NREL is a national laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy operated by the Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC NREL Overview Robert J. Noun Executive Director Communications & External Affairs January 30, 2009
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NREL is a national laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy operated by the Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
NREL Overview
Robert J. NounExecutive DirectorCommunications & External Affairs
January 30, 2009
National Renewable Energy Laboratory Innovation for Our Energy Future
Energy Solutions are Enormously Challenging
Economic
Productivity
Environmental
Impact
Vulnerability
Or Opportunity
Energy
Security• Secure supply
• Reliability
• Global financial crisis
• Carbon mitigation
• Land and water use
Must address all three imperatives
Achieving a Sustainable Energy Economy
Requires: A National Energy Grand Challenge*
* Preliminary Recommendations of the National Science Board Task Force on Sustainable Energy
Lead Globally Encourage Consumer
Decisionmaking
Use Federal
Market Power
Forge Essential
Policies
Investment in RD3E Support Education and
Workforce Development
Inform Decisionmaking
Getting to “Speed and Scale” –Key Challenges
Implementing Renewable Gigawatts at Scale
Reducing Energy Demand of Buildings, Vehicles, and Industry
•Cost
•Reliability
•Infrastructure
•Dispatchability
•Coordinated implementation
•Valuing efficiency
•Cost
•Performance and reliability
Displacement of Petroleum-Based Fuels•
Cost
•Life cycle sustainability
•Fuels infrastructure
•Demand and utilization
National Renewable Energy Laboratory Innovation for Our Energy Future
BARRIERSBARRIERS
BARRIERSBARRIERS
BARRIERSBARRIERS
President Obama on Renewable Energy
• Invest $150B in alternative energy over 10 years
• Double production of alternative energy in three years
• Upgrade the efficiency of more than 75% of federal buildings and two million private homes
• Create Jobs with Clean, Efficient, American Energy = $54B
• Transforming Our Economy with Science and Technology = $16B
National Renewable Energy Laboratory Innovation for Our Energy Future
Technology Options Are Evolving W
ind
& W
ater
So
lar
Bio
fuel
s
Geo
ther
mal
National Renewable Energy Laboratory Innovation for Our Energy Future
Harvesting Past InvestmentsFirst Generation Technology
Sources: Chalk, AWEA, IEA, NREL, EIA, GEA
U.S. Renewable Electricity Installed Nameplate Capacity
National Renewable Energy Laboratory Innovation for Our Energy Future
Technology Innovation Challenges RemainThe Next Generation• Wind Turbines
– Improve energy capture by 30%– Decrease costs by 25%
• Biofuels– New feedstocks– Integrated biorefineries
• Solar Systems– Improved performance through, new
starts• Cabin heating/cooling• ~33% put cars in garage
NREL Research Thrusts• Energy storage• Advanced power electronics• Vehicle ancillary loads reduction• Vehicle thermal management• Utility interconnection• Vehicle-to-grid
National Renewable Energy Laboratory Innovation for Our Energy Future
Renewable Electricity at Scale
Focus on Key Barriers
Grid integration/Interconnection Technology
Reliable Operation at High Penetration
Grid Simulator
Load Simulators
Synchronous Generators
PV Array
3 A
C B
use
s
Utility Grid
Battery Banks
3 DC Buses
Inverters
Fuel Cells
Electrolyzer
Microturbines
Wind Turbines
National Renewable Energy Laboratory Innovation for Our Energy Future
An Integrated Approach is Required
National Renewable Energy Laboratory Innovation for Our Energy FutureOperated for the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy by the Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC