1. The Chemistry of Energy Dr Dylan P Williams dpw10@le.ac.uk dpw10@le.ac.uk Dr David L. Davies, Dr Kevin Parker The Chemistry of Energy Dr Dylan P Williams dpw10@le.ac.uk dpw10@le.ac.uk Dr David L. Davies, Dr Kevin Parker Department of Chemistry DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY

2. A 5 credit PBL case study currently being developed based on the RSC Roadmap priority area of energy. Part of the RSC/HE STEM project C/PBL resource development project. AIM - Challenge the student belief that chemistry’s benefit to society is confined to medicine.

3. World Energy demand forecast to double from 2010 to 2030 –4000 to 8000 GW (+extra 1000 GW for electric vehicles) Current proportion electric power supplied by renewables 22% –Need to install 36 GW renewables pa just to ‘stand still’ International energy agency ‘blue scenario’ reduces CO 2 by 40% to 2030 ENERGY

4. What we need to build to hit IEA ‘blue scenario’ THE ENERGY CHALLENGE

5. Transport – fuel cells batteries (enough Li?), H 2 storage Hydro - CH 4 emissions (& clean-up in atmosphere) Wind - Reliance on rare earth magnets, corrosion if offshore PV - efficiency, a-Si/ μ c-Si, CdTe CCS – CO 2 absorption, reservoir chemistry Power Transmission – spikes and troughs in supply, super-conductors Building insulation – 40% UK CO 2 from buildings CHALLENGES FOR CHEMISTRY

6. The development of sustainable energy sources is one of the greatest challenges facing society. Due to the range of chemical issues in this area, it can not be categorised as falling into a single I/O/P category. © Kawamoto Takuo. Creative Commons Licence © tompagenet. Creative Commons Licence

7. Problems will be developed July- December 2011 Problem development will be led by a team with both academic (DLD and DPW) and industrial (KP) backgrounds. First drafts of the problems will be made available by the RSC for testing in early 2012.

8. In order to allow flexibility, the case study will be divided into three units: Power Generation (the major unit) Environmental impact & societal issues Energy Conservation Problems could be used together or run independently. University of Leicester

9. UnitSkills areas Power Generation Solar Chemistry Nuclear Power Organic Chem.& Thermodynamics Environmental impact and societal issues Evaluation of scientific & political issues (e.g. security of supply) Atmospheric chemistry (e.g. the effect of power generation/usage) Energy Conservation Materials chemistry All ProblemsTransferable skills Problem solving strategy

10. For further information or to register your interest in trialling these resources (or the resources developed at other institutions) please see the project website: http://www.rsc.org/Education/HESTEM/CP BL/CPBLTrial.asp