Goal

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Energy Security Hamid Arastoopour Henry R.
Linden Chair in Energy Illinois Institute of
Technology June 2008
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WISER Mission
Mission

• The mission is to continue to improve the quality
  of life in the world while preserving our natural
  resources and the environment for future
  generations.
• Fulfillment of this mission will reduce our
  dependence on carbon-based energy and, at the
  same time, provide us with sufficient affordable
  sources of clean energy.

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Energy and Sustainability Connects Three Major
Issues
Energy and Sustainability Connects Three Major
Issues

• Economy (human productivity, economic well-being,
  and quality of life)
• Environment (world primary energy substitution)
• Security (secure energy supply and delivery to
  consumers)

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Trends
Trends

• Continued population growth
• Continued growth in energy consumption per capita
• Continued depletion of oil and gas resources
• Environmental issues play significant role in
  energy choices

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Desired Emerging Paradigms
Desired Emerging Paradigms

• Zero-emissions plants and vehicles
• Perfect electricity
• Energy-efficient buildings
• Full-life-cycle accounting

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WISER Overall Strategy
Overall Strategy

• Use least-cost strategy to
• provide reliable, secure, and affordable energy
• improve energy efficiency and conservation
• continue ongoing decarbonization path
• minimize wastes and pollutants
• Develop research and development collaborations,
  partnerships, and alliances between industry,
  government, and academic institutions including
  K-12

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Short-Term

• Providing energy from nuclear, wind and the
  following sources along with CO2 sequestration
• Clean coal technology
• Natural gas (e.g., from hydrates and tight sand
  formations)
• Petroleum
• Biofuels
• Waste materials
• Enhancing efficiency of energy conversion,
  utilization, and energy and power distribution
  systems

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Short-Term (contd)

• Enhancing efficiency of transportation vehicles
  and gradually switching to plug-in hybrid.
• Developing environmentally friendly materials and
  recycling processes (e.g., tires and plastics)
• Using renewable energy in commercial and
  residential buildings
• Expanding our educational and outreach programs

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Plug in Hybrid
Plug-In Hybrid

• One of the biggest challenge of our time is
  energy and transportation.
• Electrification and hybridization of vehicles and
  generation of electricity from renewable energy
  sources are considered to be the best sustainable
  alternatives.
• Thus, plug-in hybrid technology is the best
  practical solution to move forward.

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Plug-in Hybrid Series-Parallel Configuration
Plug-In Hybrid Series-Parallel Configuration
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Hybrid Electric Vehicle Technologies, Inc. (HEVT)
Hybrid Electric Vehicle Technologies (HEVT)
HEVTs Plug-in Hybrid Ford F-150

• Up to 15 miles all-electric range
• Up to 41 mpg for 30 miles/day
• Up to 4,500 lb of carbon emission savings per
  year
• Increased low-speed torque for better towing
• On-board 120-volt power availability

http//hevt.com/
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Tire Recycling

• There are several innovative technologies
  including the Solid State Shear Extrusion
  pulverization process (SSSE)
• The product is partially devulcanized and
  structured rubber particles. These particles can
  replace paint as a coating or mixed with soil to
  significantly reduce water consumption for
  irrigation.

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Perfect Electricity
Perfect Electricity

• The Galvin Sub-Grid Electricity Initiative or
  (perfect Electricity) will produce needed
  electricity for the most critical part of a
  sub-grid from renewable energy or other
  environmentally acceptable sources and will
  design perfect digital interactive power
  systems.

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Sustainable Buildings (contd)
Sustainable Buildings
Wind and solar energy are generated at the point
of actual use?reducing transmission
infrastructure costs/losses through transmission.
These concepts are currently being further
developed with CFD analysis, energy production,
and cost effectiveness.
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Living Laboratory/House of the Future
Educational and Outreach Program
(Living Laboratory/House of the Future)
Designed as a living laboratory that will
integrate clean energy, new materials,
appliances, and products with the latest
technologies to achieve sustainable design and
functionality.

• Demonstration facilities should be used to
• attract the most creative and brightest
  young minds to this area of critical importance
• provide a showplace for K-12 students to
  increase their interest in science and
  engineering, especially in the area of Energy and
  Sustainability.

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Desired Outcome (long-term approach)
Long-Term

• Energy sources
• Renewable as the main source of energy
• Clean coal, gas, biofuels, Waste and nuclear as
  the secondary source
• Hydrogen as the dominant transportation fuel
• Environmentally friendly materials and recycling
• Sustainable cities
• Comprehensive energy and environmental policy

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Renewable Energy