Source: World Energy Council, 2013.


Coal Use Continues to Grow

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2004 2006 2008 2010 2012

Coal Consumption

(Quads)

Source: EIA International Energy Statistics 2014.

Growth ~ 3.7%/year


Wind and solar energy resources are intermittent

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Energy storage is needed

Source: Data from BPA.


Relentless Growth in CO2 Emissions

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400

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Monthly Carbon Dioxide Concentrations parts per million

1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 Source: Scripps Institute, Keeling Data, 2014.


A Look Ahead


GCEP Research Goals

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Lower Cost and Higher Efficiency Renewable Electricity

Scalable and Cost Effective Renewable Fuels

Affordable Low-Carbon Fossil Fuels

Lower Cost and High Efficiency Fuel Cells and Batteries


Renewable Electricity

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More Efficient Solar Cells

Build tandem cell from perovskite and silicon, then increase stability and reduce toxicity

Lead

Iodide

CH3NH3

Methylammonium-lead-iodide

16%

25%

Mike McGehee

Hema Karunadasa


Renewable Fuels

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Turning CO2 into Liquid Fuel

Use oxide-derived copper as catalyst in generation of potential fuels from CO2

renewable energy

electricity

fuel

CO2

work

H2O Matt Kanan

Efficient Two-step Conversion of CO2 to Fuels

Copper Nanoparticle

Ethanol

Acetate

Propanol

Products

Effi

cien

cy

Ethylene and Ethane

Oxide-Derived Nanocrystalline

Copper


Fuel Cells and Batteries

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Longer Lasting High Energy Density Batteries

A coating of binding polymer repairs mechanical damage that accompanies large volumetric changes during charge and discharge.

Could enable batteries for electric vehicles to last much longer

Lithiation Self-Healing

Current technology

Batteries with self-healing polymers

# of Charging Cycles

Energy Storage Capacity

Battery With Self-Healing Polymer

Battery Without Self-Healing Polymer

Zhenan Bao

Yi Cui


Low-Carbon Fossil Fuels

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Lower Cost Carbon Capture

Apply dramatic properties of carbonic anhydrase enzymes to exchange CO2 in biological systems to CO2 capture from power plants

CO2

+

Capture Regeneration

Pressure Swing

CO2

Output from Fossil Fuel Power Plants

Net Electricity

CO2 Emissions

No CO2 Capture

Current Technology

Target For This Technology

Capacity for CO2 Capture

# of Cycles

Durable Capture Materials

Zhenan Bao

Dan Stack

Jen Wilcox


Extremely Affordable Photovoltaics

Highly Active Electrocatalysts

Hybrid Systems for 70% Conversion Efficiency

Production of Fuels with Net Negative Emissions

Future Directions

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▪ Climate Change: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability › Chris Field, Founding Director – Carnegie Institution’s

Department of Global Ecology, Co-Chair of IPCC WG II ▪ The Role of Industry in the Sustainable Energy Transition

› Chad Holliday, Board of Directors – Bank of America ▪ Moving the Clean Energy Agenda Forward in Developing

Countries › Daniel Kammen, Director – Renewable and Appropriate

Energy Laboratory, Professor –Energy and Resources Group, UC-Berkeley

▪ The World is Fast › Thomas Friedman, Columnist – The New York Times, Author

Plenary Sessions

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Hear views of global energy thought leaders on key energy issues


Perspectives from the World’s Largest Industries on Approaches for Addressing the Global Energy Challenge ▪ Moderator:

› Arun Majumdar Professor – Mechanical Engineering, Senior Fellow – Precourt Institute for Energy, Stanford University

▪ Panelists: › Pete Trelenberg

Manager – Environmental Policy & Planning, Exxon Mobil Corporation

› John Woolard Vice President – Energy, Google

Panel Discussion

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Gain insights into future energy directions from the world’s largest commercial companies


▪ Renewable Fuels

▪ Energy Conversion Materials and Devices

▪ Low-Carbon Fossil Fuel Energy Systems

▪ Renewables

GCEP Research–Technical Presentations

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Learn about the latest technology innovations in clean energy research from GCEP principal investigators


▪ Wind 101

▪ Net Energy Analysis of Renewables 101

▪ Thermoelectrics 101

▪ Synthetic Fuels 101

Energy Tutorials

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Gain a basic understanding of key technical areas in energy from leading experts


▪ GCEP 2014 Distinguished Student Lecturers

▪ Poster Session and Reception

▪ GCEP Sponsor/Student Networking Lunch

▪ GCEP Student Social

Student Events

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Interact directly with GCEP energy researchers


Faculty Investigators

GCEP Sponsors GCEP Sponsors

Grad Students & Post-docs

Grad Students & Post-docs

Entrepreneurial Community

Invited Speakers & Experts Invited Speakers & Experts

General Public General Public

GCEP Community

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Over 700 members are coming together at this meeting to help move the clean energy agenda forward

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