US McMurdo Station / New Zealand Scott Base Credit: NSF/USAP photo by Mike Casey Greg Rorrer Program Director Engineering Directorate (ENG) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CBET) Energy for Sustainability 1

DOE Basic Energy Sciences, New Science for a Securable Energy Future (2008) NSF National Science Board, Building a Sustainable Energy Future (2009) National Need & Grand Challenge: Sustainable Production of Energy Priority Guidance for NSF “The National Science Foundation (NSF) should continue to increase emphasis on innovation in sustainable energy technologies and education as a top priority.” 2

NSF Role in Renewable Energy Technologies New Ideas from Research Community (not Agency / Mission Specific ) New Ideas from Research Community (not Agency / Mission Specific ) Grand Challenges in Renewable & Sustainable Energy (e.g. DOE, NSF-National Science Board) Grand Challenges in Renewable & Sustainable Energy (e.g. DOE, NSF-National Science Board) Competitive Proposals to NSF (Programs & Crosscutting Solicitations) Competitive Proposals to NSF (Programs & Crosscutting Solicitations) Support the Best Ideas (10-20% from peer/merit review) Support the Best Ideas (10-20% from peer/merit review) Transformative Basic Research & Education Transformative Basic Research & Education NSF Mission To promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense The National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (Public Law ) 3

Directorate for Engineering 4

National Science Foundation  Directorate for Engineering Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems Division (CBET) 5

CBET Environmental Engineering & Sustainability Cluster: Programs Environmental Engineering Paul Bishop Energy for Sustainability Greg Rorrer Environmental Implications of Emerging Tech. Cindy Ekstein Environmental Sustainability Bruce Hamilton 6

CBET Environmental Engineering & Sustainability Cluster: Active Awards 322 Awards $75.3 million Active Awards FY (includes ARRA) 7

Renewable Energy Technologies Solar Photovoltaic Power & Fuels Biomass Conversion, Biofuels & Bio-Energy Wind & Wave Power Energy for Sustainability Program: Current Emphasis Areas algae biomass wind solar 8

NSF Investments in Renewable Energy Emerging Themes: Biofuels & Bioenergy Plant Biomass Conversion Novel media for cellulose conversion (ionic liquids, supercritical water) Catalytic reprocessing of cellulose to liquid hydrocarbons (green gasoline) Biofuels & Solar Fuels (catalytic) Butanol via metabolic engineering of microorganisms Hydrocarbons from algae Solar fuels from CO 2 or H 2 O Bio-Energy H 2 from water via hydrogenase Electricity via bio-electrochemical processes & artificial photosystems Paul Frymier, Univ. of Tennessee Kelly Rusch, Louisiana State Univ. 9

NSF Investments in Solar Energy Emerging Themes: 3rd Gen. Photovoltaics Nanostructured semiconductors Nanocrystals Nanowires Nanotubes (CNT, ZnO etc) Light flow manipulation Plasmonic structures Photonic structures New device structures Dye-sensitized solar cells Organic photovoltaics (OPV) Multi-junction/hybrid stacks Self assembled systems Biomimetic/bioinspired platforms Russel Holmes, Univ. Minnesota Tobias Hanrath, Cornell University 10

NSF Investments in Renewable Energy Emerging Themes: Wind Energy Modeling & simulation Turbine aerodynamics Wind farm interactions with atmospheric boundary layer Dynamic loading & control Structures Floating structures Seismic loading effects Advanced concepts Piezoelectric & electroactive systems Composite materials Marilyn Smith, Georgia Inst.Technol. 11

Active Awards 106 total $24.5 million Energy for Sustainability Program: Current Award Portfolio (FY 2009) 12

Energy for Sustainability Program: CAREER & Sept Proposals Highly Rec.(HR) Not Rec. (NR)Rec. (R) Emphasis Areas, FY10 (11%) 13

Energy for Sustainability Program: Proposals from Sept Solicitation ~7% Overall Success Rate 14

Energy for Sustainability Program: Application Information Unsolicited Proposal Submission Windows (CBET), FY10 Winter 2010 : opens Feb 1., closes March 3 Summer 2010 : opens Aug. 15, closes Sept. 23 Panels: Biofuels & Bioenergy, Wind & Wave Energy, Fuel Cells, Solar I (inorganic solar PV), Solar II (photocatalysis, organic PV) Award Ceiling: $300,000 (e.g. $100k/yr for 3 yrs) EAGER: will not be considered for FY10 without peer review Conferences & Workshops: by program director invitation No more ARRA (aka “Stimulus” ) funds 15

CBET Environmental Engineering & Sustainability Cluster: Contacts Environmental Engineering Paul Bishop Energy for Sustainability nsf.gov Greg Rorrer Environmental Implications of Emerging Tech. nsf.gov Cindy Ekstein Environmental Sustainability Bruce Hamilton 16