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Welcome to the 2011 EFRC Summer School

Welcome to the 2011 EFRC Summer School. John Vetrano Materials Sciences and Engineering Division Office of Basic Energy Sciences John.vetrano@science.doe.gov http:// www.energyfrontier.us. U.S. Energy Production and Usage in 2008.

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Welcome to the 2011 EFRC Summer School

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  1. Welcome to the 2011 EFRC Summer School John Vetrano Materials Sciences and Engineering Division Office of Basic Energy Sciences John.vetrano@science.doe.gov http://www.energyfrontier.us

  2. U.S. Energy Production and Usage in 2008 Source: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, 2009 (based on data from DOE/EIA-0384(2008), June 2009. Numbers are in “Quads”).

  3. Overall Efficiency of an Incandescent Bulb  2%Lighting accounts for  22% of all electricity usage in the U.S. Energy content of coal: 100 units Example of energy lost during conversion and transmission. Imagine that the coal needed to illuminate an incandescent light bulb contains 100 units of energy when it enters the power plant. Only two units of energy eventually light the bulb. The remaining 98 units are lost along the way, primarily as heat. 2 units of energy in light output

  4. BES Strategic Planning Activities http://science.energy.gov/bes/news-and-resources/reports/basic-research-needs/ • Science for Discovery Complex Systems • Science for National Needs • National Scientific User Facilities, the 21st century Tools of Science & Technology

  5. Energy Frontier Research Centers • Tackling Our Energy Challenges in a New Era of Science • To engage the talents of the nation’s researchers for the broad energy sciences • To accelerate the scientific breakthroughs needed to create advanced energy technologies for the 21st century • To pursue the fundamental understanding necessary to meet the global need for abundant, clean, and economical energy • 46 centers awarded ($777M over 5 years), representing 102 participating institutions in 36 states and D.C. • Pursue collaborative basic research that addresses both energy challenges and science grand challenges in areas such as: • Solar Energy Utilization  Geosciences for Energy Applications •  Combustion  Superconductivity • Bio-Fuels  Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems • Catalysis  Materials Under Extreme Environments • Energy Storage  Hydrogen • Solid State Lighting

  6. 46 EFRCs established in August 2009,involving 35 States and DC

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