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

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

3. 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-

4. 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

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

6. 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.
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7. Incremental Improvements will not WorkX X X

8. Sun Edison/EXCEL Facility
Alamosa, CO