Research for Renewable Energy Applications at Mines and NREL P. Craig Taylor Colorado School of Mines CREA Meeting September 12, 2016

REMRSEC Mission Internationally visible NSF supported MRSEC directed at fundamental materials research, education, and outreach in renewable energy. Active participation by NREL scientists

Renewable Energy Materials Center at Mines Current Research Efforts: Solar Cells: Metastable Group IV Allotropes with Designer Electronic & Ion Transport Properties Catalysis: Transition metal nitride and carbide nanomaterials for sustainable catalysis Batteries: Harnessing Electronic Structure to Take Solid-State Ionics Beyond Li+, H+, and O2-

Renewable Energy Research Topics at MInes Photovoltaics Crystal Si Thin film Concentrating Organic Dye sensitized Solar Thermal Solar Fuels Water splitting Methane Biofuels Fuel Cells, Electrolyzers, Batteries Thermoelectrics Wind Hydroelectric Geothermal Energy Policy Nuclear

Other Centers at Mines Wind Water Energy Policy Biofuels Carbon Capture Mines Legacy Centers (Mining, Petroleum, Geology, Geophysics)

Scientists Partly to Blame “Global Warming” refers only to the increase in the center of the distribution Much stronger effects of “Climate Change” are due to the dramatic increase in the wings of the distribution. nth moment

Incremental Improvements will not Work X X X

Sun Edison/EXCEL Facility Alamosa, CO