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Tribal Clean Energy Resource Center National Tribal Forum on Air Quality – June 14-16, 2011 Ann Marie Chischilly, ITEP

Tribal Clean Energy Resource Center National Tribal Forum on Air Quality – June 14-16, 2011 Ann Marie Chischilly, ITEP Executive Director Mehrdad Khatibi, ITEP Associate Director . TCERC Goals. Assist tribes with assessing renewable energy and clean energy resources

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Tribal Clean Energy Resource Center National Tribal Forum on Air Quality – June 14-16, 2011 Ann Marie Chischilly, ITEP

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  1. Tribal Clean Energy Resource Center National Tribal Forum on Air Quality – June 14-16, 2011 Ann Marie Chischilly, ITEP Executive Director Mehrdad Khatibi, ITEP Associate Director

  2. TCERC Goals • Assist tribes with assessing renewable energy and clean energy resources • Recruit, training and employing Native American students • Assist with energy audits, energy plans, and energy conservation • Assist with developing energy independence and economic development • Develop a professional renewable energy workforce for tribal governments and enterprises through • Long-term K-20 STEM education; • Innovative graduate studies; • Post graduate certificates; and • Focused training programs (workshops, web-based curricula, mentor assistance).

  3. TCERC Tribal Advisory Committee TRIBAL LEADERSHIP: • President Ben Shelley, Diné Nation • Chairman Tex Hall, Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara Nation • Chairman Leroy Shingoitewa, Hopi Nation • Jim Grey, Osage Nation, Chairman CERT • Joe Garcia, NCAI Southwest Region Vice President • Kirk Francis, Chief, Penobscot Tribe • Bill Thompson, Vice Chief, Penobscot Tribe • Bob Gough, Inter-Tribal Council on Utility Policy • Roger Fragua, Pueblo of Jemez • Mike Connelly, Campo Tribe of Kumeyaay Indians ORGANIZATIONS: • Council of Energy Resource Tribes • National Tribal Environmental Council • Inter-Tribal Council on Utility Policy • United Southern and Eastern Tribes • National Wildlife Federation

  4. Overview of NAU Services • Sustainable Energy Solutions Group • Wind Energy • Solar Energy, Storage, Materials • Environmental Impacts • Bio energy / Algae • Energy / Carbon • Native American Energy • Business / Policy • Energy and Water • Biomass • Rural / Engineers Without Borders • NAU Curriculum

  5. Sustainable Energy Solutions “From Concept to Realization” • Areas of Excellence: • Research , Development, and Demonstration • Wind Assessment • Utility Wind Integration • Wind flow modeling in complex terrain • Wind power desalination • Economic impacts • Avian and bat interactions • Education • NAU wind energy and renewable energy courses, capstone projects • Internships / seminars • Arizona Wind and Geothermal Working Group • Arizona Geothermal Working Group • Southwest Renewable Energy Conference • Renewable Energy Test Facility (10 kW) • Technology Transfer • Wind Finders, TecVerde, SWWP • Project Implementation • Native American business planning • Shonto, AZ Chapter

  6. Wind Energy Research • Wind Resource Assessment • Wind Flow Modeling • Over complex terrain • Mesoscale mapping • CFD Microscale Modeling • Commercial: WindPro, Acusolve • Turbine-level • Utility-Scale Wind Integration • Wind and hydropower integration • NAU Contacts: Tom Acker, Earl Duque, Steve Atkins • Collaborators: ASU UofA • Partners: NREL, SFAz, IEA, Industry

  7. Solar Energy, Materials, Storage • Solar Compressed Air Energy Storage • Solar thermal / hybrid energy system optimization • Advanced materials for energy storage • NAU Contacts: Peter Vadasz, Tim Porter, Randy Dillingham, Dave Cornelison, Stephanie Hurst • Collaborators: UofA – AzRISE, Institute for Solar Energy • Partners: SFAz, NanoVoltaix, Inc. (Tempe) SEM image of PVDF-TiO2 composite material used for capacitive energy storage

  8. Environmental Impacts • Avian and Bat Protocols for Wind Energy • Avian and Bat species assessments • Habitat assessments • Related policies • NAU Contacts: Bill Auberle, Karan English, Shawn Newell, Dean Smith • Collaborators: AzGFD, USFWS, Industry • Partners: Ecological Monitoring and Assessment Program, NREL

  9. Bio Energy / Algae • Algae to biodiesel • Bioreactor & process design • Lipid accumulating algae strains • NAU Contacts: Terry Baxter, Egbert Schwartz • Collaborators: ASU – Qiang Hu & Milt Sommerfeld, UofA – Joel Cuello, Yuma – Kurt Nolte • Partners: AWI high salt

  10. Biomass • Cellulosic Biomass • Woody biomass supply • NAU Contacts: Haydee Hampton, Tom Sisk, Bridget Bero • Partners: USDA

  11. Energy / Carbon • Forest carbon balance • Carbon protection and fire risk • Carbon-nitrogen interactions • Climate impacts to ecosystems; ecosystem feedbacks to climate • NAU Contacts: Bruce Hungate, George Koch • NAU Collaborators: Matt Hurteau, Tom Kolb, Alex Finkral • Partners: US DOE

  12. Native American Energy • Energy efficiency opportunities • Renewable energy assessments, business planning, energy policies • Shonto Regional Renewable Energy Development and Electrification • Native American Sustainable Energy Resource Center • NTUA wind feasibility study • Business Planning and Startup • Shonto Artist and Travel Plaza • Gray Mountain Wind Devel. • NAU Contacts: Dean Smith, Mehrdad Khatibi, Tom Acker, Bill Auberle, Levi Esquerra • Collaborators: NAU ITEP, CAIED • Partners: NTUA, NREL, DOE, LLNL, WRAP, Grand Canyon Trust, AZDOC, Sandia National Labs 1997 EIA data on energy consumption and expenditure for major energy sources in Indian households.

  13. Business / Economics • Economic impacts of wind development • Wind energy development: in-state vs. out-of-state • Non-market benefits of solar energy in Arizona • Economic, Social and Cultural Development and Energy • Policy Design and implementation • Investment analysis for installations • NAU Contacts: Dean Smith, Susan Williams, Tom Acker, Julie Mueller • Collaborators: NAU ITEP • Partners: NREL, DOE, LLNL

  14. Center for American Indian Economic Development Mission: To collaborate with tribal communities and nations to help them achieve self-sufficiency through community, economic, and business development. • Evaluating the macro/micro economic impacts of any major infrastructure change • Examining Long Term & Short Term sovereignty impacts • Evaluating the direct relevance of projects to local communities and their governing processes • Regional impacts to competing or neighboring tribal groups, tribes, and/or communities CAIED points of contact: • N. Levi Esquerra – Director, Chemehuevi Indian Tribe • Ron Cornish – Research Specialist

  15. Energy & Water • Wind powered desalination • Energy and water in Arizona agriculture and food products • Water/energy conservation & management for rural Arizona’s water and wastewater systems • Energy efficiency attributes of Ag • NAU Contacts: Abe Springer, Tom Acker, Steve Mead, Bill Auberle, Charlie Schlinger, Dean Smith • Collaborators: UofA Yuma – Kurt Nolte • Partners: NREL, US Bureau of Reclamation Yuma Lettuce Energy Map

  16. Rural / Developing World • Engineers Without Borders (EWB) • Rural energy and water supplies • Field applications in Ghana, Africa • Wind powered shallow water well pumping and purification • Kenyan market for rural wind power • NAU Contacts: Paul Trotta, Aaron Denham Tom Acker, Dean Smith • Partners: EWB

  17. NAU Curriculum • Master of Science in Engineering • Emphasis in Sustainable Systems • ME 451 – Renewable Energy Systems • ME 499/599 – Wind Energy Conversion Systems • EGR 501 – Sustainable Systems Engineering • SUS 599 – Powering The Plateau • CENE 440/540 – Env. & Energy Policy • CENE 599 - Sustainability of Environmental Biotechnology • ECO 328 – Energy Economics and Policy 328, • ECO 325 – Environmental Economics 325 • Interdisciplinary course on climate mitigation: campus solutions • ITEP K-16 Outreach program • NAU Contacts: Tom Acker, Bill Auberle, Dean Smith

  18. Emerging Areas of Expertise • Fuels / Engines / Vehicles • Control Systems • Power Systems • Food consumption, production, migration • Business start-ups / Technical support NAU Contacts: John Tester; Niranjan Venkatraman; Allison Kipple; and Dean Smith Partner: NREL; testing, design, manufacturing

  19. NAU Institutional Support Strategic Goal 6 “…to become the nation’s leading University serving Native Americans.” • 1200+ Native Students (70 tribes) • Located close to numerous tribes • New Native American Cultural Center • Applied Indigenous Studies • American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment (President Haeger signed) • National Institute for Climate Change Research (1 of 4 Nationally) • Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP) – serving tribes nationally for 20 years • National Nuclear Security Agency Internship at Lawrence Livermore National Lab • College Students (9) • High School Students (10)

  20. How can tribes help? • Join the TCERC Advisory Committee • Tell us what services you think TCERC needs to prioritize and develop • Partner with NAU to assist with development efforts NAU Contacts: • Dr. Joseph Martin; joseph.martin@nau.edu • Ann Marie Chischilly; ann-marie.chischilly@nau.edu

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