BESAC Workshop on the Basic Research Needs to Assure a Secure Energy Future

BESAC Workshop – Basic Research Needs to Assure a Secure Energy Future

Dr. John Stringer, EPRI, Workshop Chair

Dr. Linda Horton, ORNL, Vice Chair

Monday, October 21 – Friday, October 25

BESAC Workshop on the Basic Research Needs to Assure a Secure Energy Future

What are the 21st century fundamental scientific challenges that BES must consider in addressing the DOE missions in energy efficiency, renewable energy resources, improved use of fossil fuels, safe and publicly acceptable nuclear energy, future energy sources, science-based stockpile stewardship, and reduced environmental impacts of energy production and use?

BESAC Charge Language

Date: June 18, 2001

From: James Decker, [then] Acting Director, Office of Science

To: Geraldine Richmond, University of Oregon, BESAC Chair

Entire charge letter can be viewed at: http://www.sc.doe.gov/production/bes/BESAC/jun01charge.pdf

BESAC Workshop on the Basic Research Needs to Assure a Secure Energy Future

1. Fossil Energy2. Distributed Generation3. Nuclear Energy4. Industrial, Residential, Commercial5. Transportation6. Renewable Energy7. Fusion Energy8. Crosscutting Research

Workshop Topical Areas

BESAC Workshop on the Basic Research Needs to Assure a Secure Energy Future

Three Phase Process to Answer the Charge – Phase I

• Select Chairs for Topical Groups

• Chairs Select Members of Topical Groups

• Topical Groups Prepare Recommendations for Discussion and Development at Workshop

• Topical Groups Review and revise Draft Factual Documentation

Deliverables From Phase I:

• Group Recommendations for Research Directions to be developed at the Workshop

BESAC Workshop on the Basic Research Needs to Assure a Secure Energy Future

• Conduct Workshop

• Additional Members Added to Topical Groups to Form Topical Teams

• Teams Develop Recommendations for Proposed Research Directions

• Teams Prepare Supporting Statements for Their Proposed Research Directions

• Prioritize Proposed Research Directions from all Topical Groups

Deliverables from Phase II:

• Prioritized List of Selected PRDs with Supporting Statements

Three Phase Process to Answer the Charge – The Workshop - Phase II

BESAC Workshop on the Basic Research Needs to Assure a Secure Energy Future

• Coordinate/assemble results of Phases I and II

• Expand Information

• Follow up meeting on biological opportunities in energy research

• Prepare Report, Including Appendices

• Summary of workshop activities and proposed research directions for each topic

• Factual documentation

Deliverables from Phase III:

• Report to BESAC with Recommendations for Proposed Research Directions.

• Detailed presentation to BESAC planned for Feb. 2003.

Three Phase Process to Answer the Charge – Phase III

We are here

BESAC Workshop on the Basic Research Needs to Assure a Secure Energy Future

Marvin Singer, ChairDirector, Advanced Research

Office of Fossil Energy, USDOE

Fossil Energy

Tim Armstrong, ORNL Mike Bockelie, Reaction Eng.

Tof Carim, BES Bob Carling, SNL

Cindy Dogan, Albany Res Lab Brian Gleeson, Ames/U of Iowa

David Keith, CMU Larry Myer, LBNL

Tina Nenoff, SNL Doug Ray, PNNL

Eric Suuberg, Brown U Roger Turpening, BES

Anbo Wang, VPI Nick Woodward, BES

John Wimer, NETL

BESAC Workshop on the Basic Research Needs to Assure a Secure Energy Future

Lutgard DeJonghe, ChairProfessor of Ceramics

Materials Science and EngineeringUniversity of California, Berkeley

Distributed Generation

Lutgard C. De Jonghe, U. California Berkeley, Chair

Meilin Liu, Georgia Institute of Technology

Joan Ogden, Princeton University

Vitalij Pecharsky, Iowa State University

Philip N. Ross, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Subhash Singhal, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

John Turner, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Douglas Wheeler, UTC Fuel Cells

Mark Williams, National Energy Technology Laboratory

Dick Kelley and Frank Tully, BES

BESAC Workshop on the Basic Research Needs to Assure a Secure Energy Future

John Ahearne, ChairExecutive Director

Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society

Nuclear Energy

John Ahearne, Sigma Xi (chair)*

Allen Croff, ORNL, (acting chair)

Ralph Bennett, INEEL*

Bob Gottschall, DOE/SC-BES

Andy Klein, Oregon State

Frank Goldner, DOE/NE

John Taylor, EPRI*

Neil Todreas, MIT*

Todd Allen, ANL-W

Jim Beitz, ANL

Bill Millman, DOE/SC-BES

Jack Richards, Cal Tech

Rob Versluis, DOE/NE

Brian Wirth, LLNL

Bill Weber, PNNL

Mike Kassner, Oregon State

*Did not attend workshop

BESAC Workshop on the Basic Research Needs to Assure a Secure Energy Future

Millie DresselhausInstitute Professor

Physics and Electrical Engineering MIT

Industrial, Residential,and Commercial

Panel Members:Millie Dresselhaus (MIT, Chair)Sam Baldwin (EE)Hylan Lyon (Marlow Industries)Gerald Mahan (Penn State U.)Anne Mayes (MIT)Steve Selkowitz (LBNL)Jerry Simmons (SNL)Harriet Kung (BES)Arvind Kini (BES)

Panel Members with Phase I Task:Paul Alivisatos (UC, Berkeley)Sam Bader (ANL)Terry Michalske (SNL)

Speakers:Dr. Anil Duggal (GE)Dr. Jerry Simmons (SNL) Prof. Woods Haley (UMN) Dr. Ron Judkoff (NREL) Dr. Ertugrul Berkcan (GE) Dr. Dickson Ozokwelu (DOE/EE) Prof. Vitalij Pecharsky (Ames/Iowa State)

BESAC Workshop on the Basic Research Needs to Assure a Secure Energy Future

Jan Herbst, ChairMaterials and Processes Laboratory

GM R&D CenterTransportation

Channing Ahn, Cal Tech.

Tarasankar DebRoy, Penn. State U.

Jim Eberhardt, EE

Ed Grostic, ORNL

Oren Hadaller, The Boeing Company

Kenneth Hass, Ford Motor Company

Joseph Heremans, Delphi Res. Labs

Chris Sloane, General Motors

Iver Anderson, AMES

Suresh Baskaran, PNNL

Bill Kirchhoff, DOE-BES

Paul Lessing, INEEL

Paul Miles, SNL

Kevin Ott, LANL

Matesh Varma, DOE- BES

BESAC Workshop on the Basic Research Needs to Assure a Secure Energy Future

George CrabtreeSenior Scientist and Director

Materials Science DivisionArgonne National Laboratory

Renewable Energy

Sam Baldwin, EE

John Cooke, ORNL

Jerry Hunt, ANL

Lonnie Ingram, U. of Florida

Larry Kazmerski, NREL

Nate Lewis, Cal Tech.

Jeff Mazer, EE

Arthur Nozik, NREL

Jay Spivack, GE

Tom Baker, LANL

Dan Ginosar, INEEL

Mack Kennedy, LBNL

Joe Paladino, NETL

Sharlene Weatherwax, DOE-BES

Jane Zhu, DOE-BES

BESAC Workshop on the Basic Research Needs to Assure a Secure Energy Future

Charles BakerVirtual Laboratory for Technology University of California, San Diego

Fusion Energy

Topical Group: Extra Attendees:

Steve Zinkle, ORNL Sam Berk, DOE-Fusion

Russ Jones, PNNL

John Lindl, LLNL

Eric Rohlfing, DOE-BES

Kurt Schoenberg, LANL

Scott Willms, LANL

Phase I Assistance:

Mohamed Abdou, UCLA

Roger Bangerter, LBNL

Jill Dahlburg, General Atomics

Phil Efthimion, Princeton

Neil Morley, UCLA

BESAC Workshop on the Basic Research Needs to Assure a Secure Energy Future

Rick Smalley, ChairProfessor of Chemistry

Rice University

Crosscutting Research

***All Topical Chairs***

Stringer, John EPRI

Horton, Linda ORNL

Ivan Bekey, Bekey Designs

Kwan Kwok, DARPA

Gerry Lavin, DuPont

John Mankins, NASA

Yoram Shoham, Shell

Jeff Tester, MIT

Nate Lewis, CalTech

Art Green, ExxonMobil

BESAC Workshop on the Basic Research Needs to Assure a Secure Energy Future

Overview of the Office of Science, James Decker, Deputy Director

Overview of the Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Patricia Dehmer, Director

Overview DOE’s Office of Fossil Energy Programs, Rita A. Bajura, Director, NETL

Basic Research Needs in Support of Advanced Nuclear Reactor and Fuel Cycle Technologies, R. Shane Johnson, Associate Director for Advanced Nuclear Research, Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology

Science Issues in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Sam Baldwin Chief Technology Officer and Member, Board of Directors Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Monday, October 21stPresentations from

DOE's SC, EE, FE, and NE

Schedule

BESAC Workshop on the Basic Research Needs to Assure a Secure Energy Future

Tuesday and WednesdayBreakout Sessions

Schedule

1. Fossil Energy2. Distributed Generation3. Nuclear Energy4. Industrial, Residential, Commercial5. Transportation6. Renewable Energy7. Fusion Energy

BESAC Workshop on the Basic Research Needs to Assure a Secure Energy Future

Thursday, October 24th

MorningClosing Topical Area Summaries

Thursday morning concluded the workshop for most attendees.

Schedule

Thursday, October 24, 2002

8:30am - 11:30am Closing Plenary Session -- Team Reports (15 minutes)

1. Fossil Energy 2. Distributed Generation 3. Nuclear Energy

4. Industrial, Residential, Commercial 5. Transportation 6. Renewable Energy

7. Fusion Energy

All Invited

1. Marvin Singer 2. Lutgard DeJonghe 3. TBD

4. Millie Dresselhaus 5. Jan Herbst 6. George Crabtree

7. Charles Baker

Salons E, F&G

11:30am - 12:00pm Open Discussion John Stringer

BESAC Workshop on the Basic Research Needs to Assure a Secure Energy Future

Thursday, October 24th

Afternoon

Topical Chairs and Crosscutting Team assembled for Crosscutting Research Topical Area

Schedule

Thursday, October 24, 2002

1:00pm - 4:00pm Meeting of the Cross-Cutting Research Team Rick Smalley, Rice University

Representatives from Topical Groups

Cross-Cutting Research Group Members

Salon D

4:00pm - 4:30pm Close of Cross-Cutting Research Team All Invited Salons E, F&G

4:30pm - 5:00pm Closing Remarks and Expectations for Friday John Stringer Salons E, F&G

7:00pm Dinner TBD

BESAC Workshop on the Basic Research Needs to Assure a Secure Energy Future

Friday, October 25The beginning of Phase III

Schedule

John, Linda, Topical Chairs, BES Planning Staff

• Summarize proposed research directions and identify overlapping topics

• Discuss logistics for coordination/assembly of results

• Identify needs for expansion of information

• Define schedule and template for documentation

BESAC Workshop on the Basic Research Needs to Assure a Secure Energy Future

Proposed Research Directions Fossil Energy

1. Reaction Pathways of Inorganic Solid Materials: Synthesis, Reactivity, Stability 2. Advanced Subsurface Imaging and Manipulation of Fluid-Rock Interactions 3. Development of an Atomistic Understanding of High Temperature Hydrogen Conductors 4. Development of Predictive Fuel Conversion Models

Distributed Energy, Fuel Cells, and Hydrogen 1. Hydrogen Synthesis 2. High Capacity Hydrogen Storage 3. Novel Membrane Assemblies 4. Designed Interfaces

Fusion 1. Multiscale modeling of microstructural stability of irradiated materials 2. Deformation and Fracture Modeling 3. Plasma-Surface Interaction 4. Thermofluids and “Smart Liquids” 5. Plasma Aerodynamics

Transportation 1. Integrated quantitative knowledge base for joining of lightweight structural materials for transportation applications 2. Vehicular Energy Storage 3. Fundamental challenges in fuel cell stack materials 4. Integrated Heterogeneous Catalysis for Transportation 5. Thermoelectric materials and energy conversion cycles for mobile applications 6. Complex Systems Science for Sustainable Transportation

Renewable Energy 1. Develop functional genomics and biochemistry for the tailoring of plants and microorganisms to increase the production of fuels and

chemicals by 100-fold 2. Develop methods for solar energy conversion that result in a 10-50 fold decrease in the cost to efficiency ratio for the production of fuels

and electricity. 3. Develop the knowledge base to enable the widespread creation of geothermal reservoirs 4. Effectively convert solar, wind, and geothermal energy into stored chemical fuels. 5. Design and synthesize new classes of complex materials, including hybrids that integrate organic, inorganic and biological constituents to

revolutionize the development of renewable technologies Nuclear Energy

1. Materials degradation: mechanical and chemical degradation of reactor materials and waste package components 2. Actinide and fission product chemistry to support a sustainable recycle system 3. Fuel behavior for advanced high temperature fuels 4. Heat transfer

Industrial, Residential, and Commercial 1. Sensors 2. Solid State Lighting 3. Innovative Materials 4. Multilayer Thin Film Materials and Deposition Processes

Crosscutting Research 1. Education / Workforce 2. Nanomaterials

BESAC Workshop on the Basic Research Needs to Assure a Secure Energy Future

Materials research to transcend energy barriersNanomaterials Novel Materials for EnergyDegradation of materials Radiation effectsSolid state lighting Sensors

Biology Photovoltaics PhotosynthesisBiomass

Research Toward Hydrogen EconomyHydrogen Storage and Synthesis

Energy Storage

Novel Membrane AssembliesFuel cells

Heterogeneous CatalysisTheoretical computational aspects Advanced experimental techniques

Energy ConversionCO2-free SolarEnergy Systems Modeling Fuel cells

Utilization/EfficiencySolid state lighting SensorsMultilayer Thin Films Deposition Processes

Nuclear Fuel Cycles and Actinide Chemistry

Major Themes Identified