Energizing Opportunities in Renewable Energy for Faculty and Students Peter Ping Liu, Ph D, PE, OCP, CQE and CSTM Director, Center for Clean Energy Research and Education Robert Chesnut, Ph D Director, Research and Sponsored Programs 2/21/2012School of Business, EIU1

2/21/2012School of Business, EIU2 As of April 8, 2011, the oil price is $ in NYMEX.

2/21/2012School of Business, EIU3 Renewable energy to reduce dependence on petroleum resources.

2/21/2012School of Business, EIU4 Renewable Energy Center

5 Process Flow Diagram Courtesy Gary Reed wood chips, miscanthus or other chopped biomass stored in hopper for fuel chips moved by auger as needed chips are “gasified” at 1350 degrees gas is combusted in a boiler soluble ash low- emissions discharge through stack campus steam School of Business, EIU2/21/2012

School of Business, EIU6 A call from President Perry and Provost Lord to integrate students learning with the opportunities brought with the Renewable Energy Center.

Create and provide opportunities for faculty, students and staff engaged in study of clean energy across the whole campus. 2/21/2012School of Business, EIU7 Center for Clean Energy Research and Education (CENCERE)

2/21/2012School of Business, EIU8 Laboratory Biomass Gasification System

A concentration on Alternative Energies and Sustainability by Lumpkin College of Business and Applied Science. An interdisciplinary minor on Environmental Sustainability (College of Sciences and Lumpkin College of Business and Applied Science) 2/21/2012School of Business, EIU9 Undergraduate Education

Center for Clean Energy Research and Education (CENCERE) Multi-disciplinary Master of Science in Sustainable Energy Prepare Leaders for Energy Industry CENCERE: MS in Sustainable Energy Biological Sciences Chemistry Geology/Geography Business Communication Studies Technology Physics Economics EnglishPolitical Science 2/21/201210School of Business, EIU

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We like to sincerely (cencerely) welcome the opportunities to collaborate with faculty and students from the School of Business. 2/21/2012School of Business, EIU12