Stanford University - The Global Climate and Energy Project

GCEP Technical Report 2008

Research

2008 Technical Report

1. Introduction
1. Introduction
2. Research Activities - Progress Reports
2.1 Hydrogen Production, Distribution and Use
2.1.1 Introduction to Hydrogen Production, Distribution and Use
2.1.2 Direct Solar BioHydrogen: Part II
James R. Swartz
2.1.3 C-H Bonds in Carbon Nanotubes as an Energy Carrier
Anders Nilsson, Bruce Clemens, Hongjie Dai
2.2 Renewable Energy-Solar
2.2.1 Introduction to Renewable Energy-Solar
2.2.2 Inorganic Nanocomposite Solar Cells by Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD)
Stacey Bent, James S. Harris, Michael McGehee
2.2.3 Nanostructured Metal-Organic Composite Solar Cells
Mark L. Brongersma, Shanhui Fan, Peter Peumans
2.2.4 Nanostructured Silicon-Based Tandem Solar Cells
Martin Green, Gavin Conibeer
2.2.5 Advanced Materials and Devices for Low Cost and High Performance Organic Photovoltaic Cells
Zhenan Bao, Michael D. McGehee
2.2.6 Molecular Solar Cells
Peter Peumans
2.2.7 Artificial Photsynthesis: Membrane Supported Assemblies That Use Sunlight to Split Water
Nate Lewis, Harry Gray, Harry Atwater
2.2.8 Lateral Nanoconcentrator Nanowire Multijunction Photovoltaic Cells
H.-S. Philip Wong, Peter Peumans, Mark Brongersma, Yoshi Nishi
2.2.9 Plasmonic Photovoltaics
Harry Atwater, Mark Brongersma
2.2.10 Hot Carrier Solar Cell: Implementation of the Ultimate PV Converter
A. Marti and A. Luque
2.2.11 Nanostructured Materials for High-Efficiency Thin Film Solar Cells
Alberto Salleo, Yi Cui, and Peter Peumans
2.3 Renewable Energy-Biomass
2.3.1 Introduction to Renewable Energy-Biomass
2.3.2 Directed Evolution and Genomic Analysis of Novel Yeast Species For More Efficient Biomass Conversion
Gavin Sherlock, R. Frank Rosenzweig
2.3.3 Microbial Synthesis of Biodiesel
Chaitan Khosla
2.3.4 Biomass Energy: The Climate-Protective Domain
Chris Field, Rosamond Naylor
2.4 CO₂ Capture & Separation
2.4.1 Introduction to CO₂ Capture and Separation
2.4.2 Advanced Membrane Reactors in Energy Systems: A Carbon-Free Conversion of Fossil Fuels
ECN - Daniel Jansen, Wim G. Haije, Jan Wilco Dijkstra, Ruud van den Brink
2.4.3 Advanced Membrane Reactors in Energy Systems: A Carbon-Free Conversion of Fossil Fuels
TU Delft - Joop Schoonman, Cor Peters
2.4.4 Development of Innovative Gas Separation Membranes through Sub-Nanoscale Materials Control
Yuichi Fujioka, Shingo Kazama, Katsunori Yogo
2.5 CO₂ Storage
2.5.1 Introduction to CO₂ Storage
2.5.2 A Numerical Simulation Framework for the Design, Management and Optimization of CO₂ Sequestration in Subsurface Formations
Hamdi Tchelepi, Lou Durlofsky, Khalid Aziz, Patrick Jenny
2.5.3 Geologic Storage of CO₂
Jerry M. Harris, Mark D. Zoback, Anthony R. Kovscek, Franklin M. Orr, Jr.
2.5.4 Experimental Investigations of Multiphase Flow and Trapping in Saline Aquifers
Sally Benson
2.6 Advanced Combustion
2.6.1 Introduction to Advanced Combustion
2.6.2 Optimization of Synthetic Oxygenated Fuels for Diesel Engines
Craig T. Bowman, David M. Golden, Ronald K. Hanson, Heinz Pitsch, Ripudaman Malhotra
2.6.3 Development of Low-Exergy-Loss, High-Efficiency Chemical Engines
Christopher F. Edwards
2.7 Advanced Coal
2.7.1 Introduction to Advanced Coal
2.7.2 Coal Energy Conversion with Aquifer-Based Carbon Sequestration: An Approch to Electric Power Generation with Zero Matter Release to the Atmosphere
Reginald Mitchell, Christopher Edwards, and Scott Fendorf
2.8 Advanced Materials and Catalysts
2.8.1 Introduction to Advanced Materials and Catalysts
2.8.2 Efficient Interconversion of Chemical and Electrical Energy: Electrocatalysis with Discrete Transition Metal Complexes
Christopher E. D. Chidsey, T. Daniel P. Stack, Robert M. Waymouth
2.8.3.1 Metal Oxide Nanotubes and Photo-Excitation Effects: New Approaches for Low-to-Intermediate Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells to Enable Low GWG-Emission Transportation
Paul McIntyre
2.8.4 Nanoscale Architectural Engineering for High-Performance Solid oxide Fuel Cells
David Goodwin, Sosina Haile
2.8.3.2 Metal Oxide Nanotubes and Photo-Excitation Effects: New Approaches for Low-to-Intermediate Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells to Enable Low GWG-Emission Transportation
Shriram Ramanathan
2.8.5 The Electron Economy: Oxidation Catalysis for Energy Management
Robert Waymouth, Christopher Chidsey and Daniel Stack
2.9 Advanced Transportation
2.9.1 Introduction to Advanced Transportation
2.9.2 Nanowire Lithium-Ion Batteries as Electrochemical Energy Storage for Electric Vehicles
Yi Cui, Fritz Prinz
2.9.3 A Quantum Leap Forward for Li-Ion Battery Cathodes
Josh Thomas
2.10 Integrated Assessment of Technology Options
2.10.1 Introduction to Integrated Assessment of Technology Options
2.10.2 Technology Potential of Biofuels: Feasibility Assessment
Chris Field, Rosamond Naylor
3. Research Activities -- Final Reports
3.1 Introduction to Final Reports
3.2 Hydrogen Production, Distribution and Use
3.2.1 Nanoengineering of Hybrid Carbon Nanotube-Metal Nanocluster Composite Materials for Hydrogen Storage
Bruce Clemens, Hongjie Dai, Anders Nilsson
3.2.2 Solid-State NMR Studies of Oxide Ion Conducting Ceramics for Enhanced Fuel Cell Performance
Jonathan F. Stebbins, Fritz Prinz
3.2.3 Modeling, Simulation and Characterization of Atomic Force Microscopy Measurements for Ionic Transport and Impedance in PEM Fuel Cells
Peter M. Pinsky, David M. Barnett
3.3 Renewable Energy-Solar
3.3.1 Nanostructured Photovoltaic Cells
Michael D. McGehee
3.3.2 Is Bioelectricity Possible (and Economically Feasible)?
Fritz B. Prinz, Arthur M. Grossman
3.4 Renewable Energy-Biomass
3.4.1 Genetic Modification of Plant Cell Walls for Enhanced Biomass Production and Utilization
Chris Somerville
4. Exploratory Programs
4.1 Introduction to Exploratory Programs
4.2 Plasma Activated Fuel Cells
Mark Cappelli
4.3 Nanowire-Nanocrystal Multiexciton Solar Cells
Yi Cui
4.4 Increasing Carbon Storage within Soils by Controlling Key Microbial Respiration Processes
Scott Fendorf, Shawn Benner
4.5 Feasibility of Novel Photoelectrochemical Energy Conversion Device
Fritz Prinz
4.6 Nanostructured ZnO as a Solution-Processable Transparent Electrode Material for Low Cost Photovoltaics
Alberto Salleo
4.7 High Voltage Alloys for Lithium Battery Cathodes
Robert Huggins
5. Analysis Activities -- Progress Reports
5.1 Energy Systems Analysis
A.J. Simon