Energy Systems Bret Bosma

Energy Consumption Petroleum Natural gas Coal Nuclear electric power Renewable energy

U.S. Electrical Utilities Generation

World Energy Consumption

Carbon Dioxide

CO 2 Emmissions

Alternative Energy Sources Wind Power Water Power Hydroelectric Tides Ocean Currents and Waves Geothermal Power Solar Power Nuclear Power Ethanol and Biodiesel Waste-to-Energy and Biomass

Wind Power Klondike Wind Farm Average American household uses 10,000kWh annually

Wave Energy Emerging Technology Higher Energy Density Predictable

OSU Facilities Wallace Energy Systems & Renewables Facility (WESRF) O.H. Hinsdale Wave Research Lab (HWRL)

Direct-drive wave energy generators Wave energy linear test bed Highest Power University-Based Energy Systems Lab

Highest Power Energy Systems Lab

Linear Test Bed Linear Test Bed Video

2007 – 1kW SeaBeav I

2008 – 10kW L10

Wind Energy Energy Storage to improve “dispatchability” of wind Building a 30kW in-lab grid to test ZnBr-based energy storage system

Typical Jobs in Energy Systems Power systems engineer Generator designer and control designer Electric vehicle or hybrid electric vehicle designer Renewable energy engineer – Wind – Solar – Wave Power supply designer

Companies that hire energy system engineers Portland General Electric Vestas Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Central Lincoln PUD Boeing Tektronix Columbia Power Technologies US Army Corps of Engineers Bonneville Power Administration Pacific Power Motorolla International Rectifier