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<h1>Overview of NREL Solar Energy Programs and Capabilities:
Sunshot, Solar Thermal, and Solar Fuels</h1>
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<h1>William Tumas</h1>
<h3>Director, Chemical and Materials Science Center,
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)</h3>
<h3>Friday, April 29</h3>
<h3>2:00 - 3:00 PM</h3>
<h3><a href="http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=E19"> Room E19-319 </a></h3></td>
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<p><strong>Abstract</strong></p>
<p>Meeting our future global energy needs in an environmentally responsible way is perhaps the greatest challenge facing the world in the twenty-first century. An overview the solar energy R&D programs at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory will be presented with a focus on the chemical and materials science aspects. This work spans the range from basic research using theory, synthesis, spectroscopy and characterization to applied research including the fabrication, measurement and testing of devices. The overall goal of this seminar is to outline NREL projects, capabilities, existing collaborations and program plans in photovoltaics, solar thermal and solar fuels to provide a context for discussions of potential collaborations between NREL and MIT. Key results and examples from NREL R&D programs will be discussed. A synopsis of the recently announced DOE Sunshot Initiative to make large-scale solar energy systems cost competitive without subsidies by the end of the decade will also be provided along with a discussion of short-term funding opportunities, workshops and other potential mechanisms for collaboration. Plans and opportunities for developing a solar fuels program focused on solar hydrogen generation will also be discussed.</p>
<p><strong>About the speaker</strong></p>
<p>Dr. William Tumas is the Director of the Center for Chemical and Materials Science which integrates theory, chemistry and materials science to tackle key problems in renewable energy including solar energy conversion, hydrogen and fuel cells, energy storage and energy efficiency. He is also the NREL Alliance University representative to MIT responsible for coordinating collaboration and interactions between MIT and NREL. Prior to joining NREL in December, 2009, Bill was the Program Director for Applied Energy Programs (SPO-AE) at Los Alamos National Laboratory where he was responsible for renewable energy, infrastructure, energy efficiency, and fossil energy. From 2004-2007, he was also the lead principal investigator of the DOE Center of Excellence for Chemical Hydrogen Storage and the Institute Director of the Los Alamos Institute for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Research. From 1994-2005, Dr. Tumas was the group leader of the inorganic chemistry group in the Chemistry Division. Before working at Los Alamos, he was a research chemist, then a project leader in environmental and oxidation catalysis at DuPont Central Research, Wilmington, DE where he was also a member of the DuPont Corporate Catalysis Center and the Corporate Environmental Technology Panel.</p>
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