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Innovations for a Low-Carbon Future: Strategies for Sustainable Energy Solutions

The urgent need for a low-carbon world necessitates innovative strategies to combat greenhouse gas emissions, which currently exceed 30 billion tons per year. This document outlines critical approaches, such as the Helios project’s focus on next-generation biofuels, improved energy efficiency in buildings, and technological innovations in data centers. It emphasizes sustainable practices, including low-carbon loans and philanthropic efforts to finance energy efficiency improvements. By adopting diverse strategies, we aim to significantly reduce our carbon footprint, striving for a more sustainable future.

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Innovations for a Low-Carbon Future: Strategies for Sustainable Energy Solutions

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  1. Innovations for a Low-Carbon World Tom Kalil tkalil@berkeley.edu ITRS 2008 July 16, 2008

  2. Interim Goal Historical emissions Stabilization Wedges Billions of Tons Carbon Emitted per Year Current path = “ramp” 60 GtCO2/yr ≈ 16 GtC/yr 60 Eight “wedges” 30 Flat path 6 0 1950 2000 2050 2100 Source: Robert Socolow

  3. Efficient Use of Fuel Effort needed by 2055 for 1 wedge: Note: 1 car driven 10,000 miles at 30 mpg emits 4 tons of CO2. 2 billion cars driven 10,000 miles per year at 60 mpg instead of 30 mpg. 2 billion cars driven, at 30 mpg, 5,000 instead of 10,000 miles per year.

  4. Cost of Abatement Source: Vattenfall AB, “Global Mapping of Greenhouse Gas Abatement Opportunities”, 2007. 4

  5. Technological Innovation The Helios Project Helios: Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory and UC Berkeley's attack on the energy problem

  6. Next-generation Biofuels Source: JBEI

  7. HiPerBRIC HVAC Windows & Lighting Appliances Building Materials Natural Ventilation, Indoor Environment Onsite Power & Heat Thermal & Electrical Storage Building Operating Platform (BOP) Sensors, Communication, Controls, Real-Time Optimization for Cost, Energy Use, CO2 Footprint Building Design Platform (BDP) Tool for Architects to Design New Buildings With Embedded Energy Analysis Source: Arun Majumdar

  8. Microprocessor Racks Data center Data Center Efficiency Research at UCB: Design tool models of energy flow and conversion Exergy aware design and control for components for the entire data center Hewlett Packard redesign saved up to 45% of cooling power use (saving ~$400K/yr in typical center) Tools and strategies to minimize life cycle exergy consumption Efficient solar powered absorption cooling Advanced liquid cooling technologies for servers Key Challenges Growing consumption of power ~ 2 MW each, 10x for future Centers Energy cost of supercomputing becoming prohibitive Cooling consumes half Energy efficient operation Reduce cost and carbon footprint Sustainability: Minimize lifecycle energy resources (exergy) consumed Professor V.P. Carey, vcarey@me.berkeley.edu

  9. Interdisciplinary Innovation Behavioral and Neuroeconomics • Save for Tomorrow -The Power of the Default

  10. Financial Innovation Low Carbon Loans Low Carbon Loans • City of Berkeley is financing solar panels and energy efficiency improvements for property owners • Payback from energy savings

  11. Philanthropic innovation

  12. Business Mission Innovation www.SeriousMaterials.com “The world today produces over 30 billion tons of greenhouse gas emissions per year. We aim, as a company, to save one billion tons, every year, as our contribution.”

  13. Social Innovation Social Innovation www.LiveClimate.org http://www.liveclimate.org/

  14. Customer-led Innovation www.CalCars.org

  15. An Action Agenda on Innovation for Sustainability

  16. Recruit the Bill Gates of Climate and Sustainability

  17. Fund an ARPA for energy

  18. Trends in Energy R&D US DOE Energy RD&D Spending, FY1978-2008 Source: Kelly Gallagher

  19. Climate-change science is being cut Budget Authority in Constant FY2007$ Source: Kei Kozumi, AAAS, 2-07

  20. Build a Social Movement of Leaders 100 Ways to Save the Planet for leaders in business, government, civil society, academia Tithing spend 10-20 percent of your time and capital on some “collective action” problem related to climate and sustainability

  21. Invest in the Next Generation of Innovators Solar Olympics

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