Energy Everywhere Explained: Importance of Energy Conservation and Renewable and Alternative Energy Resources NIU SET House April 19, 2007 & April 23, 2008; updated 2013 Prof. M. Kostic Mechanical Engineering NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY www.kostic.niu.edu Humanity’s Top Ten Problems for next 40 years 1. ENERGY (critical for the rest nine) 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Water Food Environment Poverty Terrorism & War Disease Education Democracy Population 2011: 7+ Billion People 2050: ~ 10 Billion ( 1010 +) People www.kostic.niu.edu Slide 2 The two things are certain even if man-made Global Warming is debatable • (1) the world population and their living-standard expectations will substantially increase (over 7 billion people now, in 50 years 10-11 billion - energy may double) • (2) fossil fuels’ economical reserves, particularly oil and natural gas, will substantially decrease (oil may run out in 30-50 years???) www.kostic.niu.edu Slide 3 Energy and Environmental Landscape … … could be substantially enhanced with improved efficiency and diversification of energy sources, devices and processes. We are now in transitional era where further progress cannot be continued with existing technology. The difficulties that will face every nation and the world in meeting energy needs over the next several decades will be more challenging than what we anticipate now. www.kostic.niu.edu Slide 4 Challenges are many … … but so are potentials for innovative solutions based on further development of science and technology. As new paradigms are to be developed, the thermoscience (thermodynamics and heat transfer), being “the heart and soul” of all energy sciences, holds the key to provide vision and check-and-balance methods for optimizations and further innovations. www.kostic.niu.edu Slide 5 From Fundamentals to Innovations The fundamental Laws of Thermodynamics and comprehensive analysis and optimization are the most effective way for the improvements and could lead to innovative development. … our objective is to motivate young researchers/students to be excited and be persistent to reason and value fundamentals in order to innovate www.kostic.niu.edu Slide 6 Phenomenological Laws • Furthermore, the phenomenological Laws of Thermodynamics, and in general, have much wider, including philosophical significance and implication, than their simple expressions based on the experimental observations – they are the Fundamental Laws of Nature. • They are defining and unifying our comprehension of all existence in universe and all changes in time (all processes, including life). Einstein stated that, “After mathematicians invaded (and explained) my Theory of Relativity, I do not understand it any more.” www.kostic.niu.edu Slide 7 “From the Sovereign Sun … …to the deluge of photons out of the astounding compaction and increase of power-density in computer chips …” One hour of solar energy falling on Earth could power the World for a year www.kostic.niu.edu Slide 8 What is Energy ? “From the sovereign Sun to the deluge of photons out of the astounding compaction and increase of power-density in computer chips … www.kostic.niu.edu Slide 9 What is Energy ? “From the Sovereign Sun to the deluge of photons out of the astounding compaction and increase of power-density in computer chips … www.kostic.niu.edu Slide 10 What is Energy ? If one could expel all energy out of a physical system … … then empty, nothing will be left … … so ENERGY is EVERYTHING … E=mc2 Mass (m) and energy (E) are manifestation of each other and are equivalent; they have a holistic meaning of “mass-energy” www.kostic.niu.edu Slide 11 The Fundamental Laws of Nature: The Laws of Thermodynamics have much wider, including philosophical significance and implication, than their simple expressions based on the experimental observations, they are: The Fundamental Laws of Nature: • The Zeroth (equilibrium existentialism), • The First (conservational transformationalism), • The Second (forced-directional, irreversible transformationalism), • The Third (unattainability of emptiness). The Laws are defining and unifying our comprehension of all existence and transformations in the universe. Solving practical problems helps "really" understand theory, so that one can then solve other problems more effectively. If we can not solve a problem, that "proves" we do not "truly" understand theory -- the key is integration/synergy of theory and practice, the "true" UNDERSTANDING! If one thinks theory is boring, that means one is not really interested in understanding to solve practical problems. www.kostic.niu.edu Slide 12 ENERGY Property and Transfer/Exchange • "... Energy is the ‘‘building block’’ and fundamental property of matter and space and, thus, the fundamental property of existence. • Energy exchanges or transfers are associated with all processes (or changes) and, thus, are indivisible from time." www.kostic.niu.edu YES! Miracles are possible ! It may look ‘perpetuum mobile’ but miracles are real too … Things and Events are both, MORE but also LESS complex than how they appear and we ‘see’ them -- it is natural simplicity in real complexity … we could not comprehend energy conservation until 1850s: (mechanical energy was escaping “without being noticed how”) … we may not comprehend now new energy conversions and wrongly believe they are not possible: (“cold fusion” seems impossible for now … ?) …….Let us keep our eyes and our minds ‘open’ ……….. … but, the miracles are until they are comprehended and understood ! www.kostic.niu.edu Slide 14 Global Energy and Future: Importance of Energy Conservation and Renewable and Alternative Energy Resources Solar 1.37 kW/m2, but only 12% over-all average 165 W/m2 2000 kcal/day100 Watt World over 7 billion 2,200 Watt/c 300 Wel /c USA over 0.3 billion 11,500 Watt/c 1,500 Wel /c www.kostic.niu.edu Slide 15 What Are We Waiting For? • (1) An Energy Crisis ? • (2) A Global Environmental Problem? • (3) An Asian Technology Boom? • or Leadership www.kostic.niu.edu The biggest single challenge for the next few decades by 2050 • (1) ENERGY for 1010 people • (2) At MINIMUM we need additional 10 TeraWatts (150 Mill. BOE/day) from some new clean energy source • We simply can not do this with current technology! • We need Leadership www.kostic.niu.edu Population & Energy: Unrestricted Exponential Growth • About one million years ago our own species, homo sapiens, first appeared, strived most of the history and boomed with agricultural and industrial revolution. We are over 6 billion now. • Standard of living and energy use have been growing almost exponentially due to abundance of resources. • The growth will be naturally restricted with overpopulation and resource depletion as we know it. www.kostic.niu.edu Time in history Population in millions Most of BC history 10 due to hardship AD 1 300 1750 760 1800 1,000 1950 2,500 2000 6,000 Earth Energy Balance: • All energy to Earth surface is 99.98 % solar, 0.02% geothermal, and 0.002% tidal-gravitational. • About 14 TW world energy consumption rate now (0.008% of solar striking Earth) is about 6 times smaller than global photosynthesis (all life), the latter is only 0.05% of total solar, and global atmospheric water and wind are about 1% of solar. Source: Basic Research Needs To Assure A Secure Energy Future, ORNL Report, 2003 www.kostic.niu.edu Slide 19 % W/m2 144% www.kostic.niu.edu www.kostic.niu.edu www.kostic.niu.edu www.kostic.niu.edu EEE-Global & Physics articles • More Encyclopedia Articles www.kostic.niu.edu Slide 24 Material system structure and related forces and energies www.kostic.niu.edu Hubber’s Peak: A short history of fossil fuels’ abundance and use (a bleep on a human history radar screen), www.kostic.niu.edu Some Headlines…: • It took World 125 years to consume the first trillion barrels of oil – the next trillion will be consumed in 30 years. • The World consumes two barrels of oil for every barrel discovered. • Only “Human Power” can deliver MORE energy with LOWER emission www.kostic.niu.edu www.energybulletin.net www.kostic.niu.edu www.kostic.niu.edu The challenges facing us… Growing Petroleum Consumption Environmental Pollution www.kostic.niu.edu Economic Competitiveness Oil consumption by U.S. transportation continues to grow 1970 Projected Actual Domestic Production Shipping Rail Off-Road Air Heavy Trucks Light Trucks Automobiles 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 Source: EIA Annual Energy Outlook 2002, DOE/EIA-0383(2002), Dec 2001 Military Passenger Vehicles 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 Million barrels per day 2020 • Transportation accounts for 2/3 of the 20 million barrels of oil our nation uses each day. • The U.S. imports 55% of its oil, expected to grow to 68% by 2025 under the status quo. • Nearly all of our cars and trucks currently run on either gasoline or diesel fuel. www.kostic.niu.edu Major fraction of the world’s oil reserves is in the OPEC countries Consumption 26% US 12% Production 2% Reserves 7% OPEC 41% 77% 67% Rest of World 47% 21% 0 20 40 60 Percentage of Total 80 100 Source: DOE/EIA, International Petroleum Statistics Reports, April 1999; DOE/EIA 0520, International Energy Annual 1997, DOE/EIA0219(97), February 1999. www.kostic.niu.edu World automobile population is expected to grow substantially Source: OTT Analytic Team www.kostic.niu.edu Vehicle Energy Distribution www.kostic.niu.edu World Energy Use 2100: 46 TW 2050: 30 TW Hoffert et al Nature 395, 883,1998 25.00 World Energy Demand total 15.00 industrial 10.00 developing 5.00 ee/fsu 0.00 1970 50 US 1990 2010 40 2030 oil 30 % TW-yrs 20.00 World Fuel Mix gas 2001 coal 20 nucl 10 0 1 TWyr=31.56 EJ=5.89 bbl www.kostic.niu.edu renew 85% fossil EIA Intl Energy Outlook 2004 www.kostic.niu.edu www.kostic.niu.edu www.kostic.niu.edu www.kostic.niu.edu www.kostic.niu.edu www.kostic.niu.edu www.kostic.niu.edu About 20% About 0.2 % www.kostic.niu.edu www.kostic.niu.edu 100 (%) www.kostic.niu.edu Slide 45 about 50% efficiency about 20% efficiency about 33% efficiency about 75% efficiency www.kostic.niu.edu 46% of 6% =2.8 % www.kostic.niu.edu Energy Challenges: Supply Hubbert’s Peak when will production peak? bbl/yr 50 40 World Oil Production 30 2% demand growth 2037 production peak supply falls short of demand 2016 ultimate recovery: 3000 bbl 20 oil becomes precious price increases global tension 10 1900 1950 2000 2050 2100 EIA: http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/FTPROOT/ presentations/long_term_supply/index.htm 1 TWyr = 31.56 EJ = 5.89 bbl Oil: 30-50 yrs? gas: beyond oil? coal: > 200 yrs? find alternate sources nuclear renewable Distinguish between “Estimated” (above) and “Proven” reserves (next slide) www.kostic.niu.edu World now: 13 TWyr /yr 410 EJ/yr About 88 years: 60 coal, 14 oil, and 14 gas. Distinguish between “Proven” (above) and “Estimated” reserves www.kostic.niu.edu Energy Challenges: Local/Regional Pollution the six principal air pollutants (not including CO2) origin secondary effect hazard SOx impurities in fuel acid rain particilates health, crops corrosion NOx high T combustion in air particulates ozone, acid rain health CO incomplete combustion health, reduced O2 delivery Particulates combustion sunlight + NOx/SOx health Pb chemical industry health ground ozone sunlight + NOx + organics respiratory vegetation acid rain pollution zones near sources urban areas, power plants www.kostic.niu.edu So, what are we going to do? Do we need CASH for ALCOHOL research? www.kostic.niu.edu The energy “difficulties” … • (1) will be more challenging than what we anticipate now • (2) NO traditional solutions • (3) New knowledge, new technology, and new living habits and expectations will be needed www.kostic.niu.edu Nanotechnology potentials … • Enabling Nanotech Revolution(s) Nanotech to the rescue … (1) Nano multifunctional materials (2) Nano electronics & super-computers (3) Nano sensors & actuators (4) Nano devices & robotics (5) Nano photovoltaics & photocatalitics (6) Nano super-conductors (adv. transmission and el. motors) (7) Nano energy-storage (adv. batteries & hydrogen) (8) Nano bio-materials (synthetic fuels, pharmaceuticals, …) Some examples: Armchair Wire Project: electrical conductivity of copper at 1/6 the weight with negligible eddy currents Single Crystal Fullerene Nanotube Arrays … (Etc.) www.kostic.niu.edu www.kostic.niu.edu www.kostic.niu.edu www.kostic.niu.edu www.kostic.niu.edu www.kostic.niu.edu The renewable biomass energy and development of synthetic hydro-carbons … • The renewable biomass energy (BM) and development of synthetic hydro-carbons (SynHC) will be very important if not critical for substitution of fossil fuels… • … since they are natural extensions of fossil fuels, the existing energy infrastructure could be easily adapted • global CO2 emission will be balanced during renewable biomass production. • BM&SynHC particularly promising for energy storage and use in transportation to replace fossil fuels, www.kostic.niu.edu Hydrogen versus Renewable biomass and synthetic hydro-carbons … … especially considering the Hydrogen facts: • (1) hydrogen does not exist in nature as primary energy source • (2) hydrogen production (from hydrocarbons or water) is energy inefficient (always net-negative, energy storage only) • (3) hydrogen storage and distribution are facing a host of problems that cannot be economically resolved with present state of knowledge www.kostic.niu.edu Hydrogen versus Renewable biomass and synthetic hydro-carbons (2) Instead of going ‘against’ the nature with hydrogen … H-H H H-C-… H … we should go ‘along’ with nature with biomass energy and development of synthetic hydro-carbons. www.kostic.niu.edu The Hydrogen Economy: Challenges and Opportunities George Crabtree Senior Scientist and Director Materials Science Division the hydrogen economy requires breakthrough research Northern Illinois basic University to find new materials processes November and 5, 2004 incremental advances in the present state of the art Argonne Laboratory willNational not meet the challenge U.S. Department of Energy A U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science Laboratory Operated by The University of Chicago www.kostic.niu.edu Hydro and Biomass & Waste www.kostic.niu.edu www.kostic.niu.edu www.kostic.niu.edu Biomass and Biorefinery Summary: • Biomass is the only sustainable source of hydrocarbon-based fuels, petrochemicals, and plastics • Large national and world-wide biomass resource base • Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. • Will diversify and reinvigorate rural economy • Bio-refineries utilize residue from existing industry www.kostic.niu.edu Energy Future Outlook: …a probable scenario … in the wake of a short history of fossil fuels’ abundance and use (a bleep on a human history radar screen), the following energy future outlook is possible… 1. Creative adaptation and innovations, with change of societal and human habits and expectations (life could be happier after fossil fuels’ era) 2. Intelligent hi-tech, local and global energy management in wide sense (to reduce waste, improve efficiency and quality of environment and life) 3. Energy conservation and regeneration have unforeseen (higher order of magnitude) and large potentials, particularly in industry (also in transportation, commercial and residential sectors) 4. Nuclear energy and re-electrification for most of stationary energy needs 5. Cogeneration and integration of power generation and new industry at global scale (to close the cycles at sources thus protecting environment and increasing efficiency) 6. Renewable biomass and synthetic hydro-carbons for fossil fuel replacement (mobile energy, transportation, and chemicals) 7. Advanced energy storage (synthetic fuels, advanced batteries, hydrogen,…) 8. Redistributed solar-related and other renewable energies (to fill in the gap…) www.kostic.niu.edu Energy Future Outlook: …a probable scenario … in the wake of a short history of fossil fuels’ abundance and use (a bleep on a human history radar screen), the following energy future outlook is possible… 1. Creative adaptation and innovations, with change of societal and human habits and expectations (life could be happier after fossil fuels’ era) 2. Intelligent hi-tech, local and global energy management in wide sense (to reduce waste, improve efficiency and quality of environment and life) 3. Energy conservation and regeneration have unforeseen (higher order of magnitude) and large potentials, particularly in industry (also in transportation, commercial and residential sectors) 4. Nuclear energy and re-electrification for most of stationary energy needs 5. Cogeneration and integration of power generation and new industry at global scale (to close the cycles at sources thus protecting environment and increasing efficiency) 6. Renewable biomass and synthetic hydro-carbons for fossil fuel replacement (mobile energy, transportation, and chemicals) 7. Advanced energy storage (synthetic fuels, advanced batteries, hydrogen,…) 8. Redistributed solar-related and other renewable energies (to fill in the gap…) www.kostic.niu.edu Energy Future Outlook: …a probable scenario … in the wake of a short history of fossil fuels’ abundance and use (a bleep on a human history radar screen), the following energy future outlook is possible… 1. Creative adaptation and innovations, with change of societal and human habits and expectations (life could be happier after fossil fuels’ era) 2. Intelligent hi-tech, local and global energy management in wide sense (to reduce waste, improve efficiency and quality of environment and life) 3. Energy conservation and regeneration have unforeseen (higher order of magnitude) and large potentials, particularly in industry (also in transportation, commercial and residential sectors) 4. Nuclear energy and re-electrification for most of stationary energy needs 5. Cogeneration and integration of power generation and new industry at global scale (to close the cycles at sources thus protecting environment and increasing efficiency) 6. Renewable biomass and synthetic hydro-carbons for fossil fuel replacement (mobile energy, transportation, and chemicals) 7. Advanced energy storage (synthetic fuels, advanced batteries, hydrogen,…) 8. Redistributed solar-related and other renewable energies (to fill in the gap…) www.kostic.niu.edu Energy Future Outlook: …a probable scenario … in the wake of a short history of fossil fuels’ abundance and use (a bleep on a human history radar screen), the following energy future outlook is possible… 1. Creative adaptation and innovations, with change of societal and human habits and expectations (life could be happier after fossil fuels’ era) 2. Intelligent hi-tech, local and global energy management in wide sense (to reduce waste, improve efficiency and quality of environment and life) 3. Energy conservation and regeneration have unforeseen (higher order of magnitude) and large potentials, particularly in industry (also in transportation, commercial and residential sectors) 4. Nuclear energy and re-electrification for most of stationary energy needs 5. Cogeneration and integration of power generation and new industry at global scale (to close the cycles at sources thus protecting environment and increasing efficiency) 6. Renewable biomass and synthetic hydro-carbons for fossil fuel replacement (mobile energy, transportation, and chemicals) 7. Advanced energy storage (synthetic fuels, advanced batteries, hydrogen,…) 8. Redistributed solar-related and other renewable energies (to fill in the gap…) www.kostic.niu.edu Energy Future Outlook: …a probable scenario … in the wake of a short history of fossil fuels’ abundance and use (a bleep on a human history radar screen), the following energy future outlook is possible… 1. Creative adaptation and innovations, with change of societal and human habits and expectations (life could be happier after fossil fuels’ era) 2. Intelligent hi-tech, local and global energy management in wide sense (to reduce waste, improve efficiency and quality of environment and life) 3. Energy conservation and regeneration have unforeseen (higher order of magnitude) and large potentials, particularly in industry (also in transportation, commercial and residential sectors) 4. Nuclear energy and re-electrification for most of stationary energy needs 5. Cogeneration and integration of power generation and new industry at global scale (to close the cycles at sources thus protecting environment and increasing efficiency) 6. Renewable biomass and synthetic hydro-carbons for fossil fuel replacement (mobile energy, transportation, and chemicals) 7. Advanced energy storage (synthetic fuels, advanced batteries, hydrogen,…) 8. Redistributed solar-related and other renewable energies (to fill in the gap…) www.kostic.niu.edu Energy Future Outlook: …a probable scenario … in the wake of a short history of fossil fuels’ abundance and use (a bleep on a human history radar screen), the following energy future outlook is possible… 1. Creative adaptation and innovations, with change of societal and human habits and expectations (life could be happier after fossil fuels’ era) 2. Intelligent hi-tech, local and global energy management in wide sense (to reduce waste, improve efficiency and quality of environment and life) 3. Energy conservation and regeneration have unforeseen (higher order of magnitude) and large potentials, particularly in industry (also in transportation, commercial and residential sectors) 4. Nuclear energy and re-electrification for most of stationary energy needs 5. Cogeneration and integration of power generation and new industry at global scale (to close the cycles at sources thus protecting environment and increasing efficiency) 6. Renewable biomass and synthetic hydro-carbons for fossil fuel replacement (mobile energy, transportation, and chemicals) 7. Advanced energy storage (synthetic fuels, advanced batteries, hydrogen,…) 8. Redistributed solar-related and other renewable energies (to fill in the gap…) www.kostic.niu.edu Energy Future Outlook: …a probable scenario … in the wake of a short history of fossil fuels’ abundance and use (a bleep on a human history radar screen), the following energy future outlook is possible… 1. Creative adaptation and innovations, with change of societal and human habits and expectations (life could be happier after fossil fuels’ era) 2. Intelligent hi-tech, local and global energy management in wide sense (to reduce waste, improve efficiency and quality of environment and life) 3. Energy conservation and regeneration have unforeseen (higher order of magnitude) and large potentials, particularly in industry (also in transportation, commercial and residential sectors) 4. Nuclear energy and re-electrification for most of stationary energy needs 5. Cogeneration and integration of power generation and new industry at global scale (to close the cycles at sources thus protecting environment and increasing efficiency) 6. Renewable biomass and synthetic hydro-carbons for fossil fuel replacement (mobile energy, transportation, and chemicals) 7. Advanced energy storage (synthetic fuels, advanced batteries, hydrogen,…) 8. Redistributed solar-related and other renewable energies (to fill in the gap…) www.kostic.niu.edu Energy Future Outlook: …a probable scenario … in the wake of a short history of fossil fuels’ abundance and use (a bleep on a human history radar screen), the following energy future outlook is possible… 1. Creative adaptation and innovations, with change of societal and human habits and expectations (life could be happier after fossil fuels’ era) 2. Intelligent hi-tech, local and global energy management in wide sense (to reduce waste, improve efficiency and quality of environment and life) 3. Energy conservation and regeneration have unforeseen (higher order of magnitude) and large potentials, particularly in industry (also in transportation, commercial and residential sectors) 4. Nuclear energy and re-electrification for most of stationary energy needs 5. Cogeneration and integration of power generation and new industry at global scale (to close the cycles at sources thus protecting environment and increasing efficiency) 6. Renewable biomass and synthetic hydro-carbons for fossil fuel replacement (mobile energy, transportation, and chemicals) 7. Advanced energy storage (synthetic fuels, advanced batteries, hydrogen,…) 8. Redistributed solar-related and other renewable energies (to fill in the gap…) www.kostic.niu.edu Energy Future Outlook: …a probable scenario … in the wake of a short history of fossil fuels’ abundance and use (a bleep on a human history radar screen), the following energy future outlook is possible… 1. Creative adaptation and innovations, with change of societal and human habits and expectations (life could be happier after fossil fuels’ era) 2. Intelligent hi-tech, local and global energy management in wide sense (to reduce waste, improve efficiency and quality of environment and life) 3. Energy conservation and regeneration have unforeseen (higher order of magnitude) and large potentials, particularly in industry (also in transportation, commercial and residential sectors) 4. Nuclear energy and re-electrification for most of stationary energy needs 5. Cogeneration and integration of power generation and new industry at global scale (to close the cycles at sources thus protecting environment and increasing efficiency) 6. Renewable biomass and synthetic hydro-carbons for fossil fuel replacement (mobile energy, transportation, and chemicals) 7. Advanced energy storage (synthetic fuels, advanced batteries, hydrogen,…) 8. Redistributed solar-related and other renewable energies (to fill in the gap…) www.kostic.niu.edu www.kostic.niu.edu Thanks (for sharing their presentations with me) to: Dr. George Crabtree, Materials Science Division Dr. Romesh Kumar, Chemical Engineering Division Argonne National Laboratory A number of Data Slides are taken from: Energy in World History by V. Smil (Westwiew Press, Inc., 1994) www.kostic.niu.edu More information at: www.kostic.niu.edu/energy Solar 1.37 kW/m2, but only 12% over-all average 165 W/m2 2000 kcal/day100 Watt World Prod. 2,200 Watt/p 275 Welec/p USA Prod. 12,000 Watt/p 1500 Welec/p www.kostic.niu.edu Thank you! Any Question ? www.kostic.niu.edu Slide 79