DOE Technical Workshop American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) 2012 Annual Conference Bill Valdez DOE Office of Economic Impact & Diversity June.

DOE Technical WorkshopAmerican Society for Engineering Education

(ASEE)2012 Annual Conference

Bill ValdezDOE

Office of Economic Impact & DiversityJune 10, 2012

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Invests in clean energy and safely harnessing our energy resources

Supports science and innovation

Saves money for families and businesses by saving energy

Cuts costs for U.S. manufacturers through more efficient operations

Reduces nuclear dangers and environmental risks

“Think about the America within our reach:  A country that leads the world in educating its people.  An America that attracts a new generation of high-tech manufacturing and high-paying jobs.  A future where we’re in

control of our own energy, and our security and prosperity aren’t so tied to unstable parts of the world.  An economy built to

last…”

-- President Obama, 2012 State of the Union

Department of Energy FY 13 Budget Request: Building an Economy to

Last & Protecting Americans

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FY 13 Budget Request guided by 2011 Strategic Plan and

Quadrennial Technology Review

Long-term, Strategic Planning

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DOE Laboratories, Facilities & Universities

Budget Request of $27.2 Billion

Cutting what’s not needed: President’s budget eliminates more than $4 billion in unnecessary fossil fuel subsidies. Scales back work on sodium-ion batteries for grid-scale energy storage since Recovery Act project is on track to show commercial viability.

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Cutting what’s not working: Over the past two years, ARPA-E, FE and EERE have discontinued funding for a combined total of nearly 35 projects that did not meet research milestones nor hold promise to achieve success.

Investing where we can have the greatest impact: Given the commercial success of onshore wind energy, wind program focuses on next generation technologies and offshore wind. Levelized cost of land based wind across U.S. (unsubsidized) is estimated to be 7.2 c/kWhr.

Reflects tough choices to cut back in areas in order to invest in strategic priorities

Saving Money by Saving Energy

$310 million to improve commercial and residential building efficiency

Supports the President’s Better Buildings Initiative to catalyze private

sector investment in commercial building efficiency

Promotes passage of HOME STAR to provide rebates to help families invest in

home energy upgrades

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Strengthening U.S. Manufacturing$290 million for Advanced

Manufacturing Office to support R&D on materials and

processes to help manufacturers cut costs

Manufacturing is also supported throughout DOE (ex: batteries,

solar, advanced computing, ARPA-E).

Forming a coordinated effort in manufacturing R&D across SC,

EERE and ARPA-E.

Advanced Technology Products Trade Balance, 1990-2010

Note: Billions of dollars, in nominal dollarsSource: “The Competitiveness and Innovative Capacity of the United States,” January 2012 Commerce Report; U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division

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Leading in Clean Energy Technologies: Invented in America, Made in America, Sold Worldwide

$330 million

$95 million for wind

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Also supports geothermal, biomass and

other renewables

Supports cross-cutting work to advance alternative fuels, batteries and other vehicle

technologies

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Leading in Clean Energy Technologies: Invented in America, Made in America, Sold Worldwide

Obama Administration proposes extending 1603 program and

Production Tax Credit and $5 billion for 48C tax credit

For the first time since 2008, the U.S. reclaimed the title from China as leading

country in terms of total clean energy investment.

That leadership is due in large part to government programs like the 1603

program, the Production Tax Credit and others.

Source: Bloomberg New Energy Finance data

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$770 million fornuclear energy: builds on progress (launch of SMR program; engaging with

industry to support certification & licensing

approval of new reactors)

Leading in Clean Energy Technologies: Invented in America, Made in America, Sold Worldwide

More than $143 million for smart grid and energy

storage technologies, grid modernization and

cybersecurity

More than $155 million for carbon capture and storage R&D to support

CCUS efforts

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Safely Harnessing American Energy

$12 million for research to advance technology and methods to safely and

responsibly harness America’s abundant natural gas resources

$60 million for nuclear waste R&D that aligns with recommendations of the

Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future

Source: EIA AEO2012 Early Release

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Energy Dept. support helped unlock

America’s abundant natural gas resources.

Today, we have the same opportunity to

help fulfill the promise of other energy technologies.

"The Department of Energy was there with research funding when no one else was interested and today we are all reaping the benefits. Early DOE R&D in tight gas sands, gas shales, and coalbed methane helped to catalyze the development of technologies that we are applying today.“

Fred Julander, member of the National Petroleum Council

Unleashing American Innovation

“The world is shifting to an innovation economy, and nobody does innovation better than America. In today’s innovation economy, we

also need a world-class commitment to science and research.”– President Obama, December 2011, Osawatomie, Kansas

Promotes U.S. leadership in multiple fields of basic research including energy-

related science, computing, materials science and more

$5 billion for Office of Science

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Energy Innovation Hubs: $140 million to support 5 existing Hubs, 1 new Hub in “Electricity Systems”

$120 million to continue supporting 46 EFRC projectsPublished more than 1,000 peer-reviewed papers and filed more than 90

patent applications or patent/invention disclosures

Hubs Making ProgressFuels from Sunlight: multiple scientific publications and invention disclosures

Modeling & Simulation for Nuclear Reactors: released first versions of software that will simulate virtual model of operating physical reactor when complete

Energy Efficient Buildings: developing advanced building modeling tools; built one of the country’s first 3-D building design labs

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Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy: $350 million

ARPA-E’s investments have potentially large payoffs in the future

11 projects that received $40 million from ARPA-E over the last two years have

attracted more than $200 million in private capital

following successful research breakthroughs

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“…It is increasingly clear that the danger of nuclear terrorism is one of the greatest threats to global security …. And that’s why…I called for a new international effort to secure all vulnerable nuclear materials

around the world in four years.  This is one part of a broader, comprehensive agenda that the United States is pursuing -- including

reducing our nuclear arsenal and stopping the spread of nuclear weapons -- an agenda that will bring us closer to our ultimate goal of

a world without nuclear weapons.”

-- President Obama , 4/13/10, Nuclear Security Summit

$11.5 billion for NNSA to support the President’s

nuclear security objectives

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FY 13 budget request reduces nuclear dangers and environmental risks

$2.5 billion for nonproliferation work, which will help the Department to fulfill its role in meeting the President’s goal of securing all vulnerable nuclear

materials worldwide in four years

$7.6 billion to maintain a safe, secure, and effective nuclear deterrent

$5.7 billion to clean up the environmental legacy of the Cold War

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FY 13 Budget Request: Energy

Applied Energy Budget Summary

Discretionary $ (in millions)

FY 2011 Current

FY 2012 Enacted

FY 2013 Request

Applied Energy 3,289 3,372 3,901

EERE 1,772 1,810 2,337

OE 138 139 143

FE 573 564 651

NE 806 859 770

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Integrated Technology Teams

Tech TeamOffice of Science ARPA-E

Office of Electricity

Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable EnergyOffice of Fossil

Energy

SunShot X X X XBatteries for Transportation X X XBiofuels X X XGrid Technologies X X X XCarbon Capture, Utilization and Storage X X X

SunShot Initiative• New DOE model of cross-office R&D coordination• Harmonized efforts of EERE, ARPA-E, and Office of Science around single DOE-

wide techno-economic goal

Integrated Technology Teams (ITTs)• Launched in 2011 and modeled after SunShot• Bring together Program Managers from offices working in related technical areas• Develop DOE-wide techno-economic goals, coordinate R&D portfolios• Jointly brief Under Secretary of Energy, Director of Office of Science, Director of

ARPA-E on regular basis• Plans to form 2-3 more in CY 2012

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Example ITT: Batteries for Transportation

Dave DanielsonARPA-E

Dave HowellEERE/VTP

Linda HortonSC/BES

John VetranoSC/BES

Pat DavisEERE/VTP

Dane BoysenARPA-E

• Developed DOE-wide techno-economic goals

• Jointly wrote the FOA for the Batteries and Energy Storage Hub

• Coordinating R&D programs across offices

$400/kWhrInitial cost goal

$400/kWhrInitial cost goal

Safe, earth-abundant, recyclableMarket-acceptance goal

Safe, earth-abundant, recyclableMarket-acceptance goal

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Energy Innovation HubsThree existing Hubs (initiated in FY10)

• Nuclear Energy Modeling & Simulation (CASL consortium; led by ORNL)

• Energy-Efficient Building Systems Design (GPIC consortium; led by Penn State)

• Fuels from Sunlight (JCAP consortium; led by Caltech)

http://www.casl.gov/

http://gpichub.org/

http://solarfuelshub.org/

Two new Hubs (to be awarded in FY12)• Batteries and Energy Storage

• Critical Materials

FY13 Request: Electricity Systems Hub

• Supports the Secretary’s goal of Transforming our Energy Systems through Modernizing the Electric Grid

• Addresses the basic science, technology, economic, and policy issues that affect our ability to achieve a seamless and modernized grid

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FY 13 Budget Request: Science

Office of ScienceScience to Meet the Nation’s Challenges Today and into the 21st Century

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The Frontiers of Science Supporting research that led to over 100

Nobel Prizes during the past 6 decades—more than 20 in the past 10 years

Providing 45% of Federal support of basic research in the physical and energy related sciences and key components of the Nation’s basic research in biology and computing

Supporting over 25,000 Ph.D. scientists, graduate students, undergraduates, engineers, and support staff at more than 300 institutions

21st Century Tools of Science

Providing the world’s largest collection of scientific user facilities to over 27,000 users each year

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Science, Innovation, and DOE’s Office of Science

Science is the basis of technology and underpins America’s energy future.

Science of the 20th century brought us the high standard of living we now enjoy. Today, we are laying the foundations for the new technologies of the coming decades.

Progress in science and technology depends on continuing advances in, and replenishment from, basic research, where the federal government—and SC—plays a unique role.

A highly trained work force is required to invent the future—scientists and engineers trained in the most modern science and technologies and with access to the best tools.

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Science for Innovation and Clean EnergyApplications of 21st century science to long-standing barriers in energy technologies: employing nanotechnology, biotechnology, and modeling and simulation:

Materials and chemical processes by design using nanoscale and mesoscale structures for scientific advances and manufacturing innovations in: solar energy conversion; clean-energy electricity generation; battery and vehicle transportation; and carbon capture, use, and sequestration.

Biosystems by design targeting the development of synthetic biology tools and technologies and integrative analysis of experimental genomic science datasets for the design and construction of improved biofuels and bioproducts.

Modeling and simulation using SC’s Leadership Computing Facilities and production computing facilities to advance materials and chemistry by design and to broadly address energy technology challenges.

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Office of Science FY 2013 Budget Request to Congress

FY 2012CurrentApprop.

FY 2013President's

Request

FY 2013Request

vsFY 2012

Advanced Scientific Computing Research 440,868 455,593 +14,725Basic Energy Sciences 1,688,093 1,799,592 +111,499Biological and Environmental Research 609,557 625,347 +15,790Fusion Energy Sciences 400,996 398,324 -2,672High Energy Physics 790,860 776,521 -14,339Nuclear Physics 547,387 526,938 -20,449Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists 18,500 14,500 -4,000Science Laboratories Infrastructure 111,800 117,790 +5,990Safeguards and Security 80,573 84,000 +3,427Program Direction 185,000 202,551 +17,551Subtotal, Office of Science 4,873,634 5,001,156 +127,522Other … -9,104 -9,104Total, Office of Science 4,873,634 4,992,052 +118,418

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FY 13 Budget Request: Nuclear Safety and Security

NNSA Budget Summary

($ in millions)

FY 2012Enacted

FY 2013 Request

$ Change

% Change

Weapons Activities

7,214 7,577 +363 +5.0%

Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation

2,296 2,459 +163 +7.1%

Naval Reactors 1,080 1,089 +9 +0.8%

Office of the Administrator

410 411 +1 +0.3%

Total 11,000 11,536 +536 +4.9%

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FY 2013 Budget Request = $11.5 Billion

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FY 2013 Budget Overview

• The request for the NNSA is $11.5 billion; 4.9% more than the FY 2012 enacted level (+$536 million).

• Defense Programs request is $6.2 billion, an increase of $420 million or about 7.2%.

– Reflects the President’s commitment to invest significant funding over the next decade to modernize the nuclear stockpile and related infrastructure including: the B61 life extension program and W88 arming, fuzing and firing activities; accelerating construction of the Uranium Processing Facility (UPF).

– Increase is partially offset by the deferral of the Chemistry and Metallurgy Research Replacement Nuclear Facility (CMRR-NF) for at least five years.

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Office of Enivronmental Management (EM) Progress to Date and Challenges Ahead

In 1989,cleanup was required at 107 sites with a total area of 3,125 square miles across 35 states.

At the end of FY 2011, the remaining cleanup covers 17 sites with a total area of 318 square miles across 11 states.

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The program’s toughest challenges are still ahead, including processing liquid tank waste and deactivating and decommissioning a large number of facilities.

These challenges require innovative technical solutions and scientific approaches.

EM cleanup sites as of the end of FY 2011

EM Program Priorities

Maintain a safe, secure, and compliant posture in the EM complexRadioactive tank waste stabilization, treatment, and disposalSpent (used) nuclear fuel storage, receipt, and dispositionSpecial nuclear material consolidation, processing, and dispositionTransuranic and mixed/low-level waste dispositionSoil and groundwater remediationExcess facilities deactivation and decommissioning (D&D)

FY 2013 Budget Request - $5.65B

* Includes Program Direction, Program Support, TDD, Post Closure Administration and Community and Regulatory Support** Includes Safeguards and Security

$1,958M

$428M$950M

$722M $177M

$805M

$631M

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FY 2013 Programmatic Highlights and Planned Accomplishments

The FY 2013 budget will support major cleanup accomplishments in all areas of EM’s cleanup mission:

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At Individual EM Sites

Hanford – Richland (WA): Complete removal and/or remedial actions for thirteen high risk facilities in the site’s 300 Area

Hanford – River Protection (WA): Continue construction of Waste Treatment Plant and perform critical tank farm infrastructure upgrades

Idaho (ID): Complete treatment of all 900,000 gallons of liquid tank waste

Los Alamos (NM): Substantially complete Material Disposal Area-A exhumation and expedite the de-inventory and disposal of above-ground transuranic waste

Moab (UT): Dispose of nearly 1 million tons of radioactive mill tailings

Oak Ridge (TN): Perform facility deactivation and decommissioning in support of the planned 2015 completion of the K-25 facility

Paducah/Portsmouth (KY/OH): Continue deactivation and decommissioning of facilities and systems

Savannah River (SC): Complete disposition of the site’s contact-handled legacy transuranic waste

Across the Complex

Tank Waste: Close 2 High Level Waste tanks

Nuclear Materials: Package over 10,000 metric tons of depleted and other uranium

Soil and Groundwater: Complete remediation on over 100 release sites

Solid Waste: Disposition over 9,000 cubic meters of transuranic waste from inventory

Excess Facilities: Deactivate and decommission over 75 facilities

Installation of a groundwater treatment system at the Hanford site

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Five Reasons Why Universities Should Be Involved with DOE

1. Largest supporter of energy research in the world.

2. All research is competed and peer reviewed for quality and relevance.

3. A culture of discipline and planning that is sustained over decades.

4. Strong ties between “use

inspired” basic research and

its eventual application.

5. A history of partnerships with

industry, academia, and other

Federal agencies.

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Opportunities forColleges & Universities

• Apply to a DOE ProgramEx: Fossil Energy University Research Programs:

http://www.fossil.energy.gov/programs/powersystems/advresearch/advresearch-university.html

Ex: Nuclear Energy University Programs: www.neup.gov

Ex: Visiting Faculty Program: http://science.energy.gov/wdts/vfp/

Ex: Nuclear Physics: http://www.science.energy.gov/np/

• Apply to a National LaboratoryEx: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory: http://www.pnnl.gov/research/

• Apply for an InternshipEx: Minority Educational Institution Student Partnership Program:

– http://minorityinternships.energy.gov/

Get involved:• Join an Advisory Committee• Visit a program manager• Volunteer to be a peer reviewer• Become an IPA• Seek a joint appointment at a DOE laboratory• Participate in a “Lehman Review”• Participate in a program review• Participate in a Committee of Visitors

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A Technical Workforce For Our Nation’s FutureThe FY 2012 DOE Budget will support:

• 35,000 Ph.D.s, graduate students, undergraduates and technical staff at the DOE national laboratories.

• 27,000 individual researchers from universities, national laboratories, and industry to use DOE’s world-leading suite of scientific user facilities this year (INCREASE).

• 20,000 individuals at universities through grant programs.

• 100,000 high tech workers involved with solar farms, weatherization, advanced manufacturing, etc.

DOE has played an important role in training America’s technical workforce for more than 60 years, making historic contributions to U.S. scientific preeminence:

• 4,000 undergraduates each year participate in DOE internships at DOE national laboratories and Federal workforce.

• 3,000 graduate students work at DOE national laboratories each year on cutting edge research projects.

• 1,600 post-docs are employed at DOE national laboratories beginning their research careers in exciting areas of national importance: energy independence, national security and environmental cleanup.

• Hundreds of student interns get their start each year in the Federal workforce at DOE.

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Bill ValdezActing Director

Office of Economic Impact and [email protected]

202-586-8383

www.energy.gov/diversity

Questions or Comments?