In the years ahead, hundreds
of faculty and thousands of
students will be engaged in
the energy challenge.
Through their efforts, we
hope to find solutions that
will benefit the lives of
millions throughout the
world and leave our planet a
better place for our children.
—John Hennessy
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Update on the
Precourt Institute for
Energy Activities
Sally Benson
Acting Director May 1, 2013
Topics
▪ New faces and accolades
▪ Progress report on Precourt Institute for
Energy activities
▪ Evaluating impacts
▪ Agenda
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New Faces Coming to the
Stanford Energy Community
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Secretary
Steve Chu
Debbie Senesky
Eric Pop
Senator Jeff
Bingaman
Arun Majumdar
Rod Ewing
Physics and Medicine Aero-Astro
Electrical Engineering
Steyer-Taylor Center Mechanical Engineering GES
Accolades
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2013 Ho-Am Award in Science
Harold Hwang
Professor of Physics (Stanford) and of
Photon Science (SLAC)
2013 Louis Néel Medal
Mark Zoback
Benjamin M. Page Professor, Geophysics
2013 National Medal of Science 2013 Michel Boudart Award
for the Advancement of Catalysis
Accolades
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Jens Nørskov The Leland T. Edwards Professorship in the School of Engineering
Sidney Drell Deputy Director Emeritus of the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution
Seed Grant
Analysis & Control Of Smart Electrical
Distribution Systems
PowerCon 2012, Best Student Paper
Award: First Prize, Frequency Stability
for Distributed Generation Connected
through Grid-Tie Inverter
Accolades
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Eric Glover, Chung-Ching Chang, Dimitry Gorinevsky, and Sanjay Lall Aeronautics-Astronautics and Electrical Engineering
SanJay Lall and Dimitry Gorinevsky Aeronautics-Astronautics and Electrical Engineering
Progress Report: Stanford’s
Precourt Institute for Energy
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Game Changing
Research
Accelerating
Sustainable
Energy Solutions
Energy
Literacy
GAME CHANGING RESEARCH
Strategies for Game Changing Research
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Assess and
strengthen
capabilities
Develop new
cross-campus
research
initiatives
Stimulate new
research with
seed grants
Support
interdisciplinary
graduate
fellowships
▪ PIE, PEEC and TomKat
› Coordinated solicitation and review
▪ Stimulate new research activities and
interdisciplinary projects
▪ Initiated in 2010
▪ Total of $8M allocated in 32 different projects
▪ Projects up to $150,000 per year
› PIE and TomKat: Up to two years
› PEEC: renewable
▪ Selected by a peer review process managed by
the program directors
Seed Funding
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Seed Funding 2010 to Present
Advanced
Energy
Materials
Advanced
Hydrocarbon
Resources
Energy
Efficiency
Energy’s
Impacts
Policy,
Economics
& Politics
Renewable
Energy
Conversion
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Seed Funding
2010 to Present
Advanced
Energy
Materials
1 – electron and photon dynamics 1 – interfacial chemistry 3 – nanomaterials
Advanced
Hydrocarbon
Resources
1 – CO2 capture 1 – CO2 use 1 – organic catalysis
Energy
Efficiency
3 – behavior 3 – transportation 3 – buildings 2 – energy systems
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Seed Funding 2010 to Present
Energy’s
Impacts
1 – ecosystem services 1 – land & food 1 – water
Policy,
Economics
& Politics
Renewable
Energy
Conversion
2 – energy economics 1 – management & innovation 2 – tax & regulation
1 – solar thermal 4 – solar photovoltaic 3 – solar fuels 1 – geothermal 1 – interfacial chemistry 1 – wind power
Seed Funding—Advanced Energy Materials Novel Carbon-Based Catalysts for Metal-Air Batteries
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Challenge: Find a
cheap substitute
for platinum
catalysts
Solution: ‘Unzip’
the walls of
carbon nanotubes
& add impurities
Result: Low-cost
hybrid nanotubes
with catalytic
activity close to
platinum
Hongjie Dai (Chemistry)
Andrea Goldsmith (Electrical Engineering)
Stephen Boyd (Electrical Engineering)
Seed Funding—Energy Efficiency Wireless Sensor Networks for Smart Buildings
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Algorithms to detect locations and activity to optimize energy use
Optimization techniques for sensor networks
Demonstrated system payback
Developed smart home lab
Follow-on projects include Stanford Energy Behavior Initiative (ARPA-E)
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Seed Funding—Policy, Economics and Politics Unintended Consequences of State Rules on Car Mileage
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14 states set
limits on GHGs
per mile for cars
74% avoided
emissions would
have leaked due
to more sales of
gas guzzlers in
other states
Research spurred
Obama
administration to
accelerate federal
mileage in place
of 14-state
program
Lawrence Goulder (Economics)
Shanhui Fan (Electrical Engineering)
Sven Beiker (CARS)
Richard Sassoon (GCEP)
Seed Funding—Renewable Energy Conversion Wireless Power Transfer to a Moving Vehicle
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Challenge
Eliminate “range
anxiety” in
electric vehicles
Solution
Use magnetic
fields to transfer
electric currents
from the road to
the car
Long-term Goal
To wirelessly
charge EVs
cruising at
highway speeds
Energy Initiatives New cross-campus initiatives
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Build a critical mass of research and teaching in high-impact areas
Natural
Gas
Water-Energy
Project
Energy
Storage
Energy Systems
Integration
NREL/Stanford Natural Gas Initiative Informing Robust Decision Making
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ACCELERATING SUSTAINA BLE
ENERGY SOLUTIONS
Strategies to Accelerate
Sustainable Energy Solutions
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Develop strategic
partnerships to
leverage our
strengths
Accelerate
commercialization
and scale-up
through industry
collaborations
165 Faculty PI’s
713 Grad
Students and
Post-docs
515 Peer-Reviewed
Publications
721 Conference
Presentations
80 Full-Scale
Research Activities
> $300M of
Follow-On
Funding
34 Patent
Applications
4 Start Up
Companies
GCEP
Impact
Cumulative GCEP Highlights
2002 - 2012
Renewables
Carbon-Based
Energy
Systems
Other
Electrochemistry
and Electric Grid
Hydrogen
$131M Total Research
Funding Commitments
GCEP
Milestones
2002 – Launching of
GCEP at Stanford
with four Sponsors
2011 -Began Cost-
Sharing of External
Follow-On Research
2010 – First license
of GCEP technology
2008 – First patent
issued on GCEP
technology
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LONG LIVED STORAGE
FOR THE ELECTRIC POWER GRID
GRID-SCALE BATTERIES Yi Cui and Robert Huggins, Stanford University
Barnhart and Benson, 2013 (EES)
C. Wessels, R. Huggins, Y. Cui, Nature Communication, 2:550
(2011)
M. Pasta, R. Huggins, Y. Cui Nat. Comm. (2012), In Press.
PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS
FOR GRID SCALE STORAGE Sally Benson, Stanford University • Open framework
of prussian blue
analogues can
enable: fast ion transport
minimum strain
high cycle life
• Need to improve electrochemical storage cycle
life by a factor of 5 or more for it to have a
significant global impact as an energy storage
technology
Grid-scale
Storage
• Demonstrated 40,000 charging cycles using
copper hexacyanoferrate
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• Explore
challenges &
opportunities for
new energy
technologies for
the developing
world
• Visit to Indian
energy facilities
and villages
• Build relationship
with a potential
new Sponsor
• Workshop
scheduled for
May 15-16
GCEP Workshop on Energy
Technologies for the Developing World
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Research Awards
$6.2M of new awards made to Stanford
▪ Steam-carbon fuel cells
▪ High-efficiency thin-film solar cells
▪ Advanced water-splitting for direct solar fuels
▪ New electrochemical catalysts for converting CO2 into liquid
fuels and chemicals
▪ Systems analysis for CO2 capture
New Solicitations (~$10 M in new awards for 2013)
▪ General Stanford call
▪ Net Negative Carbon Emissions Energy Technology
Recent GCEP Research
Awards and Solicitations
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ENERGY LITERACY
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Strategies for Increasing Energy Literacy
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Expand and
enhance the
energy
curriculum
Enhance
communications
and outreach
Build a vibrant
energy
community
at Stanford
Vail Global Energy Forum
2nd Annual Forum, hosted by Jay Precourt, founder of the Vail Global Energy Forum, co-organizer Jim Sweeney
High Attendance, including students from nearby colleges
Presenters include: Gov. John Hickenlooper and former U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman
Active participation from attendees
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▪ Shultz-Stephenson Energy Policy Task Force Leadership
▪ Stanford/MIT collaboration on one-day conference in
Washington DC on March 7
▪ Identified promising technologies
› Already successfully developed
› Impact in 5-10 years
› Long term impact, but important
▪ Areas of emphasis
› Reducing oil dependence in transportation
› Electricity and the built environment: Decarbonizing energy
› Infrastructure/supply chains: 21st century efficient and resilient
energy infrastructures
› Moving the energy innovation agenda forward: What are the
next steps?
Game Changers Conference
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Connecting the Dots 2013
The Energy,
Food, Water and
Climate Nexus
Celebrating
Earth Day
Faculty talks
Student-led
breakout sessions
Charged Particles
jazz band
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Rising Power Mini-Series
at the Energy Seminar
Jeff Ball, Fellow
at Steyer-Taylor
All speakers from
China
Energy
investments in
both countries
Topics include:
- Better Burning
- Clean Capital
- Ramping
Renewables
- Market Maker
- Beijing’s Bets
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Energy
Week
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EVALUATING IMPACTS OF
STANFORD’S PRECOURT
INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY
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Many Types of Impact
“Measures of
impact should
reflect the diverse
goals of the
institute,
balancing both
retrospective and
prospective
indicators of
impact.”
Policy and Public Opinion Commercial
Science and Technology
Education
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Policy and Public Opinion Commercial
Science and Technology
Education
Many Types of Impact
Science and Technology
Recruitment and
retention of
leading faculty
scholars
Number of
journal papers
Impact of
journal papers
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Policy and Public Opinion Commercial
Science and Technology
Education
Many Types of Impact
Policy and Public Opinion
Publication in
media
Changing public
opinion
New laws and
regulations
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Policy and Public Opinion Commercial
Science and Technology
Education
Many Types of Impact
Commercial
Financial support
from industry
Number of
patents
Number of
startup
companies
Number of
products/service
s offered by
existing
companies
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Policy and Public Opinion Commercial
Science and Technology
Education
Many Types of Impact
Education Quality and
number of
courses
Number of
graduate degrees
Extent of
interdisciplinary
education
Career choice
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Many Types of Impact
“Measures of
impact should
reflect the diverse
goals of the
institute,
balancing both
retrospective and
prospective
indicators of
impact.”
Policy and Public Opinion Commercial
Science and Technology
Education
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TECHNOLOGY PATHWAY
Patent application
Follow-on funding by the private sector
or government
Start-up company
or…
Scientific discovery and publication in
leading journals Market
Penetration
POLICY PATHWAY
Publications as scholarly works
Policy white
papers
Government assessment of
implementation
Local, regional, or state laws
or regulations
National or international
implementation
Solution Identification
Solution Validation
Solution Diffusion
Measures of Impact Take Different Forms
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Academic Success
1-3 years
>15 years
3-5 years
5-10 years
Solution Adoption
10-15 years
▪ Discussions with the Woods Institute
› Focus on high value metrics
› Use data to guide management approach
› Consider cost to benefit ratio of data collection
▪ Initiate data collection this summer
› Approach and data collection under discussion
▪ Provide examples of impact from existing Precourt Seed
Funding Projects
› Roland Horne: PIE (Geothermal energy)
› Stacey Bent: TomKat Electric Grid RFP
› Ram Rajagopal: TomKat (Wind Power)
› Ken Goodson: PEEC (Efficiency)
The Precourt Institute for Energy Will Start
Collecting Data to Measure Impact
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Agenda for the Rest of the Meeting
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Morning session
8:30 Continental breakfast
WELCOME AND OVERVIEW
9:00 Welcome: The Honorable George Shultz, Chair, Precourt Institute Energy Advisory Council
Strategy and management: Sally Benson, Acting Director, Precourt Institute for Energy; Director, Global Climate and Energy Project Update on the Stanford Precourt Institute for Energy
ADVANCED HYDROCARBON RESOURCES
9:45
Strategy and management: Mark Zoback, Benjamin M. Page Professor in Earth Sciences Collaborative Research on Shale Gas Development in China and Induced Seismicity Industrial Affiliates Program
Research Talk:
Roland Horne, Thomas Davies Barrow Professor of Earth Sciences; Acting Deputy Director, Precourt Institute for Energy
Assessing earthquake risks from hydraulic fracturing for geothermal power, natural gas and CO2 storage
10:45 Break
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
11:00
Strategy and management: Dan Reicher, Executive Director, Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance Increasing capital flow to energy efficiency and renewable energy
Research talk: Kenneth Goodson, Mechanical Engineering Department
Novel materials and packaging for thermoelectric waste-heat recovery in buildings and transportation systems
12:00 Lunch (Room 115)
Agenda for the Rest of the Meeting
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Afternoon session
12:45 The Honorable George Shultz, Thomas W. and Susan B. Ford Distinguished Fellow; Chair, Shultz-Stephenson Task Force on Energy Policy, Hoover Institution, Game Changers meeting in Washington DC
RENEWABLE ENERGY
1:30
Strategy and management: Stacey Bent, Director, TomKat Center for Sustainable Energy Assessing progress from TomKat Center for Sustainable Energy’s seed grant program
Research talk: Ram Rajagopal, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department Catching Wind by the Tail: Improving intermittent power operations with sensing, statistics and control
2:30 Break
ENERGY POLICY, ECONOMICS AND POLITICS
2:45
Strategy and management: Larry Goulder, Director, Stanford Environment and Energy Policy Analysis Center Stanford Environment and Energy Policy Analysis Center research
Research talk: Roz Naylor, Director, Food Security and the Environment Center Geopolitics of biofuels
3:45 Discussion
4:30 Reception in Hoover Tower Rotunda
4:30 Executive Session with Dean of Research Ann Arvin and the Stanford Precourt Institute Energy Advisory Council. Reception following at Hoover Tower Rotunda
6:00 Reception ends
Universities
such as Stanford need
to focus their full
talent on the greatest
challenges facing the
world today.
—John Hennessy
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