OUR ENERGY DILEMMA

The combination of

Population growthRampant consumerismEnvironmental degradation

threatens the livelihood of the “have nots” today and increasingly threatens the livelihood of the “haves.”

The disparity between the life of the poor and that of the rich

Fuels a rage that is finding its voice or a despair that is finding its feet.• Breeds volunteers for the struggle against the vulnerabilities of the “haves.”

US VULNERABILITIES

Porous borders Dependence on foreign oilCO2 emissions – global warming Internal combustion engine = distributed CO2 emissions

Alternative energy sources, viz. solar, wind, and nuclear energy, require associated energy storage.

Can electrochemical energy storage meet this requirement? Batteries vs Fuel Cells.

Electric vehicles would eliminate distributed CO2 emissions.

• Can electrochemical energy stored during off-peak power enable the plug-in hybrid or the all-electric vehicle?

BACKGROUND

Factual Document

Applications: Transportation Stationary storage Portable powerRechargeable Batteries: ComparisonsElectrochemical Capacitors

Morning Speakers

Address these issues

Purpose of Workshop

To identify Priority Research Directions (PRDs) to enable targets identified by Applications.

SYMPOSIUM ORGANIZERS

John B. Goodenough, University of Texas at AustinHector D. Abruña, Cornell UniversityMichelle V. Buchanan, ORNL

Battery Panel LeadsM. Stanley Whittingham, SUNY at Binghamton Steven Visco, LBNL

Subpanel LeadsGlenn Amatucci, Rutgers UniversityMichael Thackeray, ANLMartin Winter, Graz. University of

TechnologyGerbrand Ceder, MIT

Clare Grey, SUNY at Stony Brook

Capacitor Panel LeadsYury Gogotsi, Drexel UniversityBruce Dunn, University of California

Subpanel LeadsAndrew Burke, University of LouisianaJohn Ferraris, University of TexasSamson Jenekhe, University of WashingtonKeryn Lian, University of TorontoHenry White, University of Utah

Crosscutting Panel LeadsAndrew Gewirth, University of IllinoisDaniel Nocera, MIT