1. www.purdue.edu/dp/energy ■ (765) 494-6814 ■ Potter Engineering Center, Room 114 Energy Center Vision: The Energy Center in Discovery Park will facilitate high-impact multidisciplinary projects in support of Purdue’s vision to be one of the global leaders in energy Mission: Enable a smooth energy transition with novel ideas, innovations, technologies, analysis and policies Help Purdue educate the next generation of energy specialists Contribute to energy literacy among the American people Encourage K-12 students towards science, technology, engineering and mathematics majors for priming a part of the energy specialist pipeline

2. www.purdue.edu/dp/energy ■ (765) 494-6814 ■ Potter Engineering Center, Room 114 Energy Center Energy Center Portfolio of Expertise Power Electronics SEPAE Clean Coal SolarBio EnergyWind Global PartnershipsNuclearHydrogenElectrochemical

3. www.purdue.edu/dp/energy ■ (765) 494-6814 ■ Potter Engineering Center, Room 114 Energy Center Goal: Cost-effective, environmentally responsible energy from plants and trees Outcome: World’s most efficient cellulosic ethanol producing yeast System design which reduces land-mass requirement for transportation fuel and eliminates incremental CO 2 production Reduced reliance on food crops for fuel BIOENERGY SYSTEMS

4. www.purdue.edu/dp/energy ■ (765) 494-6814 ■ Potter Engineering Center, Room 114 Energy Center HYDROGEN SYSTEMS Goal: Enable the hydrogen economy Outcome: System for generating on-demand hydrogen which achieves DOE onboard energy-density goal Person portable hydrogen- generation systems Prototype high-pressure on-board vehicle hydrogen storage system DOE Safety Certified hydrogen systems lab

5. www.purdue.edu/dp/energy ■ (765) 494-6814 ■ Potter Engineering Center, Room 114 Energy Center Goal: Inform research scientists, politicians, and the public of the system-level impacts of new energy technologies, policy alternatives, and cost/benefit trade-offs Outcome: Seed Grant Program Results in $1.4 million funding from DOE & NSF –Analysis of Global Economic and Environmental Impacts of a Substantial Increase in Bioenergy Production –Social, Economic, and Political Aspects of U.S. Ethanol Policy Energy models used as basis for energy legislation introduced in US Congress Social, Economic, and Political Aspects of Energy Use and Policy SEPAE an Energy Center niche