Sustainable Energy Solutions
Tribal Clean Energy Resource Center
National Tribal Forum on Air Quality – June 14-16, 2011
Ann Marie Chischilly, ITEP Executive DirectorMehrdad Khatibi, ITEP Associate Director
1
Sustainable Energy SolutionsTCERC Goals
Assist tribes with assessing renewable energy and clean energy resources
Recruit, training and employing Native American students
Assist with energy audits, energy plans, and energy conservation
Assist with developing energy independence and economic development
• Develop a professional renewable energy workforce for tribal governments and enterprises through
Long-term K-20 STEM education; Innovative graduate studies; Post graduate certificates; and Focused training programs (workshops, web-based curricula, mentor
assistance). 2
Sustainable Energy SolutionsTCERC Tribal Advisory Committee
TRIBAL LEADERSHIP: President Ben Shelley, Diné Nation Chairman Tex Hall, Mandan, Hidatsa,
Arikara Nation Chairman Leroy Shingoitewa, Hopi Nation Jim Grey, Osage Nation, Chairman CERT Joe Garcia, NCAI Southwest Region Vice
President Kirk Francis, Chief, Penobscot Tribe Bill Thompson, Vice Chief, Penobscot Tribe Bob Gough, Inter-Tribal Council on Utility
Policy Roger Fragua, Pueblo of Jemez Mike Connelly, Campo Tribe of Kumeyaay
Indians
ORGANIZATIONS: Council of Energy Resource Tribes National Tribal Environmental
Council Inter-Tribal Council on Utility Policy United Southern and Eastern Tribes National Wildlife Federation
3
Sustainable Energy SolutionsOverview of NAU Services
Sustainable Energy Solutions Group Wind Energy Solar Energy, Storage, Materials Environmental Impacts Bio energy / Algae Energy / Carbon Native American Energy Business / Policy Energy and Water Biomass Rural / Engineers Without Borders NAU Curriculum
4
Sustainable Energy Solutions
Sustainable Energy Solutions “From Concept to Realization”
Areas of Excellence: Research , Development, and
Demonstration Wind Assessment Utility Wind Integration Wind flow modeling in complex terrain Wind power desalination Economic impacts Avian and bat interactions
Education NAU wind energy and renewable energy
courses, capstone projects Internships / seminars Arizona Wind and Geothermal Working
Group Arizona Geothermal Working Group Southwest Renewable Energy Conference Renewable Energy Test Facility (10 kW)
Technology Transfer Wind Finders, TecVerde, SWWP
Project Implementation Native American business planning Shonto, AZ Chapter
5
Sustainable Energy SolutionsWind Energy Research
Wind Resource Assessment Wind Flow Modeling
Over complex terrain Mesoscale mapping CFD Microscale Modeling Commercial: WindPro, Acusolve
Turbine-level Utility-Scale Wind Integration Wind and hydropower
integration
NAU Contacts: Tom Acker, Earl Duque, Steve Atkins Collaborators: ASU UofA Partners: NREL, SFAz, IEA, Industry
6
Sustainable Energy SolutionsSolar Energy, Materials, Storage
Solar Compressed Air Energy Storage
Solar thermal / hybrid energy system optimization
Advanced materials for energy storage
NAU Contacts: Peter Vadasz, Tim Porter, Randy Dillingham, Dave Cornelison, Stephanie Hurst
Collaborators: UofA – AzRISE, Institute for Solar Energy
Partners: SFAz, NanoVoltaix, Inc. (Tempe)
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
0 2000 4000 6000 8000
Economic Screening Curves
Combustion Gas Turbine (GT)
Coal Fired Steam Plant (CFS)
Nuclear Plant (NP)
Solar Plant (SP)
C
h , [ operating hours / yr ]
8760
[ $
/ k
W-y
r ]
GT
CFS
NP
SP
Economic Windows
GT
-E
W CFS - EW SP
& N
P -
EW
SEM image of PVDF-TiO2 composite material used for capacitive energy storage
7
Sustainable Energy SolutionsEnvironmental Impacts
Avian and Bat Protocols for Wind Energy
Avian and Bat species assessments
Habitat assessments Related policies
NAU Contacts: Bill Auberle, Karan English, Shawn Newell, Dean Smith
Collaborators: AzGFD, USFWS, Industry Partners: Ecological Monitoring and Assessment
Program, NREL
8
Sustainable Energy SolutionsBio Energy / Algae
Algae to biodiesel Bioreactor & process
design Lipid accumulating algae
strains
NAU Contacts: Terry Baxter, Egbert Schwartz Collaborators: ASU – Qiang Hu & Milt
Sommerfeld, UofA – Joel Cuello, Yuma – Kurt Nolte
Partners: AWI
0
0.0005
0.001
400 600 800
Wavelength (nm)
Flu
ores
cenc
e pe
r ce
ll
high salt
Figure 1. (a) Nitzschia strain LMcells visualized using visible light microscopy. (b) Non-polar intracellular lipids visualized inside cells stained with Nile Red via fluorescence microscopy
a b
9
Sustainable Energy SolutionsBiomass
Cellulosic Biomass Woody biomass
supply
NAU Contacts: Haydee Hampton, Tom Sisk, Bridget Bero
Partners: USDA
10
Sustainable Energy SolutionsEnergy / Carbon
Forest carbon balance Carbon protection and fire risk Carbon-nitrogen interactions Climate impacts to ecosystems;
ecosystem feedbacks to climate
NAU Contacts: Bruce Hungate, George Koch NAU Collaborators: Matt Hurteau, Tom Kolb, Alex Finkral Partners: US DOE
11
Sustainable Energy SolutionsNative American Energy
Energy efficiency opportunities Renewable energy assessments,
business planning, energy policies
Shonto Regional Renewable Energy Development and Electrification
Native American Sustainable Energy Resource Center
NTUA wind feasibility study Business Planning and Startup Shonto Artist and Travel Plaza Gray Mountain Wind Devel.
NAU Contacts: Dean Smith, Mehrdad Khatibi, Tom Acker, Bill Auberle, Levi Esquerra
Collaborators: NAU ITEP, CAIED Partners: NTUA, NREL, DOE, LLNL,
WRAP, Grand Canyon Trust, AZDOC, Sandia National Labs
1997 EIA data on energy consumption and expenditure for major energy sources in Indian households.
12
Sustainable Energy SolutionsBusiness / Economics
Economic impacts of wind development
Wind energy development: in-state vs. out-of-state
Non-market benefits of solar energy in Arizona
Economic, Social and Cultural Development and Energy
Policy Design and implementation
Investment analysis for installations
NAU Contacts: Dean Smith, Susan Williams, Tom Acker, Julie Mueller
Collaborators: NAU ITEP Partners: NREL, DOE, LLNL
Jobs Benefits during Construction Phase
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
Coconino Navajo Coconino Navajo Coconino Navajo
10.5 MW 60 MW 180 MW
Num
ber
of
Jobs
0%
Percentile
100%
95%
50%
5%
Output for 10.5 MW Wind Farm$ value in millions
Percentile Construction O & M Construction O & M0% $ 0.46 $ 0.11 $ 0.42 $0.19 5% $ 0.76 $ 0.14 $ 0.75 $0.22 50% $ 1.31 $ 0.17 $ 1.29 $0.28 95% $ 1.92 $ 0.23 $ 1.84 $0.34 100% $ 2.31 $ 0.26 $ 2.27 $0.40
Output for 60 MW Wind Farm
Percentile Construction O & M Construction O & M0% $ 2.53 $ 0.68 $ 2.64 $1.13 5% $ 4.34 $ 0.78 $ 4.21 $1.29 50% $ 7.60 $ 0.98 $ 7.39 $1.59 95% $ 11.19 $ 1.32 $ 10.49 $1.96 100% $ 13.56 $ 1.61 $ 13.18 $2.33
Output for 180 MW Wind Farm
Percentile Construction O & M Construction O & M0% $ 7.79 $ 2.00 $ 8.74 $3.29 5% $ 13.66 $ 2.33 $ 13.03 $3.90 50% $ 22.62 $ 2.97 $ 21.93 $4.77 95% $ 32.86 $ 3.95 $ 31.63 $5.80 100% $ 40.92 $ 4.55 $ 39.17 $6.91 13
Sustainable Energy Solutions
Center for American Indian Economic Development
Mission: To collaborate with tribal communities and nations to help them achieve self-sufficiency through community, economic, and business development.
Evaluating the macro/micro economic impacts of any major infrastructure change Examining Long Term & Short Term
sovereignty impacts Evaluating the direct relevance of projects to
local communities and their governing processes
Regional impacts to competing or neighboring tribal groups, tribes, and/or communities
CAIED points of contact: N. Levi Esquerra – Director, Chemehuevi Indian Tribe Ron Cornish – Research Specialist
14
Sustainable Energy SolutionsEnergy & Water
Wind powered desalination
Energy and water in Arizona agriculture and food products
Water/energy conservation & management for rural Arizona’s water and wastewater systems
Energy efficiency attributes of Ag
NAU Contacts: Abe Springer, Tom Acker, Steve Mead, Bill Auberle, Charlie Schlinger, Dean Smith
Collaborators: UofA Yuma – Kurt Nolte Partners: NREL, US Bureau of Reclamation
Labor0%
Chemicals50%
Fuel18%
Water to Field0%
Seed32%
Figure 1: Schematic of the Water and Wastewater System at Middle Verde
Well #2 150 ft Deep
210 gpm
Well #1 210 ft Deep
210 gpm
Pump House & Treatment
Community Housing
~160 Connections
Wastewater Lagoons
2 ½ Acres
200,000 gallon storage tank
Yuma Lettuce Energy Map
15
Sustainable Energy SolutionsRural / Developing World
Engineers Without Borders (EWB)
Rural energy and water supplies
Field applications in Ghana, Africa
Wind powered shallow water well pumping and purification
Kenyan market for rural wind power
NAU Contacts: Paul Trotta, Aaron DenhamTom Acker, Dean Smith
Partners: EWB 16
Sustainable Energy SolutionsNAU Curriculum
Master of Science in Engineering Emphasis in Sustainable Systems
ME 451 – Renewable Energy Systems ME 499/599 – Wind Energy Conversion Systems EGR 501 – Sustainable Systems Engineering SUS 599 – Powering The Plateau CENE 440/540 – Env. & Energy Policy CENE 599 - Sustainability of Environmental
Biotechnology ECO 328 – Energy Economics and Policy 328, ECO 325 – Environmental Economics 325 Interdisciplinary course on climate mitigation:
campus solutions ITEP K-16 Outreach program
NAU Contacts: Tom Acker, Bill Auberle, Dean Smith
17
Sustainable Energy SolutionsEmerging Areas of Expertise
Fuels / Engines / Vehicles
Control Systems Power Systems Food consumption,
production, migration Business start-ups /
Technical support
NAU Contacts: John Tester; Niranjan Venkatraman; Allison Kipple; and Dean Smith
Partner: NREL; testing, design, manufacturing
18
Sustainable Energy SolutionsNAU Institutional Support
Strategic Goal 6
“…to become the nation’s leading University serving Native Americans.”
1200+ Native Students (70 tribes) Located close to numerous tribes New Native American Cultural Center Applied Indigenous Studies American College & University Presidents
Climate Commitment (President Haeger signed) National Institute for Climate Change Research
(1 of 4 Nationally) Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals
(ITEP) – serving tribes nationally for 20 years National Nuclear Security Agency Internship at
Lawrence Livermore National Lab College Students (9) High School Students (10)
19
Sustainable Energy SolutionsHow can tribes help?
Join the TCERC Advisory Committee
Tell us what services you think TCERC needs to prioritize and develop
Partner with NAU to assist with development efforts
NAU Contacts: Dr. Joseph Martin; [email protected] Ann Marie Chischilly; [email protected]
20
Top Related