Energy, Environment, Sustainability A Global Challenge Issue Tackled Collaboratively by McDonnell Academy Partner Universities Pratim Biswas
Fuel Economics & Reserves Energy Security CO2 & Other Environmental Emissions ENERGY IS A Complex GLOBAL CHALLENGE ISSUE: THE ELEMENTS OF THE ENERGY EQUATION AAQRL - Aerosol and Air Quality Research Laboratory Energy Efficiency Increasing Energy Demand Policy
Energy consumption data source: US Energy Information Administration. International Energy Outlook Population data source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2013). World Population Prospects: The 2012 GLOBAL ANNUAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND POPULATION GROWTH POPULATION ANNUAL ENERGY USE
Year Global Annual Energy Consumption by fuel (TWh) % 27% 23% 15% 7% 33% 29% 22% 5% Source: US Energy Information Administration. Inal Energy Outlook % Petroleum and other liquid fuels (including biofuels) Coal Natural gas Renewables (excluding biofuels) Nuclear Share of global total GLOBAL ANNUAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION BY SOURCE
Global Energy Supply 5 Primary Energy Source% of total Oil33.5 Coal26.8 Gas20.8 Renewable (Solar, Wind, Biomass, Hydro) 12.9 Nuclear5.8 Other4 TOTAL RATE OF PRIMARY ENERGY SUPPLY = 16 TW TOTAL GENERATED = 2.3 TW (14 % of energy supply) TOTAL CONSUMED = 1.92 TW (12% of energy supply; 83 % of generated) Sun sends to Earth - Energy per Year: 120,000 TW
McDonnell Academy Partner University Country Primary Energy Source Distribution CoalPetroleumNatural GasHydro/RenewablesNuclear
Thimsen, 2009 PER CAPITA CO2 EMISSIONS FOR DIFFERENT COUNTRIES AAQRL - Aerosol and Air Quality Research Laboratory 10- USA 11- India 12- China 13- Brazil Global Energy Future Report (2010)
Mixed Bag of Sources Decision Making Tools (Life History Accounting) Resource Inputs Waste Products (Convert to Useful Byproducts) Minimize Emissions (Zero Carbon) Water Discharge (Reuse) Fossil Fuels Solar Nuclear Socio-Cultural Dimensions Mixed Bag of Energy Sources & Production Methodologies PROBABLY IN A CARBON CONSTRAINED WORLD Will use a variety of primary energy sources Wind Biomass Coal Gas Future Energy Scenario Innovation Climate Mitigation Reduce Demand Energy Efficiency
MAGEEP MAGEEP : McDonnell Academy Global Energy & Environmental Partnership A consortium of 29 McDonnell Academy Partner Universities & Corporate Partners in 16 countries working together in Energy, Environmental and Sustainability Research, Education And Operations Vision / Mission: Collectively identify and collaboratively tackle important global energy and environmental challenges in an integrated and holistic manner mageep.wustl.edu
MAGEEP MAGEEP : McDonnell Academy Global Energy & Environmental Partnership Selected Areas of Activity: Solar Energy and Energy Storage (IIT Bombay, U Queensland, METU, U Chile; Technion); SERIIUS – A $ 25 M Center Cleaner Utilization of Coal (U Queensland, IIT Bombay, Tsinghua, Seoul Nat. Univ., U of Tokyo); CCCU – A $ 12 M Center Clean Water (IIT Bombay, TISS, Bogazici) Aerosols and Air Quality (Peking U, IIT B, Tsinghua, Chulalongkorn) Campus Sustainability Operations MAGEEP Education Network (most Universities) mageep.wustl.edu
Energy, Environmental & Sustainability Sessions Friday, 9:30 am– 12:15 pm Grand Challenges Assoc. w/ Energy, Env & Sustainability Yulian Yang, Fudan U Devang Khakhar, IIT B Ahmet Acar, METU Knight Hall (Presidents of Univs.) Sunday, October 19 Workshops 9 am – 12:15 pmSolar Energy & Energy Storage Brauer 12 9 am – 12:15 pmCleaner Utilization of CoalWhitaker Hall 2 pm – 5 pmAir Quality & PolicyBrauer pm – 5 pmMAGEEP Education Network Brauer 12