US McMurdo Station / New Zealand Scott Base

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Energy for Sustainability
Greg Rorrer Program Director grorrer_at_nsf.gov,
703-292-5356 Engineering Directorate
(ENG) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering,
Environmental, and Transport Systems (CBET)
US McMurdo Station / New Zealand Scott Base
Credit NSF/USAP photo by Mike Casey
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National Need Grand Challenge Sustainable
Production of Energy
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Priority Guidance for NSF The National Science
Foundation (NSF) should continue to increase
emphasis on innovation in sustainable energy
technologies and education as a top priority.
DOE Basic Energy Sciences, New Science for a
Securable Energy Future (2008)
NSF National Science Board, Building a
Sustainable Energy Future (2009)
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NSF Role in Renewable Energy Technologies

NSF Mission To promote the progress of science
to advance the national health, prosperity, and
welfare to secure the national defense The
National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (Public
Law 81-507)
Transformative Basic Research Education
Support the Best Ideas (10-20 from peer/merit
review)
Competitive Proposals to NSF (Programs
Crosscutting Solicitations)
New Ideas from Research Community (not Agency /
Mission Specific )
Grand Challenges in Renewable Sustainable
Energy (e.g. DOE, NSF-National Science Board)
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Directorate for Engineering

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National Science Foundation ? Directorate for
Engineering Chemical, Bioengineering,
Environmental, and Transport Systems Division
(CBET)
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CBET Environmental Engineering Sustainability
Cluster Programs
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Environmental Implications of Emerging
Tech. Cindy Ekstein
Energy for Sustainability Greg Rorrer
Sustainable Technologies
Environmental Impacts
Environmental Engineering Paul Bishop
Environmental Sustainability Bruce Hamilton
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CBET Environmental Engineering Sustainability
Cluster Active Awards
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2007
2008
2009 (includes ARRA)
75.3 million Active Awards FY 2007-2009
322 Awards
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Energy for Sustainability Program Current
Emphasis Areas
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algae
biomass
Renewable Natural Resources
Renewable Energy Technologies
Environmentally Benign Materials Processes
wind
solar
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NSF Investments in Renewable Energy Emerging
Themes Biofuels Bioenergy
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• Plant Biomass Conversion
• Novel media for cellulose conversion (ionic
  liquids, supercritical water)
• Catalytic reprocessing of cellulose to liquid
  hydrocarbons (green gasoline)
• Biofuels Solar Fuels (catalytic)
• Butanol via metabolic
• engineering of microorganisms
• Hydrocarbons from algae
• Solar fuels from CO2 or H2O
• Bio-Energy
• H2 from water via hydrogenase
• Electricity via bio-electrochemical processes
  artificial photosystems

Kelly Rusch, Louisiana State Univ.
Paul Frymier, Univ. of Tennessee
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NSF Investments in Solar Energy Emerging Themes
3rd Gen. Photovoltaics
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• Nanostructured semiconductors
• Nanocrystals
• Nanowires
• Nanotubes (CNT, ZnO etc)
• Light flow manipulation
• Plasmonic structures
• Photonic structures
• New device structures
• Dye-sensitized solar cells
• Organic photovoltaics (OPV)
• Multi-junction/hybrid stacks
• Self assembled systems
• Biomimetic/bioinspired platforms

Tobias Hanrath, Cornell University
Russel Holmes, Univ. Minnesota
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NSF Investments in Renewable Energy Emerging
Themes Wind Energy
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• Modeling simulation
• Turbine aerodynamics
• Wind farm interactions with
• atmospheric boundary layer
• Dynamic loading control
• Structures
• Floating structures
• Seismic loading effects
• Advanced concepts
• Piezoelectric electroactive systems
• Composite materials

Marilyn Smith, Georgia Inst.Technol.
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Energy for Sustainability Program Current
Award Portfolio (FY 2009)
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Active Awards 106 total 24.5 million
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Energy for Sustainability Program CAREER
Sept. 2009 Proposals
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Highly Rec.(HR)
Not Rec. (NR)
Rec. (R)
Emphasis Areas, FY10
(11)
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Energy for Sustainability Program Proposals
from Sept. 2009 Solicitation
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7 Overall Success Rate
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Energy for Sustainability Program Application
Information
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Unsolicited Proposal Submission Windows (CBET),
FY10 Winter 2010 opens Feb 1., closes March
3 Summer 2010 opens Aug. 15, closes Sept.
23 Panels Biofuels Bioenergy, Wind Wave
Energy, Fuel Cells, Solar I (inorganic solar
PV), Solar II (photocatalysis, organic PV) Award
Ceiling 300,000 (e.g. 100k/yr for 3
yrs) EAGER will not be considered for FY10
without peer review Conferences Workshops by
program director invitation No more ARRA (aka
Stimulus ) funds
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CBET Environmental Engineering Sustainability
Cluster Contacts
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Environmental Implications of Emerging
Tech. cekstein _at_ nsf.gov Cindy Ekstein
Energy for Sustainability grorrer _at_ nsf.gov Greg
Rorrer
Sustainable Technologies
Environmental Impacts
Environmental Engineering pbishop_at_nsf.gov Paul
Bishop
Environmental Sustainability bhamilto_at_nsf.gov Bruc
e Hamilton