University of California at Santa
Cruz
Baskin School of Engineering
Electrical Engineering Department
EE80J: Renewable Energy Sources
Spring 2008
NEWS
6/9/2008
All grades (except report 4) are updated on WebCT.
6/8/2008
Final Exam with be on Thursday,
June 12, 8:00–11:00am in the classroom. Please
bring pink Scantron forms. We will use the
higher of your grade in in-class activities or in the final exam, so if did
very well in in-class activities you don’t need to take the final exam (please email TA oxanchik@gmail.com if
you are planning to take the final exam. This way, we make the necessary number
of copies). If you are taking EE80J as upper
division credit, then you have to take the final exam and your exam will
be more comprehensive. Here is a sample final exam questions.
5/30/2007
Self/peer
evaluation form for the report 4 (proposal) is due on Tuesday
June 3rd at 4pm (printed copy in class, electronic copy on WebCT) –see
Chris Bacon’s email on 5/26
5/15/2007
Mandatory meeting with the instructor on report 4 (proposals) Each group should send an email to the instructor
(ali@soe.ucsc.edu) and identify 3-4 choices of a 15 minute time slot to meet
and go over your progress in report 4 (proposals). The email subject line
should be “EE80J Meeting+Name of
your project”. The possible times are given below. The meeting
will be in Baskin Engineering room 253A (instructor’s office). Please
bring your rough draft of the proposal.
Wednesday 5/21, 5-7pm
Thursday 5/22, 9am-12noon, 2-3:30pm
Friday 5/23, 10am-12noon, 2-4pm
5/6/08 Report 3 (Literature Search): Check references about daily life during your assigned period (see below) and summarize information about energy usage and the predictions made at that time about lifestyle in the future. Make sure to mention any specific comments about energy generation, conversion, transport, and its use. Analyze correct and incorrect predictions.
Please see below the assigned
periods which depend on the student ID number. It is important that you write
down all the references that you use for your report. The report should be at
least 1 page single space and 1” margins (not including the references).
Don’t only rely on the web search. Visit the library and ask where you
can find information about historical lifestyles and energy usage. You have to
include at least 3 references from published newspapers, world almanacs, journals
or books.
If student ID# is ending with 0:
Years 1000-1699
ending
with 1: Years 1700-1749
ending
with 2: Years 1750-1799
ending
with 3: Years 1800-1849
ending
with 4: Years 1850-1899
ending
with 5: Years 1900-1924
ending
with 6: Years 1925-1949
ending
with 7: Years 1950-1959
ending
with 8: Years 1960-1969
ending
with 9: Years 1970-1975
5/5/08 Handout for report 4 , Guide
for proposal outline, Example
of proposals from previous years (Solar Kiosk, Bicycle, UCSC Energy Saving) –These
examples are given just to give an idea of student projects related to
renewable energies (EE80J) or sustainability in general (EE80S). You should
follow the Handout for report 4 and detailed Guide for Proposal
Outline this year.
5/1/08
New due date for report 3 (5/13/08,
4pm). Detailed
instructions in class on Tuesday 5/6.
4/21(updated 4/25) Handout on
personal energy audit (MS Word file, pdf file) Use this to prepare your Report 2. New due date for Report
2: Tuesday April 29, 4pm in the class + online submission through WebCT;
Additional WebCT questionnaire related to the energy audit is due on May 6th
at 4pm.
4/11/08 Make up discussion session on Monday April 14, 7-8:45pm, J. Baskin
Engr. 165. It will cover Activity 1
(Energy and Power). This activity is important for Report 1 (in-class quiz on
Tuesday April 15).
4/9/08 Course reader is now available at UCSC Bookstore (it costs ~$20).
4/4/08 Viewgraphs from the lecture on
4/3 are now available in the schedule below. pdf files
of the reading material for the first 4 lectures are also included.
4/4/08 The
discussion session 01F (Thursdays 2-3:45pm, J Baskin Engr. 165) is
reserved for students who want to take the upper division version of the
course. If you have any questions, please contact the TA.
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Instructor: |
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Office: |
253A |
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Phone: |
(831) 459-3821 |
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email: |
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Lecture: |
Baskin Engineering Auditorium 101; T,Th 4-5:45pm |
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Office Hours: |
Wednesday 4-5pm, Thursday 1-2pm |
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Discussion Sessions: |
01A M 07:00PM-08:45PM J Baskin Engr 165 01B Tu 02:00PM-03:45PM J
Baskin Engr 165 01C W 05:00PM-06:45PM Crown Clrm 208 01D W 07:00PM-08:45PM J Baskin Engr 165 01E Th 12:00PM-01:45PM J Baskin Engr 372 01F Th 02:00PM-03:45PM J Baskin Engr 165 *Reserved for
students who want to take the upper division version of the course* EE80J students
will have to attend five discussion sessions during the term (~ once every
other week) –10% of the final grade- |
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Teaching Assistants: |
Head
TA: Chris Bacon christophermbacon@gmail.com TA: |
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Reader/Grader: |
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Texts: (reserve at
Science Library, 1 day) |
·
Course Reader (Bay Tree bookstore) ·
Energy at the Crossroads: Global Perspectives and
Uncertainties by Vaclav Smil (2005) |
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Additional References: (reserve at
Science Library, 1 day) |
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Renewable Energy, Godfrey Boyle, 2004 ·
Out of Gas, David Goodstein, 2004 ·
Energy: Science, Policy, and the Pursuit of
Sustainability by Randall Baker, Lloyd
Orr, and Robert Bent (2002) –selected
chapters are included in the course reader- http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucsc/Doc?id=10064667 ·
Energy : Physical, Environmental, and Social Impact (3rd
Edition) by Gordon J. Aubrecht (2005) –selected
chapters are included in the course reader- |
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Grading Policy: |
Based on reports, in-class activities and final (see below) |
Tentative Schedule (v.5, update 5/1/08)
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Lect. |
Date |
Topic |
Energy at Crossroads |
Course Reader, events |
Additional Recommended |
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1 |
4/1 |
Introduction/ Overview |
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Energy/Environment/Science/Technology
(12 pages) |
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2 |
4/3 |
Energy basics, World Energy Usage, Nuclear Energy |
Ch 2. Energy and the quality of life, Energy and environment (pp. 97-116) |
Energy Basics (17 pages) |
Scientific notation (5pages) B (p.2-6) Fossil fuels history (2 pages) Nuclear energy history (4 pages), Nuclear energy (advanced reading, 7 pages) |
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3 |
4/8 |
Overview of Renewable Energy Sources |
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Basic electricity (9 pages) |
Performing calculations (5 pages), Electric power history (5 pages), |
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4 |
4/10 |
Heat and Thermodynamics, Electricity, Radiation |
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Heat, Temperature and Thermodynamics (12 pages) |
Projections (4pages) Electricity and Magnetism, Sun (5 pages) |
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5 |
4/15 |
Report 1 (in-class quiz), Class project |
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Greenhouse effect (2pages) |
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6 |
4/17 |
Home Energy Audit, Energy use and GDP |
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Home energy audit (course reader pp. 33-76) Hot water energy (1 page) |
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7 |
4/22 |
Solar Thermal, Building Design |
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Course reader pp. 77-102 |
Large scale
solar (5 pages),
Historic passive solar techniques (1 page) |
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8 |
4/24 |
Photovoltaics |
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Course reader
pp. 103-110 |
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9 |
4/29 |
Photovoltaics (cont.) |
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Course reader pp. 110-115, 137-145 Lecture Notes Heat/work demonstration |
Photoelectricity (4pages) |
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10 |
5/1 |
Bioenergy, biomass |
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Solar cell demonstration Course reader pp. 183-212 Lecture Notes |
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11 |
5/6 |
Wind Energy, Energy predictions |
Ch 3. Against Forecasting (pp. 121-180) |
Course reader pp. 146-156, Lecture Notes Wind, Lecture Notes Predictions |
Wind development (4pages) |
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12 |
5/8 |
Class project (report 4) –discussion Review of renewable energies |
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Wind energy demonstration Overview of renewable energies (documentary) |
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13 |
5/13 |
Hydroelectricity, Tidal Power, Wave Energy, Geothermal |
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14 |
5/15 |
Recycling, Energy saving (illumination/ appliances), Energy Storage |
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Course reader pp. 157-181, Illumination
saving (4pages) Recycling (5 pages) |
Chapter 4 of Energy: Science, Policy, and the
Pursuit of Sustainability (2002) Culture and Energy Consumption by Richard
Wilk |
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15 |
5/20 |
Economics of renewable energy
sources |
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Chapter
6 of Energy: Science, Policy,
and the Pursuit of Sustainability
(2002) Energy and Sustainable Economic Growth by
Lloyed Orr |
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16 |
5/22 |
Energy in the society Debate (energy consumption per
GDP) |
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Guest Lecture (Prof. Ben Crow
Sociology) Lecture Notes Paper by Shove Revealing the invisible: Course reader
pp. 227-231 |
Chapter 5 of Energy: Science, Policy, and the
Pursuit of Sustainability (2002) Energy Policy : The Problem of Public
Perception by Randall Baker |
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17 |
5/27 |
Energy scavenging, electric bike, hybrid car |
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Guest
Lecture (Prof. Ken Pedrotti, Electrical Engineering) |
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18 |
5/29 |
Waste heat recovery, Direct thermal to electric energy conversion, Energy in transportation |
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Lecture notes on thermoelectrics Thermoelectric demonstration Car fuel consumption (2 pages) |
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19 |
6/3 |
Nanotechnology and its applications to energy conversion and storage, Renewable energy research at UCSC |
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Lecture notes on nanotechnology, UCSC Research; Alternative View on Global Warming: Wired Magazine June 2008 |
Smil, V. 2006. 21st century
energy: Some sobering thoughts. OECD Observer 258/59: 22-23. |
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20 |
6/5 |
Clean Fuels, Hydrogen Economy, Fuel cells |
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Hydrogen/Fuel cell (5 pages) Lecture Notes Fuel
Cell demonstration |
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Final |
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Thursday, June 12; 8:00–11:00 A.M. |
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Course Description
This is an introduction to energy conversion and storage with special emphasis on renewable sources. Fundamental energy conversion limits based on physics and existing material properties will be discussed. Various sources such as solar, wind, hydropower, geothermal and fuel cells will be described. An analysis of different alternative sources will be performed and key scientific, economical and social roadblocks for large scale implementation will be examined. Finally, the latest research on solar cells and applications of nanotechnology on energy conversion and storage will be introduced.
Prerequisites:
This class does not have any math, physics or engineering prerequisites. All the necessary concepts will be introduced during the course.
Related
Course:
Prof. Ben Crow, who is giving guest lectures in this course, covers the social aspects of the development and its environmental impacts in the course Sociology 179 (Nature, poverty and progress –dilemmas of environment and development). We are coordinating the syllabus of these two courses so that students who want to learn more about the societal impacts of development and the role of renewable energies sources can take Sociology 179. Sociology 179 will be offered in Fall 2008.
Reports/Projects
(tentative)
Report 1: (Individual) In-class quiz
Tuesday 4/15, 4:10pm-4:45pm.
The quiz will cover the material in the first two weeks. This should help with the personal energy audit.
Report 2: (Individual) Personal Energy Use Audit
Due Tuesday 4/29 at 4pm.
The goal of this activity is to calculate the total energy that you consume in one week. You will need to quantify energy consumption at home and for transportation (appliances, illumination, hot water consumption, car mileage, …). Could you suggest means to reduce your energy consumption? How much your total energy usage can be reduced?
-See handout (Word, pdf) for details-
Report 3: (Individual) Literature search/ predictions
about future: 1 page (single space)
Due Tuesday 5/13 at 4pm.
Check references about daily life during your assigned period (see below) and summarize information about energy usage and the predictions made at that time about lifestyle in the future. Make sure to mention any specific comments about energy generation, conversion, transport, and its use. Analyze correct and incorrect predictions.
Please see below the assigned
periods which depend on the student ID number. It is important that you write
down all the references that you use for your report. The report should be at
least 1 page single space and 1” margins (not including the references).
Don’t only rely on the web search. Visit the library and ask where you
can find information about historical lifestyles and energy usage. You have to include
at least 3 references from published newspapers, world almanacs, journals or
books.
If student ID# is ending with 0:
Years 1000-1699
ending
with 1: Years 1700-1749
ending
with 2: Years 1750-1799
ending
with 3: Years 1800-1849
ending
with 4: Years 1850-1899
ending
with 5: Years 1900-1924
ending
with 6: Years 1925-1949
ending
with 7: Years 1950-1959
ending
with 8: Years 1960-1969
ending
with 9: Years 1970-1975
Report 4: (Group Project) Write a Proposal Related to
Renewable Energies, 10 pages
May 6th: Project outlines due in Lecture (10 points).
May 15th: Complete Rough Draft Due (20 points)
May 27th: Final Written Project Due (70 points)
June 3rd: Self/Peer Evaluation Form Due
Write a proposal to a Private Foundation, the National Science Foundation, etc. about an idea to help with the energy crisis in the future. The proposal should include (abstract, introduction, statement of the problem, proposed solution, implementation, budget, personnel, and timeline). The ideas could be scientific (e.g. how to make a better solar cell), or non-scientific for a company, store, school, hospital or for a city, state or country on how to improve energy efficiency, increase recycling, reduce pollution, increase the use of renewable energies.
-See Report 4 handout, Guide
for proposal write up, Example of proposals from previous years (Solar Kiosk, Bicycle, UCSC Energy Saving) –These
examples are given just to give an idea of student projects related to
renewable energies (EE80J) or sustainability in general (EE80S). You should
follow the Handout for report 4 and detailed Guide for Proposal
Outline this year.
May 6th: (10 points). Project outlines due in Lecture. (This is your initial idea, which who your partner(s) are, research questions, implementation goals and timelines. Feedback will be provided within a week. We also expect you to contact other students as well as the individuals and organizations currently involved in this work). An interview and background information
May 15th Complete
Rough Draft Due (20 points)
This will be a full first draft, structured according to the project description and including 10 pages of narrative text. We expect only one draft per group. You will get feed-back through a peer review process in section as well as from the graders/TAs / instructors and allied project partners.
May 27th Final Written Project Due (70 points) (final demonstrations and posters must be finished by June 1) In addition to the final written project, we also expect you to develop a way to creatively communicate your project in a group presentation done in section. Also please remember that the full project is worth 30% of your course grade. There are several components relevant to the final project and they include the following:
• Your group will have 7 minutes for this presentation.
• There will also be peer review process in which each member will state their contribution to the group and evaluate the contributions made by other team members.
• There will be a demonstration component that could consist of a poster, model, or some other creative format. We will speak more about this later in the quarter.
• If you write an outstanding project you may ask you to submit this to a granting institution (government, foundation or other) to finance this project. This is optional, but it will be a great experience.
• No late projects will be accepted, please contact TA’s and instructors for assistance.
The final report will be evaluated as follows:
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Creativity
(originality and innovative thinking evidenced in both the proposal and
implementation strategy) |
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Implementation Have you clearly identified the steps needed to implement the final project? Budget and budget justification |
10ps
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Background
(What is the context? Are there
other examples elsewhere?) |
10pts |
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Peer
/ Self Evaluations *(See
attached form) |
10pts
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Measurements
(What measurements / estimates did you take? Do they appear to be accurate? What
calculations were made, for example did the team estimate the carbon
footprint associated with a given technology, calculate a rate of return on
investment, and/or estimate the payback time? |
10pts |
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Overall
Report (the overall quality of the final report) |
10pts |
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References
(Are the sources credible?) |
5ps |
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Format
and Clarity (Is the paper clearly written and formatted?) |
5pts |
*In exceptional cases the peer / self evaluations can a larger percentage of the final project.
Grading
(tentative)
Report 1 (10%), Report 2 (20%), Report 3 (10%), Report 4 (30%), Attendance in five discussion sessions (10%), In-class activities or Final Exam –whichever higher (20%)
* A limited number of Electrical
Engineering and Environmental Studies students can take this class
as upper division elective for their major. These students will have to
register for EE180J next year. Meanwhile, they can do this by registering in an
independent study with the instructor. These students will have a special weekly
discussion session where they will do a more quantitative analysis of
renewable energy sources. Final exam of EE180J is mandatory and it will be more
comprehensive than the one in EE80J.
Topics covered in
these extra recitation sessions are:
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Energy and power, energy conversion units
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Heat and energy, 2nd law of thermodynamics
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Solar energy estimation, site selection
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Biomass energy content, energy balance
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Wind energy estimation, site selection
Late reports will be penalized
(-20%/day). You need to turn in your report before the deadline (typically at
4pm). To give some flexibility, each student will have a total of 5 days
of grace period to turn in reports 2 or 3 late (you can e.g. turn in report 2,
three days late and report 3 two days late without penalty). In addition, you
can miss 2 in-class activities or one discussion session without
any penalty.
In class
activities
Links below can help you to take better notes during the lectures:
http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/notetake.html
http://www.sas.calpoly.edu/asc/ssl/notetaking.systems.html
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~acskills/success/notes.html
Course Outline
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Introduction Energy storage and conversion,
brief introduction to thermodynamics, world energy usage |
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Existing Systems Power plants, engines, nuclear
power, batteries
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Solar energy Semiconductors, solar cells,
photovoltaic systems |
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Direct thermal to
electric energy conversion (waste heat recovery, hybrid
vehicles) |
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Wind energy,
hydropower, geothermal |
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Hydrogen, fuel cells |
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Photosynthesis and
biomass |
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Nanotechnology Applications to energy conversion
and storage |
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Economics of Energy |
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Environmental and
Societal Impacts |
Additional Reference Materials
Dr. Steven Chu, Director of
Nano*High
Talk - 10/29/05 "Global Warming, the Energy Crisis and What
We Can Do About It"