Building the Electron Economy

Building the Electron Economy Earth Week April 21, 2009

Three Problems - 2030 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],We have less than 20 years to solve and address these problems

Oil Production – Reserves Data from ‘The Inevitable Peaking of World Oil Production’, Hirsch, 2005

Vostok Ice Core Data ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],This is not just a correlation, this is a complex and dynamic process , with multiple inputs. A biogeochemical thermostat. Touching one input affects all other inputs , and increases in temperature becomes a further feedback and multiplier of these inputs.

Earth Out of Balance http://www.giss.nasa.gov/research/news/20050428/

Accelerating Change ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Ecosystem degradation, loss of biodiversity, failure of ecosystem services

One Solution – One Vision ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

A Subsystems Approach ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Smart energy Smart cities Smart citizens Smart policy

A New Energy Economy ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Building a Solar Economy ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Our Solar Power Future – The US Photovoltaics Industry Roadmap Through 2030 and beyond – published in 2005 http://www.solarelectricpower.org/

IntelliGrid™ - Smart Grid http://intelligrid.epri.com/

A Real Electric Vehicle http://www.teslamotors.com/

An Apollo Program? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],http://apolloalliance.org/ Energy Equity – 5 million jobs

How Much Electricity? Americans drive 8 billion miles a day using 400 million gallons of gasoline VMT = 8 * 10^9 To convert gasoline (VMT) miles to electric vehicle miles traveled (EVMT) - an electric vehicle mile traveled (EVMT) requires 0.25 – 0.3 KwHrs per mile Multiply 8 * 10^9 miles by 0.3 KwHr per EVMT need ~2.5 billion KwHrs a day Is that a big number? We use ~ 10 billion KwHrs electricity each day What if we were 20 to 25% more efficient with industrial, commercial and residential electricity? We would save 0.25 * ~ 10 * 10^9 KwHrs => ~ 2.5 billion KwHrs saved – each day! What we are wasting in inefficient use of electricity could become the electromotive force (EMF) for a new transportation system

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