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Prof. Tony Kuh from Electrical Engineering provides an introduction to the Renewable Energy and Island Sustainability (REIS) project at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Slides from the REIS seminar series on 2009-08-27.
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Renewable Energy and Island Sustainability (REIS) Program
Prof. and Chair Tony Kuh Dept. of Electrical Engineering
Director REIS team
Why REIS? Global Need and Interest National Need: President Obama’s renewable energy
program (use more renewable energy and energy efficient practices, job creation)
Hawaii Need: Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative (HCEI), 70% of energy to come from clean sources (renewable energy and energy efficiency) by 2030
Hawaii Advantages: Natural resources: sun, wind, waves, geothermal Closed grid system: more amenable to analysis Ahupua`a system: island sustainability
Need to change energy consumption Fossil fuels are not sustainable Environmental considerations
Environmental impacts of fossil fuels Carbon emissions Climate change
Political considerations Economic consideration
Two references T. Friedman, Hot Flat and Crowded
why we need a green revolution and how it can renew America, Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, 2008.
D. J. C. Mackay, Sustainable Energy without the hot air, UIT Cambridge, LTD, 2009.
What is going on in Hawaii
Currently ~90% of energy is from oil, ~95% from fossil fuels. With HCEI by 2030 want 70% of energy to come clean energy sources
Development of RE sources, energy efficient and conservation practices, smart grid
Tremendous technical, scientific, engineering, economic, political and social challenges State Industry Education
REIS Goals Multidisciplinary team formed to conduct cutting edge
renewable energy and island sustainability research Obtain sustained funding from (NSF, DOE, military) Become internationally recognized program
Develop REIS program to educate students in renewable energy and sustainability and provide work force for Hawaii, USA, and globally
Work with state of Hawaii and industry to help in implementation of Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative (HCEI)
Develop experimental lab: Green Holmes Hall Initiative Recruit undergraduates, K-12 students, underrepresented
students into REIS program
REIS Program Constituents
REIS Team
Industrial and State Advisory
Group
Vice Chancellor Ostrander
students visitors
Federal Funding Agencies Hawaii State Industry
Other UHM sustainability
efforts
REIS Activities
RE Prod.
RE Storage
RE Integ.
Smart Grid
Energy Efficiency
Sust. Applic.
Research
Education
GHHI
Wind Solar Wave
Fuel Cells Other
Batteries Capacitors
Other
Distributed sources
Green Holmes Hall Initiative Experimental testbed for REIS activities Implementation first phase
RE generation and storage: installing PV, wind turbines, and storage batteries
Holmes Hall energy audit and conservation: monitor energy usage using sensor networks
Build smart grid (hardware and software) lab Operational phase
Conduct research experiments and design projects Work with state and industry Recruitment tool for students Work with other UH sustainability initiatives
Other Current Projects Solar photovoltaic water pumps Open micro smart grids Wind forecasting Nanotechnology in renewable energy Automated force balanced kite-sails Zero-net energy wearable biosensors SWAC for Waikiki
Contact information REIS homepage:
http://reis.manoa.hawaii.edu/reis2/reis
Seminar contacts: Prof. Michelle Teng: X65060, [email protected] Prof. Tony Kuh: X67527, [email protected]