Proposed IEEE-USA Energy Policy Committee Energy

Education Project

James Gover, IEEE Vehicular Technology Society

Unstable Energy Is A Global Issue• Oil and other energy prices have become volatile• Western Europe has insecure supplies of natural gas• India will depend heavily on coal imports in coming decades• Governments in most heavily energy consuming nations are

insecure about their supply• Largest energy suppliers are questioning whether demand is

sufficiently certain to justify investments in new capacity• Producers and consumers cannot agree on how best to

finance and manage a more secure energy system – there are massive economic and political risks inherent in new energy projects

• Global warming is world-wide issue

David Victor and Linda Yueh, The New Energy Order: Managing Insecurities in The 21st Century, Foreign Affairs, January/February, 2010, pp 61-73.

State of US Energy AffairsBecause of fear, misinformation and the isolation of technology from public understanding:– The public lacks the knowledge base in energy to make

informed recommendations to legislative and executive bodies of governments

– Educational institutions and news media are misinforming or, at best, under-informing students and the public on the pros and cons of energy alternatives

– Governments find it difficult to craft effective, long-term energy policies that are non-partisan

– In the absence of US national leadership in energy policy, states act independently – sometimes wisely, sometimes unwisely

Impact of Ethanol Policy of Midwestern States: Bad News

• States encouraged investment in ethanol made from corn.

• Outcomes:– Increased corn prices– Increased cost of farm land– Increased food costs– Idle ethanol plants– Subsidy-dependent ethanol– Onerous tariff on sugar cane ethanol from Brazil

Energy Output/Input for Corn Ethanol

Data compiled by U.S. Corn Growers Association

Ways EPC May Influence Energy Policy

• Develop entity positions for US• Increase knowledge of energy alternatives

around the world – policy optimization will follow– Encourage IEEE conferences to sponsor energy

policy sessions in which EPC members participate– Provide world with free information on energy

alternatives peer-reviewed by IEEE energy experts

Ways EPC May Influence Energy Policy• Develop Energy Policy

Recommendations– Present to President; Congress; at

IEEE conferences; IEEE Sections; Chapters and Societies; Civic Groups

– Publish as High Quality Document– Post on Internet– Publish as IEEE Document

• Weaknesses– Traditional Political Focus– US Centric– Policy of Low Interest to Most IEEE

Members & Societies– Effectiveness Limited by IEEE

Political Clout

• Influence all IEEE Energy Related Societies to Include Policy Sessions in Conferences with EPC Participation.

• Develop Public Information on Energy– Presentation Materials– K-12 Teaching Materials

• Resources for teachers• Resources for school speakers

– BS Teaching Materials– Semi-technical Materials for

Presentation at Civic Events, Economic Development Groups, State Legislatures, IEEE Chapters/Sections

Proposed EPC Education Project Vision1. People around the world will understand energy

sufficiently well to assure that their nations’ national, regional and local energy policies are optimized for their needs.

2. Youth around the world are highly motivated to pursue careers in energy related industries.

3. IEEE will be recognized to be the objective, unbiased authority on energy and its work will be the standard used to make world-wide energy policy decisions.

EPC Education Project Mission

Develop education materials on energy that IEEE members around the world and others (retired engineers, executives, teachers, etc.) may use for public presentations at civic meetings, professional society meetings, legislature briefings, classroom materials (K-12 to BS students) and other uses that benefit society.

Recommended Style/Principles of Presentations• Make each presentation visually intense and sufficiently long

so that users may delete materials and find it unnecessary to add materials that have not been peer reviewed.

• Notes included with presentations.• When data are used, cite the source of the data and provide

web link to source.• Make briefing sufficiently technical for use in a BS level,

university course or presentation to BS students. Technical content can be reduced by user based on audience.

• Peer Review: Each presentation will be developed in cooperation with relevant IEEE societies, other relevant professional societies, energy industry, NSF, NIST, DOE and DOE energy laboratories, but EPC will retain control of final content prior to distribution.

Candidate Presentation TopicsBig Picture Topics

1. Introduction to Stationary and Mobile Energy Sources

2. Impact of Energy on Societies: the good, the bad and the ugly

3. The Sun as Energy Source4. Overview of Electric Power

Generation5. Sustainability of Energy

Sources6. Global Warming: Pros and

Cons7. The US Electric Power

Transmission Grid Including Smart Grid and Cybersecurity

8. Water Consumption in Energy Generation

Detailed Topics1. Coal-Fired Power Plants2. Natural Gas Fired Power

Plants3. Nuclear Fission Power Plants4. Introduction to Nuclear Fusion5. Wind Power Generation6. Photovoltaics Power

Generation and Conditioning7. Solar Thermal Power

Generation8. Wave Power 9. Geothermal Power10. Tidal Power11. Electric and Hybrid Electric

Vehicles12. Biofuels13. Fuel Cells14. Smart Grid15. Energy conservation16. Energy storage

Examples of PresentationsNuclear Fission Power1. Basic physics of fission2. Types of fission reactors3. Fission reactors around the world4. Technologies of fission reactors5. Nuclear power plant design6. Nuclear power plant safety7. Nuclear power plant control

systems8. Nuclear fuel reprocessing9. Breeder reactors10. Nuclear waste storage11. Nuclear weapons proliferation12. Transportation of nuclear

materials13. Role of Nuclear Regulatory

Commission in U.S. nuclear power14. Economics of nuclear power15. Nuclear power plant lifetime16. Nuclear power plants of the future

Electric Vehicles (EVs, HEVs, PHEVs and FCEVs)

1. Topologies of EVs, HEVs, PHEVs, and FCEVs.

2. Technologies of EVs, HEVs, PHEVs and FCEVs: batteries, power electronics, electric machines, cooling systems and control systems

3. Advantages and disadvantages of EVs, HEVs, PHEVs, and FCEVs

4. Economics of EVs, HEVs, PHEVs and FCEVs

5. Grid charging of PHEVs and EVs6. Role of biofuels in HEVs and PHEVs7. Major research challenges

remaining for EVs, HEVs, PHEVs and FCEVs

Suggested Outline for Each Presentation

• Names of EPC members responsible for creating presentation

• Names of other IEEE societies, other non-IEEE societies and individuals who contributed to presentation.

• Reference sources on each slide

• Title• Basic science

(physics/chemistry/biology)

• Historical perspective• Essentials of

engineering design and current status

• Economics• Strengths and liabilities

Response of EPC MembershipRussell LefevreMayer SassonAdam WardBartosz WojszczykTom GentileKenneth LutzMary ReidyHarold Adams Jim FancherClint Andrews

Leonard Bond James GoverAl GasiewskiStanley KleinKalyan Sen

Action Items for Today1. Vote to Pursue or Not Pursue. If Pursue:2. Elect Project Director for development of

presentation materials3. Elect Marketing Director (Maximize ROI)4. Make First Cut at Topics

Development of Resource Materials• Select project director for research material development • Select initial list of presentation topics

• Project director develop time-line for project• Project director ask full EPC membership to recommend additional topics• Present final list of topics to full EPS membership and solicit volunteers

willing to contribute to presentation topics• Compile list of EPC volunteers for each topic• Each topic team selects leader• Each team leader develop plan for developing presentation including

collaboration with relevant IEEE societies, other professional societies, DOE and its energy Labs, NIST, energy companies and trade associations

• Team leaders report progress back to project director prior to each EPC meeting.

Marketing Director

– Elect marketing director– Select project marketing team– Project marketing team develop marketing plan• How materials posted?• Who has access?• How IEEE-USA EPC controls content?• Who sent copies or web access?• Where published?• How advertized?