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The North American
Energy Revolution
Joseph Hughes, Ph.D., P.E., DEE
Founding Director
Hugh Johnson
Senior Associate
November 3, 2014
US Energy: Sources and Uses
US Primary Energy Consumption by Source, 2011
• Oil is consumed primarily for
transportation (72%) and
industrial uses (23%) and has
essentially no impact on
electricity supply or pricing (1%)
• Increased use of natural gas has
come almost exclusively at the
expense of coal for the use of
electricity generation.
• Buildings account for almost 50%
of all energy
consumed in the
US
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US Enters a Domestic Energy Renaissance
Beginning in 2008-2009 proved
reserves of oil and natural gas
increased dramatically in the US
due to advances in hydraulic
fracturing technology and the
discovery of new tight shale plays.
In Greater Philadelphia's backyard – combined
Marcellus and Utica basins hold the greatest reserves
in the US
US Proved Oil and Gas Reserves 1982-2012
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Net energy imports in 2013 lowest in more
than 20 years
• Domestic production has not only led to a reduction
in imported energy but has also led to a growing
export market
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Electricity Capacity Additions: A Tale of Two
Sources
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Natural Gas Accounted for over 50% of all new power plant capacity in 2013, while
renewables accounted for almost 40%.
In the first half of 2014 solar photovoltaic accounted for 53% of new capacity when
you include residential and smaller commercial installations.
It’s projected that natural gas will surpass goal as the primary fuel by 2035 in the US.
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Policy and Economics Drive a Changing
Landscape for Renewables
State-level Renewable Portfolio
Standards and Goals ranging
from 12 – 40% combined with
Federal tax incentives and
falling manufacturing and soft
costs have led to dramatic
increases in renewables and
energy efficiency
Average Weighted Cost of Solar PV Installed
Renewable portfolio standard
Renewable portfolio goal
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Manufacturing: Domestic Expansion and
On-shoring Opportunities
Low natural gas prices support growth in manufacturing output and natural gas
use, particularly in the near-term
Manufacturing Winners would
include:
• Domestic commodity
manufacturers such as
paper and glass;
• Energy intensive industries
such as Aluminum, Iron and
Steel; and
• Industries using natural gas
as a feedstock such as
petrochemicals and refined
products.
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Manufacturing: Philadelphia Regional
Impacts
The Confluence of Crude Oil, Natural Gas Liquids and Natural Gas Could Turn
Philadelphia into a National Energy Hub
Proper Planning Would
Include:
• Workforce Development;
• Development of
Environmental Regulations
to Safeguard Human Health
and the Environment; and
• Ensuring value-add and
advanced manufacturing
are a key component.
Photograph by Jonathan Barkat
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Critical Issues of the US Energy
Renaissance
• Energy/Water Nexus: Water withdrawls, surface
and groundwater water contamination, treatment
of produced and flowback water.
• Fugitive Methane Emissions and climate change
impacts
• Smartgrid and energy storage investments and R&D
to support expansion of distributed generation
resources
• Security and resilience of transmission and
distribution systems
• Equitable distribution of both positive and negative
externalities related to energy generation with
regards to human health, economic development
and environmental conservation
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Drexel’s Response
Meeting the challenges of society and industry through innovationfocused experiential education, use-inspired research
and needs-based community engagement
• Founded in 1891
• 27,000 students
• 14th Largest Private College
• 14 Colleges & Schools
• Co-Operative Education
DREXEL’S STRATEGIC PLAN
Transforming the Modern Urban University
• Create an Innovation Nexus for
Research, Technology Transfer, and
Economic Development
• Research Priorities
– Computing and Information Technology
– Health Sciences
– Energy and the Environment
• Goal: Become the most civically
engaged University in the country
DREXEL INNOVATION NEIGHBORHOOD
BEFORE
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DREXEL INNOVATION NEIGHBORHOOD
MARKET STREET AT 31ST STREET, FACING WEST
AFTER
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A.J. Drexel Institute for Energy and
the Environment (IExE)
IEXE: University-Wide Participation
Academy of
Natural
Science
Media Art &
Design
Medicine
Public
Health
Arts &
Sciences
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Affiliated
Faculty
Biomedical
Computing
&
Informatics
Business
Engineering
Law
Nursing
IExE: Areas of Research and Scholarship
Energy,
Environment
and Society
shaping a
sustainable
energy future
through the
study of
energy,
environmental,
and economic
policies and
their impact on
human
behavior
Energy
Scenarios
assessing the
sustainability
of future
energy
scenarios
Energy
Storage
Technologies
inventing
reliable,
inexpensive,
highperformance
energy storage
systems
Energy
Effective
Design
Energy
Systems,
Analytics
and Controls
Energy
Sources
accruing
energy
efficiency and
sustainability
gains through
humancentered
design of the
built
environment
developing
smart grids
that integrate
multiple
energy sources
while reducing
the
environmental
footprint of
energy
distribution
and
consumption
exploring
large-scale
energy
production
technologies
that enhance
global energy
supply while
minimizing
their
environmental
impact
IExE Seed Fund Competition
Catalyzing Multidisciplinary Research
• Robustness Testing of Smart Grids
• Planning for Deep Reductions in Carbon Emissions in
Philadelphia by 2050
• Shifting Engagements with Energy in a Smart Campus
Environment
• Assessment of Human Health Risk from Operational
Failure Incidents and Regulatory Violations during Natural
Gas Drilling
• Novel Photochemical and Biological Processes for
Decontamination of Flowback Water from Hydraulic
Fracturing of the Marcellus Shale
• Ultrasound-Driven Removal and Capture of Dissolved
Methane from Spent Fracking Fluids and Household
Drinking Water
Ongoing IExE Projects
• Biofuels: waste streams as feedstocks; lifecycle assessment; synthesis of drop-in
diesel
• Impacts of Marcellus Shale Natural Gas Development: on surface waters; air quality
parameters
• Public Health: risk perceptions of urban communities to energy related pollutants;
appropriate air monitoring techniques for fenceline communities
• Building Science and Engineering: building energy modeling; control and operation;
advanced ventilation strategies
• Energy Storage and Fuel Cells: alkaline fuel cells and batteries; anode optimization
• Cybersecurity: Cyber-physical systems; ontologies; wireless communications and
network security, integration of distributed resources
• Solar photovoltaic: inexpensive, earth abundant materials; dye-sensitized cells
• Non-thermal Plasma: waste-to-energy; hydrogen production; CO2 sequestration and
conversion; desulfurization of fuels
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IExE Speaker Series: Thought Leaders
• Gov. Bill Ritter Jr., Director of the Center for the
New Energy Economy at Colorado State University
• Published the Powering Forward Plan –
Agency and Executive Actions for the Obama
Administration
Tuesday October 21, 1:00 PM
• Dr. Kristina Johnson, Former
Undersecretary of the DOE
• Developed the Strategic
Technologies Energy Plan
www.drexel.edu/iexe/news/events
IExE Workshops: Thought Leaders
Dr. Bernard Amadei
Founder Engineers without Boarders
• Presented a 3-part, weeklong seminar to faculty,
students and staff on his
framework for international
engineering development
projects
• Guest lectured 2 courses
including judging Senior
Design Projects
• Gave Lockheed Martin
Leadership lecture to
freshman engineering
majors
Dr. Joseph Hughes, Ph.D., P.E., DEE
Founding Director
[email protected]
www.drexel.edu/iexe
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