Energy Engineering Education and
Research Initiatives
Engineering Advisory Council
October 14, 2005
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What does the future hold?
• By 2050 oil and gas well drilling and
production will be less important
• Current oil and gas companies will
be energy companies
• A new discipline—Energy
Engineering—will be needed
• Current Petroleum Engineering
departments will eventually change
Steve Holditch July 2004
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Energy System Diagram
Renewable and Alternative Energy Resources
Biomass
Nuclear
Coal
Zero Emission
Power Plant
Geothermal &
Hydroelectric
Smart Grid
Solar &
Wind
Smart
Buildings
Energy Engineering
Oil
Zero
Emission
Refining
Depot /
Fuel Stations
Natural Gas
Conversion
Distributed H2
Generation
Petroleum
Engineering
Natural
Gas
Fossil
Fuels
Production
& Generation
Distribution
& Transmission
ICE/Elec/H2
Hybrid
Vehicles
Consumption
Education Initiatives
• ENGR 101
• Energy Engineering Certificate
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ENGR 101
Energy: Resources, Utilization,
and Importance to Society
• Honors course for 2006
• Regular course starting in 2007
• Applying for Natural Science core
curriculum designation
• Sustainable development
component
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ENGR 101 Lecture Topics
• Energy
– Link with wealth, size of energy industry, dominance
of hydrocarbons
– Energy Conversions, energy for heating, energy
storage
– Engines and Energy for Transportation
• Electricity
– Power generation, transmission, conserving
electricity
• Oil
– Resource: History, geology, exploration, production
– Conversion: Refining, products, policies/politics of
oil
– 20th Century Fuel: transportation, environmental,
conservation/economics
• Natural Gas
– 21st Century Fuel: Resources, supply, distribution,
utilization, products
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ENGR 101 Lecture Topics
• Coal
– Resource: History, geology/geography, mining,
utilization
– Conversion: Liquifaction/gasification, shale oil/gas,
tar sands, environment
• Energy and Environment
– hydrocarbon dominance, global warming, scarcity
• Nuclear
– History (present and future roles), utilization,
policy/politics
• Hydroelectric and Geothermal
– Water and environment
• Alternative Energy Resources
– Biomass: Agriculture sources, utilization, waste
sources
– Wind/Solar/Hydrogen: Resource, utilization,
emerging/future tech’s
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Energy Engineering Certificate
ENGR 101 plus 3 senior elective courses:
Energy Conservation in Residential Architecture
Process Safety Engineering
Power System Fault Analysis and Protection
Power System Operation and Control
Internal Combustion Engines
Principles of Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning
Principles of Building Energy Analysis
Energy and the Environment
Special Topics in Nuclear Engineering
Petroleum Project Evaluation
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ARCH 421
CHEN 455
ELEN 459
ELEN 460
MEEN 410
MEEN 436
MEEN 437
NUEN 483
NUEN 489
PETE 403
Research Initiatives
• Crisman Institute - Center for
Energy, Environment, and
Transportation Innovation
CEETI
• Institute for Engineered
Sustainable Development
IESD
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CEETI Mission
To ensure open collaboration in the
development of a 21st century
transportation system that improves
energy security, safety, emissions,
personal mobility, and productivity.
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CEETI Vision
To become the recognized center-of-gravity for
the electrified transportation architecture; an
innovative research and development center
dedicated to accelerating the use of electrified
transportation in the United States and around
the globe.
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Ruf International
National Transportation Energy
Perspective
140
Quadrillion BTU
120
100
80
Other
Conventional Hydroelectric Power
Nuclear Power
Coal
Natural Gas
Imported Oil
Oil Transportation
Oil Products
60
40
20
0
1950
1960
1970
1980
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1990
2000
2010
2020
Local Transportation Energy
Perspective
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TIME Magazine, Oct. 3, 2005
www.ceeti.org
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Institute for Engineered
Sustainable Development
Reuse/
Recycle
Products/
Processes
Materials/Energy
Waste
PLANET
EARTH
Resources
– Center for Sustainable Energy
– Center for Sustainable Materials and
Products
– Center for Process Sustainability
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Way Forward
ENGR 101 Honors
ENGR 101
Energy Eng. Certificate
Spring, Fall 2006
Fall 2007
Fall 2006
Assess student and industry interest
Energy Eng. Graduate Degree Programs (2-3 yrs)
Energy Eng. Minor (~ 5 yrs)
Energy Eng. Degree (~ 10 yrs)
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