kammen-solar-future.pptVIP

Mobilizing for a Low-Carbon Economy /emeu/international/total.html#IntlCarbon World Annual Carbon Dioxide Emissions from the Consumption of Fossil Fuels, 1980-2000 /emeu/international/total.html#IntlCarbon Modeled Response to Natural Anthropogenic Climate Forcings  The ‘slice’ heuristic: 15 “slices” World PV Module Shipments (Megawatts)(25% annual growth for 10+ years) Performance Results for a-Si PV Modules Biomass – in Sub Saharan Africa(500 million tons/yr) Biomass accounts for : 70% of total energy use 90% of household use Compared with 3% for OECD countries Of harvested wood : ~ 75% used for cooking ~ 15% used to make charcoal Charcoal use is: Growing faster than woodfuel Mainly commercial urban fuel Attributed main blame for unsustainable forest use World Wind Electricity Capacity (Megawatts)(20%+ annual growth for over a decade!) State Renewables Portfolio Standards and Mandates – 16 States New SUV Models Coming Soon Greenhouse Comparison:FCVs, ICEs and Hybrid Vehicles Carbon-Free Power by 2050(Berry and Lamont)  U.S. Population 400 million people (up 40%) Electricity Use 3 kWe/capita (up 37%) Wind 300,000 5 MW Turbines (All the wind- power available from the Dakotas) Solar PV 150 million 25 kW roofs (Every roof top in the United States) Biomass Not included, but could be 10% of total Advanced Fission 300 1 GWe nuclear plants (50% efficient) 100% H2 Vehicles “80 mpg” average for cars and SUV’s 3 million H2 trucks, 5000 LH2 airliners To Address Climate Change, we must utilize renewable energy To Address Climate Change, we must utilize renewable energy Low cost photovoltaics ( $1/Watt) Drivers: funding; technology diversity; markets Low cost energy storage H2, flywheels, compressed air, pumped hydro, … Biomass gassification across scales of application Power electronics for mini-grids, distributed systems Carbon sequestration Nano energy and wireless systems to init