Wright State Renewable and Clean Energy Program

Wright State Renewable and Clean Energy Program Professor Jim Menart Director of Renewable and Clean Energy Program Wright State University Dayton, Ohio Solar Tower Ohio Leads the Way: Green Markets and Green Jobs Sponsored by Green Energy Ohio Dayton, Ohio February 11 & 12, 2011 Wright State Solar Collectors

Age of Program Renewable and Clean Energy Maters Degree Program is 2 years old First starting taking students Winter quarter 2009

Renewable Energy and Clean Energy Program is Born Portion of Signed Approval Document

Graduated First Students Our first students have graduated A number of students are close to graduation

Enrollments Fall 2009 enrollments 11 students attending classes Enrollments just prior to the start of Fall quarter 2010 26 students attending classes 42 students registered for program

Institutions Involved Wright State University Degree granting institution University of Dayton Degree granting institution Air Force Institute of Technology Provides courses Central State Provides courses DAGSI Mechanism for collaboration

Benefits of Working Together More course offerings for students Develop collaborative research projects Hoping to be able to develop program into one that is competitive at the national level

Program Curriculum Overview Core courses 2 required Renewable and Clean Energy Courses 3 required Math 1 required Electives 2 or 3 required Thesis 12 credits required Non-thesis option available Do additional course work to replace thesis credits Project required Must take at least one course at WSU, UD, and AFIT

RENEWABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY COURSES Renewable Energy WSU/ ME623 Energy Conversion WSU/ ME624 Solar Engineering WSU/ME626 Wind Power WSU/ ME750 Photovoltaics WSU/ME752 Hydrogen Energy UD/MEE573 Renewable Energy Systems UD/MEE/CME 590 Biomass and Biofuels UD/MEE590 Geothermal Energy UD/MEE 590 Wind Energy Engineering CSU/ME699 Hydropower Clean Energy Energy Efficiency WSU/ ME642 Vehicle Engineering UD/MEE569 Energy Efficient Buildings UD/MEE571 Design of Thermal Systems UD/MEE 572 Design for Environment UD/MEE 578 Energy Efficient Manufacturing UD/MEE 590 Energy Information Management WSU/ ME627 Electrochemical Energy Systems WSU/ ME628 Fuel Cell Science and Technology UD/MEE/CME524 Fuel Cell Fundamentals and Technology UD/MEE/MAT 507 Energy Materials AFIT/NENG620 Nuclear Reactor Theory and Engineering CSU/ME699 Environmental Advances in Coal Based Power Plants 22 Renewable and Clean Energy Courses

Thesis and Non-Thesis Option Thesis option Must perform major research on a renewable and clean energy topic Would like to gain national recognition in renewable and clean energy research Non-thesis option Perform a 4 credit project Would like to have this project be an industrial internship Must take additional course work

Public Interest in Program (Dayton Daily News Article)

Public Interest in Program Associated Press story by Jim Hannah IBTimes Australia.com, Australia MSN Money.com Forbes.com ABClocal.go.com Coshocton Tribune, OH Kypost.com, KY WCPO, OH - 1 hour ago Chillicothe Gazette, OH Bucyrus Telegraph Forum, United States Mansfield News Journal, OH Zanesville Times Recorder, OH WCPO, OH kypost.com, KY WKYC-TV, OH Huntington Herald Dispatch, WV Education Week News, MD Akron Beacon Journal, OH WHIOtv.com, OH WTTE, OH Alliance Review 12/03/2008) Ashland Times Gazette 12/02/2008 Cambridge Daily Jeffersonian 12/02/2008 Cincinnati WXIX-TV FOX 19 12/02/2008 Cleveland Plain Dealer 12/02/2008 Cleveland WKYC-TV FOX 8 12/02/2008 Dayton Daily News 12/02/2008 WHIOTV.com 12/03/2008 Akron Reporter 12/02/2008 Dayton Daily News 12/02/2008 Springfield News Sun 12/02/2008 Xenia Gazette, OH - Nov 28, 2008 Public Radio 15 minute segment on SOCHE's television program College Bound Palladium-Item, IN

Jobs and Industry Some people estimate that the renewable energy and the energy efficiency industries will generate $4.5 trillion dollars of revenue by the year 2030* Some estimate that as many as 40 million Americans could be working in the renewable energy and energy efficiency field by 2030* *From Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency: Economic Drivers for the 21 st Century, by Roger Bezedek, done by Management Information Services for the American Solar Energy Society, 2007.

U.S. Fossil Fuel Potential From a presentation at the Society of Military Engineers, Joint Pacific / NW Regional Training and Education Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, Feb. 25, 2009, Michael Quah

U.S. Energy Expenditures *Costs do not include inflation $1.00 in 1970 = $5.62 in 2010 From Energy Information Administration / Annual Energy Review 2008, http:// www.eia.doe.gov

Cost of Oil From Energy Information Administration / Annual Energy Review 2008, http://www.eia.doe.gov

U.S. Energy Production by Source From Energy Information Administration / Annual Energy Review 2008, http:// www.eia.doe.gov

Renewable Energy Costs Levelized cost of energy in constant 2005$ 1 Source: NREL Energy Analysis Office (www.nrel.gov/analysis/docs/cost_curves_2005.ppt) 1 These graphs are reflections of historical cost trends NOT precise annual historical data. DRAFT November 2005

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Energy Research at Wright State Fuel Cells Batteries Hydrogen Wind Turbine Modeling Solar Energy Geothermal Energy System Analysis

What Wright State has Done in the Renewable and Clean Energy Field? Developed the first Renewable and Clean Energy Master s Degree program in the State of Ohio One of a few in the country Performing research on a number of renewable and clean energy technologies

What Wright State Would Like to Do? Have a nationally recognized educational program in Renewable and Clean Energy Have a nationally recognized research program in Renewable and Clean Energy Help the region and country grow its Renewable and Clean Energy industry I feel we have a big opportunity in this program Reasons for program Environment Security Economics

Making Transformational Change