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CEI Education Modules
Thermodynamic Analysis of Petroleum and Bio-based Fuels in Internal Combustion Engines
Jeffrey R. Seay & David L. Silverstein, University of Kentucky
Guided Inquiry Activities using the Ideal Internal Combustion Engine Simulator
Jeffrey R. Seay & David L. Silverstein, University of Kentucky
Thermodynamic Analysis of Processes for Hydrogen Generation by Decomposition of Water
John P. O'Connell, University of Virginia
- Preface
- Module 1: Fundamentals
- Module 2: Analysis of Single Unit Processes
- Module 3: The Whole Process Perspective for Thermochemical Hydrogen
- Module 4: A Simplified Multisection Process for Thermochemical Hydrogen
- Module 5: The Sulfur-Iodine Process for Thermochemical Hydrogen
Other Educational Resources
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The Department of Energy maintains a significant library of information on all energy sources which is publically available. Additionally, fact and statistics on energy production and use can be found on the Energy Information Adminstration’s web site. The DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information Bridge web site contains thousand’s of energy related technical documents published by national laboratories and other institutions.
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The MIT Energy Initiative has completed several far reaching studies on various energy sources (e.g. The Future of the Electric Grid, The Future of Natural Gas, The Future of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle, etc.) and performs energy-related activities that address the linked energy supply and demand, security, and environmental challenges.
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Tom Edgar, former president of AIChE and a ChE professor at the U of Texas at Austin has developed a course on Energy Technology & Policy. Get a good grasp on all areas of energy including: U.S. Energy Supplies, Oil Exploration and Production, Recovery of Oil Shale/Tar Sands, Fuel Cells /Hydrogen Economy, Energy and Transportation, Nuclear Power, Solar Energy, Wind Power and Energy Policy and Technology.
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Mississippi State University's CACHE Modules on Energy and Fuel Cell Curriculum Project Supplement Material
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The National Academies Press includes books such as Liquid Transportation Fuels from Coal and Biomass, Transitions to Alternative Vehicles and Fuels, and other energy-related titles.
CEI Outreach Activities
K-12 Outreach on Carbon Capture: Chalk from CO2
Co-located with the Carbon Management Technology Conference 2013 in Alexandria, VA on Oct. 20, 2013, this hands-on workshop featured Tony Butterfield from the University of Utah presenting teaching modules on carbon capture designed for high school teachers to help their students understand more about carbon capture. The modules, “Carbon Capture in Water” and “Carbon Captured Chalk,” were developed by Alissa Park, Columbia University, in association with the NSF-funded Research Coordination Network on Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (RCN-CCUS).
Prof. Butterfield also presented the modules for over 45 high school students at the outreach session at AIChE’s 2013 Annual Meeting in San Francisco, CA. Read a ChEnected blog post about that session here. To view Butterfield’s presentation, click here. Additionally, Butterfield and the University of Utah Department of Chemical Engineering have many other teaching modules on various subjects that can be viewed here.
Energy Organizations
- Alternative Technology Association
- American Petroleum Institute (API)
- Argonne National Laboratory Transportation Technology R&D Center
- Idaho National Laboratory (INL) - Renewable Energy Page
- Energy Information Administration - U.S. government statistics
- Europe Commission's Website on Energy
- Europe's Energy Portal
- International Energy Agency (IEA)
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory on Energy
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) - Energy and Environment Page
- Savannah River National Laboratory on Energy Security
- U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) - DOE's Bioenergy Research Centers include: BioEnergy Science Center (BESC), Joint Bioenergy Institute (JBEI), and Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center
- Windfuels
Govenment Initiatives
- Renewable Energy Project Financing: Improved Guidance and Information Sharing Needed for DOD Project-Level Officials, GAO (4 April 2012)
- 2007 Biomass Program Overview
- Biomass Program Multi-Year Program Plan 2007-2017
- Biomass Research and Development Initiative
- Office of Science Biomass to Biofuels Roadmap
- Roadmap for Biomass Technologies in the United States (2007)
- Twenty in Ten: Strengthening America's Energy Security (White House archive)
- Vision for Bioenergy and Biobased Products in the United States (2006)