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WHY ENERGY IS CHANGING
April 18, 2011 Arianna Kalian
Vice President of Engineering and Manufacturing
Agenda
• Today’s Energy Situation
• UTC and UTC Power
• Leadership in Education
Energy Reality
Step change in energy use
Supply will struggle to keep pace with demand
Increase in environmental stresses
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Our Challenge
The Challenge of 21st century is:
More Energy with Less Carbon
Resource Scarcity
Geopolitics
Innovation
Environmental Concerns
The Need for Energy Efficiency
Energy Supply Chain
Distributed Generation
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Generation Distribution Consumption
Barriers: • Technical • Regulatory & Legislative • Cultural
Achieving a Sustainable Future
Clean
Energy
Energy
Efficiency
Sustainable
Future
Renewable
Non-Renewable
Transmission
Use
United Technologies Corporation
Hamilton Sundstrand
UTC Power
UTC Fire & Security
Fortune 50 corporation
$54.3B in annual sales in 2010
~60% of sales are in building technologies
Strong energy efficient & distributed energy product portfolio
• Design tools • Integrated technologies • Policy, markets and behavior
Efficient, Green Buildings
UTC: Integrated Building Solutions
Research
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Transportation Stationary Fuel Cells Space & Defense
• Fuel cell technology leader since 1958
• ~ 550 employees
• 768+ active U.S. patents, 258 additional U.S. patents pending
• Global leader in efficient, reliable, and sustainable fuel cell solutions
About our Fuel Cells
UTC POWER
Electric Grid PureCell® Solution
(Model 400)
Dirty – pollution
Carbon and GHG’s
Consumes water
High energy
costs and low
efficiency
(~ 30%)
Energy savings
and attractive ROI
- high efficiency
(Up to 85%)
Power redundancy
Increased uptime
24/7 reliability
Clean, Quiet
Carbon reduction
LEED® Points**
Grid outages –
vulnerable
Costly back-up
** Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (United States Green Building Council’s rating system)
Value Proposition – Summary
Grid Energy vs. Distributed Energy
Product summary
PureMotion® 120 fuel cell power plant for buses PEM fuel cell, 120 kW, hydrogen
Automotive fuel cell systems for primary power PEM fuel cell, 60-80 kW, hydrogen
Automotive fuel cell systems for auxiliary and traction power and technology development
PEM fuel cell, 5 kW, hydrogen
Fuel cell system for the Space Shuttle Orbiter Alkaline fuel cell, 12 kW, hydrogen
Transportation Fuel Cells
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Overview
Clean Energy Industry Needs
• Strong skills in Science, Technology, Engineering Mathematics (STEM)
• Power electronic engineers and technicians
• Electromechanical skills and Mechatronics
• Systems integration and integration fields such as construction, installation,
operation and maintenance
• Regulatory and policy trends
• Curricula reflecting alternative energy technologies
The Basics
• Focus on industry and government support for jobs in “green” emerging technology industries
• Retaining highly qualified engineers in the U.S.
Clean Energy Industry
Job Opportunities
How is UTC Helping? Preparing Students for the Jobs of the Future
• STEM Teacher Intern Program
• UTC Ambassador’s Program
• High school and college internships
• FIRST Robotics
How Can Academia Help?
Support for Emerging Technologies • Increase awareness and benefits of
technical careers • Strengthen core engineering curricula • Train teachers on new technologies
• Develop courses around new and enabling technologies
• Increase collaboration with Industry
• Promote internships in clean energy industries
• Produce versatile, multi-disciplinary engineers who can adapt to the jobs of tomorrow
Research Topics
Solar Energy & Wind Power
Systems
Engines & Combustion
Fuel Cells & battery
technology & storage
Microgrid
Hydrogen & Alternative
Fuels
Energy Efficient Buildings
Technologies for efficient and clean energy
conversion and utilization
Carbon Capture Thermoelectricity
Summary
• By doing more with less energy we can address the world’s energy issues
• Alternative and renewable energy technologies including DG are key enablers for the future
• Leverage strategic and tactical engagement between industry and academia to develop engineers’ skills and capabilities
• New research opportunities in the “green” energy field need to be further developed for broad implementation.
THANK YOU !