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Dr. Jeff Wadsworth
President and Chief Executive Officer
Battelle Memorial Institute
June 15, 2010
Battelle: Driving Innovation in
Sustainability
Presented at
NDIA E2S2 Conference
Denver, CO
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Battelle’s Mission / Strategic Intent
Operate major research
laboratories dedicated to
expanding the horizons of science and technology –
with distinction
Is Expressed Through
Four Hallmarks of Excellence
―To be a major force in scientific discovery and technology discovery and in the translation of knowledge into innovative applications that have significant societal and economic impact in order to be a significant benefactor for education and
charitable enterprises‖
STRATEGIC INTENT
Translate discovery into outstanding achievement of mission-critical
outcomes
Realize commercial innovation through partnerships and
ventures
Improve our communities
through significant charitable and
educational contributions
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Battelle: A global leader in scientific research
and technology development for over 80 years
Founding
• Founded by the Will of Gordon Battelle
• A non-profit, charitable trust
• ―Creative and research work‖
• ―Making of discoveries and inventions‖
• Better education of men and women
for employment (cy-près doctrine)
1883–1923
Battelle Today
• Generates $5.6 billion annually in global R&D
• Oversees over 20,000 employees in 130 locations worldwide
• Manages or co-manages seven national laboratories for DOE, NS and for the United Kingdom
UK National Nuclear Laboratory
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Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryLivermore, California – 2007
Oak Ridge National LaboratoryOak Ridge, Tennessee – 1999
National Renewable Energy LaboratoryGolden, Colorado – 1998
Idaho National LaboratoryIdaho Falls, Idaho – 2004
Brookhaven National LaboratoryLong Island, New York – 1997
National Biodefense Analysis/Countermeasures Frederick, Maryland – 2006
Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryRichland, Washington – 1965
United Kingdom National Nuclear LaboratorySellafield, United Kingdom – 2009
Battelle and its university partners:
Managing and leading major laboratories
Battelle Memorial InstituteColumbus, Ohio
(Title of Presentation) (Date)
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What is
the “rate”
of innovation?
Sustainability is a national (and global)
imperative …
… We must increase our rate of innovation to meet the challenge
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It is no accident that more than half of
the challenges facing us involve energy
By 2050:
• World population will increase from 6.5 to 9.3 billion
• World energy demand will grow from ~15 terawatts to 28–35 terawatts
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How the US addresses it’s energy use will drive global
climate change
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Transforming the energy system:
an effort of unprecedented scale
• By 2050:
– Population will grow from 6.5 9.3 billion
– Energy demand will grow from ~15 28–35 TW
Solar & Wind power
Nuclear
Efficient Fossil Electric
Advanced Transportation
End Use Efficiency
Conventional Biomass
Where more advanced versions of current
technologies will take us (~500 GT over budget)
Path we need to be on to
stabilize carbon at 550ppm(Carbon Budget = ~1043 Gigatons)
Where today’s technology
will take us (~2000 GT over budget)
CO2 capture and sequestration?
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Stephen Sass“Scarcity, Mother
of Invention,”The New York Times,August 10, 2006
• Wood shortagesdrove use of coal
• Invention of coke smelting advancedthe mass productionof iron and brass
• Casting methodsenabled economical productionof steamengines
• Shortages of tin ledto developmentof smelting
• Price of iron fellby a factor of 80,000 over 1200 years
Shortages of vital energy resources have driven innovation in the past
Fossil fuel to sustainable energy, 2050 CE?
Charcoal to coke, 1700 CE
Bronze to iron,
~1500 BCE
Should the energy crisis
be viewed as an opportunity?
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Ser
vice
tem
per
atu
re
1200°C
1100°C
1000°C
900°C
800°C
700°C
A never-endingquest
Ni alloy development
Thermal barrier coatings
Convection/impingement/film cooling
Internal/convection cooling
Innovativecoolingconcepts
Wrought
Conventionally cast
Directional solidification and single crystal
Single crystal
WeldableODS alloys
1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
Leadership requires an ever
increasing rate of innovation
Structural materials for complex environments
Advanced Materials & Processes (2006)
40 years to achieve
a 55°C improvement
in upper operating
temperature!
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New materials for energy will need
to meet a variety of criteria
• Technology-specific performance requirements
• Availability and cost commensurate with scale of deployment
– Rare earths will be in very high demand as the global economy, and particularly China, grows
– Pt is often a very effective catalyst, but cost may limit use in broadly deployed technologies
• Suitable means of processing/manufacturing at scale
• Environmental considerations need to be taken into account
– Materials that use elements with high toxicity or adverse environmental effects may not be acceptable
– Example: Cadmium Telluride is a promising material for PV applications, but cadmium compounds are considered carcinogens in the EU (and tellurium is not abundant)
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We are beginning to create
integrated research efforts at scale
Program Focus
Materials Science Research and
Engineering Centers (NSF)
Interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary
materials research and education
Engineering Research Centers (NSF) Linking discovery to innovation
Energy Frontier Research Centers
(DOE)
Address energy and science ―grand
challenges‖
Bioenergy Research Centers (DOE)Accelerate basic research for the
development of biofuels
Energy Innovation Hubs (DOE)Integration from discovery to
manufacturing
Nanoscience Research Centers (DOE)Synthesis, processing, fabrication and
analysis of nanoscale materials
Interdisciplinary Research Centers (NIH)
Creation of new conceptual frameworks
that draw on multiple disciplines for
attacking biomedical challenges
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The policy climate is crucial
• Will there be clear and stable price signals or other incentives for the adoption of less carbon intensive energy technologies?
• Will tax and other policy considerations encourage private sector investment in research and capital expenditure on new plant and equipment?
• Will research be managed in a way that enables rapid translation from discovery to application?
• Will we have the scientific and engineering work force required to create and implement new technologies?
• Can government agencies better integrate and synchronize their efforts to achieve greater impacts —faster?
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―Achieving this aggressive [green
house gas reduction] goal demands
that we fundamentally change our
approach to using energy with a
focus on developing a greater sense
of personal responsibility for energy
conservation among employees.
Our success will also require the
steadfast commitment of the senior
leadership team and line managers
to create a culture that considers
energy conservation to be a core
value.‖
Sec of Energy
Steven Chu
Making the lab installations
sustainability demonstrators
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$89M 3rd Party Financed
Project: $8M annual savings,
12 year payback, first
commercial net-zero energy
retrofit (NG to biomass)
Verdiem software results in
40% power reduction across
7500 computer systems
World’s most powerful
computer with a superior
power usage effectiveness
(Less than 1.3)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
• 22 roadmaps to reach sustainability goals by integrating
cutting-edge technologies, resource efficiency, and
associated behavior
• High performance buildings incorporating LEED standards
in new construction and modifications
• Pilot initiatives: 50 kW Photovoltaic Array, Smart
Grid, Energy Storage, and Wireless Energy
Data Collection
• Biomass boiler to reduce scope 1 emissions > 50%
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Battelle’s Sustainability Model
A) Battelle is committed to:
Leading the innovation and implementation of Sustainable Science;
Conducting business in a manner that benefits our customers, employees, and the communities in which we work; and
Creating a positive environmental legacy
B) Battelle leadership will:
Enable the identification and implementation of sustainable business practices;
Exemplify and promote sustainable behavior; and
Factor sustainability objectives into their decision making
C) Battelle staff will:
Cultivate an awareness of sustainability principles and practices;
Strive to incorporate sustainability objectives into the performance of their work activities; and
Innovate, implement and communicate sustainable practices.
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S&T advances at Battelle and the
national labs support DoD goals
• Battelle-specific energy technology work at 29 Palms, Ohio National
Guard, and AF Research Lab work on Alternative Fuels
• DoD-DOE Net Zero Energy Installation Initiative with technical support
provided by NREL
• Resource Assurance Initiative underway at ORNL
• Energy security and grid vulnerability test beds at Idaho and Sandia
National Labs
• Energy modeling and simulation work at Lawrence Livermore and
Argonne National Labs
• Environmental, Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy audits by
PNNL, NREL & ORNL
Creating a Sustainability Performance Implementation
Roadmap could synchronize efforts and improve results
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Concluding Thoughts
• Sustainability is an imperative
• We must increase our rate of innovation to meet the challenge –and we can only measure the success of innovation at the end of the value chain
• Increasing DoD-DOE dialog is encouraging, and Dr. Robyn’s concept of leveraging the DoD enterprise as a national test bed is spot on