Bulletin of the American Physical Society
2023 APS March Meeting
Volume 68, Number 3
Las Vegas, Nevada (March 5-10)
Virtual (March 20-22); Time Zone: Pacific Time
Session A36: Future of Energy DecarbonizationInvited Session Undergrad Friendly
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Sponsoring Units: GERA Chair: Maria Chan, Argonne National Laboratory Room: Room 236 |
Monday, March 6, 2023 8:00AM - 8:36AM |
A36.00001: Photovoltaics at Multi-Terawatt Scale: Trajectories and Challenges on the Path to 2050 Invited Speaker: Nancy M Haegel Global installed photovoltaic (PV) capacity has reached the milestone of 1 TW, marking the first step in what must be a continuing rapid growth to significant multi-TW scale to achieve the world’s greenhouse gas reduction goals. Studies applying increasingly sophisticated modeling from multiple sources predict that PV can and will provide a majority of global electricity generation and even total energy contribution in a future sustainable energy economy. In this presentation, we will review recent growth rates and predictions for PV and identify timely and critical choices to be made in setting research, manufacturing and deployment targets that will determine the global impact of PV by 2050. |
Monday, March 6, 2023 8:36AM - 9:12AM |
A36.00002: Sustainability at the Terawatt Scale Invited Speaker: Teresa Barnes Energy transition to carbon-free electricity will require a massive scale-up of photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing and deployment worldwide. Producing and deploying PV requires large up-front investments in materials, energy, funds, and other resources, and we must identify the most sustainable options very quickly. Sustainability can be challenging to quantify, especially for renewable energy systems. |
Monday, March 6, 2023 9:12AM - 9:48AM |
A36.00003: Neutron Scattering to Characterize Adsorbents and Their Hosts Invited Speaker: Craig M Brown Adsorption of molecules in functionalized and high surface area metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) is of emergent technological importance in a multitude of areas ranging from chemical separations to energy storage. We have been studying the properties of MOFs and other porous materials for storage and separations of industrially important small molecules such as hydrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide, noble gases, and short chain organics. Besides the geometrical and porosity control available in MOF chemistry, the properties of the frameworks can be tweaked to elevate electrostatic interactions by exposing open metal cation sites or through enhanced van der Waals contacts via functionalizing ligands and introducing flexibility. |
Monday, March 6, 2023 9:48AM - 10:24AM |
A36.00004: George Crabtree -- Renaissance Scientist for Energy Decarbonization Invited Speaker: Linda Horton Decarbonization of energy generation, storage, and use is a major focus of research in the Department of Energy. George Crabtree was a leader in many areas of condensed matter physics, including his pioneering research in superconductivity. However, his impact may have been most profound in his leadership of strategic planning for basic research in many energy fields ranging from hydrogen and solar energy to energy storage and discovery science, including mesoscale science. Another of his passions was mentoring and ensuring an inclusive workplace. He was a true renaissance scientist, with exceptional enthusiasm and broad expertise that he applied in his personal research, strategic planning, and in leading the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research for the last decade. With his passing in January, he will be greatly missed. This presentation will summarize his legacy of impact and the current directions in the Office of Science for Energy Decarbonization |
Monday, March 6, 2023 10:24AM - 11:00AM |
A36.00005: Energy Storage for Decarbonation and the Legacies of the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research Invited Speaker: Lynn Trahey We need new technology to decarbonize the economy by 2050. In energy storage, notable gaps are high energy density batteries for heavy duty transportation, high power for aviation, many-day discharge storage for ensuring the reliability of a renewable electricity grid, and batteries with inexpensive, earth-abundant, readily accessible supply chains. In this presentation the opportunities for next-generation batteries will be highlighted, with brief comparison to non-battery energy storage options. This presentation will also survey the legacies made in basic and applied science by the JCESR Energy Innovation Hub. |
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