In order to establish research collaboration between U.S. and Dutch institutions within the electric vehicle and smart grid domains, an overview of researchers is given.
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Dutch – U.S. Roots
Collaboration the essence of our
culture
Accelerate adoption and
development of clean energy & smart
grid solutions
Facilitate mutually beneficial
collaboration for U.S. & Dutch
research institutions
However, no overview of research
activities, no access to funding, no
contacts established
3. Network Visualizations
OVERVIEW DUTCH RESEARCH NETWORK OVERVIEW US RESEARCH NETWORK
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• Identified 1700 +
researchers active
within
• 9 prominent
clusters
• Identified 3300+
researchers
•13 Prominent
Clusters among
which:
(1) Marija Ilic
(smart grids) and
(2) Shoa-Horn
(energy storage)
4. Potential Funding Opportunities
U.S. Parties
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Organization Program Funds Proposal / extra info
National Science
Foundation
Partnerships for
International Research
and Education
Funds American side of
international
collaborative research
(U.S. PhD within NL)
Prelim :21 oct. 2014
Full: may 15 2015
$5 million
ARPA-E Open Innovative
Development in Energy-
Related Applied Science
Supports American
revolutionary applied
energy research
Prelim: 26 sept. 2014
$500.000
Full: TBA
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Strong Clusters
(# nodes)
First tier (top 1% of degrees) Second tier (top
2% of degrees)
Topics
1 (205) F. Mulder; J. Schoonman; E.
Kelder
Marnix Wagemaker,
Gordon Kearley
Battery and Hydrogen Storage
2 (178) M. Zeman; R. van Swaaij Arno Smets, Wim
Metselaar
Low cost efficient PV systems
3 (136) E. Lomonova; J. Paulides H. Jansen Energy conversion in
automotive systems
4 (154) P. van den Bosch; M. Steinbuch T. Hofman Control systems for automotive
applications
5 (132) W. van Sark; A. Meijerink J. van Roosmalen PV performance in built
environment
6 (172) W. Kling; M. Gibescu Smart and sustainable power
systems (grids)
7 (106) P. Herder B. de Schutter Technology, policy and
management of smart grids
8 (119) P. Bauer B. Ferreira Micro grids and EV charging
9 (91) P. Notten D. Danilov Battery management systems
and hydrogen
9 strongest Dutch research
clusters on EV & SG
development
Nodes represent number
of researchers within
clusters
Degree is a measurement
of the amount of co-
authored publications per
researcher
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13 strongest U.S. research
clusters on EV & SG
development
Strong Material Sciences
Groups for PV and Battery
systems
Strong
Clusters #
nodes
Researchers first
Tier
Researcher 2-4 tiers Topics
(1) 234 Shao-Horn, Yang;
Hammond, P.T.;
Biegalski,M.D.; Christen, H. M.; Morgan,
D.; Crumlin, E.J.; Mutoro, E.; Belcher,
A.M.; Lu, Yi-Chun (2st degree)
Electrochemical Conversion and Storage
Technologies
(2) 198 Perreault, D.J.;
Sullivan, C.R.
Kassakian;J. (2st); Qiu, j.; Levey, C.G.
(3rd)
Power Conversion Systems; conductors,
transformers etc.
(3) 197 Abruna H.D.; Muller, D.A.; Disalvo, F.J. (2nd degree) Fundamentals of Fuel Cell & Battery Systems
(4)193 Ilic, M.; Lang, J.H. (3rd) Large Scale Power System Modeling
(5) 165 Chiang, Y.M. Chueh, W. (3rd) Cathode/Anode Materials for Li-ion Batteries
(6) 139 Kahn, A. Meyer, J.l Kippelen, B. Thin Film Materials for PV cells
(7)137 Jaramillo, T.F. Chen, Z. (3rd) Chemical Reactions for Renewable Energy
(8) 130 Mount, T. Zimmerman, R.D. (3rd) Econometric Modeling and Policy Analysis for Fuels
and Electricity
(9) 115 Nuckolls, C.; Tony,
M.S.; Schiros, T.
Steigerwald, M.L. (2nd); Kymissis, i.;
Gorodetsky, A.; Loo, Y.L.; Yager, K.G.
Self Assembly of Organic Structures for Energy
Transport and Conversion.
(10) 81 Wiesner, U. Hanrath, T. (3rd) Self Assembly of Molecules for Photovoltaic & Energy
Storage applications
(11) 71 Chiang, H.D. Hua, Li (4th tier) Nonlinear Systems & Computation for Various
Electric Systems
(12) 68 Rand B.;
Heremans, P.
Hadipour, A. (2nd); Mcculloch, I.;
Cheyns, D.
Thin Film Electronic Devices
(13) 49 Bazant, M.Z. Biesheuvel, M.P. (4th tier) Mathematics for Electrochemical Energy Systems
7. Dutch Expertise: Energy Storage
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Prof. Dr. B. Dam
Section Leader: Materials for
Energy Conversion and Storage
Prof. Dr. E.H. Brück
Section Leader: Fundamental
Aspects of Materials & Energy
TU Delft, Department of Chemical Engineering, Groups: Organic Materials &
Interfaces [1], Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage [2]
Relevance to EV & SG:
• Range extension
• Peak Shaving in future grid
• Fuel cell & Batteries:
• Optimizing storage
solutions
• Materials & Modeling
• Development of new
storage techniques
8. Dutch Expertise: PV Systems
Expertise & Research Interests:
• Highly Efficient thin film silicon Solar Cells
• Cheap & Small scale
• Energy Storage with solar fuels / batteries:
• Research on Hydrogen generation through electrolysis
for long term storage
• Battery storage for short term (peak shaving)
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TU Delft, Department of Electrical Sustainable Systems, Group: Photovoltaic
Materials and Devices
Miro Zeman (TU Delft)
Chair: Photovoltaic
Materials & Devices
9. Dutch Expertise:
Intelligent Power Grids
• Design and operating electricity delivery systems
• Smart autonomous distribution networks
• Data handling
• Signal processing of electrical signals
• Agent based controls
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Prof. Ir. Wil Kling (TU/e)
Section leader: Electrical
Energy Systems
TU Eindhoven, Department of Electrical Engineering, Group: Sustainable Energy
Systems
10. Dutch Expertise:
Intelligent power Management
Expertise and research interests:
• Intelligent Power Management through micro grids
• Energy storage in vehicle battery
• Electric Vehicle Charging:
• High voltage DC
• Contactless (dynamic) charging
• With renewable energy (solar & wind)
TU Delft, Department of Electrical Sustainable Systems, Group: DC Systems and
Storage
Dr. ir. Pavol Bauer
(TU Delft)
Section: DC Systems
and Storage
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13 strongest U.S. research
clusters on EV & SG
development
Strong Material Sciences
Groups for PV and Battery
systems
Strong
Clusters #
nodes
Researchers first
Tier
Researcher 2-4 tiers Topics
(1) 234 Shao-Horn, Yang;
Hammond, P.T.;
Biegalski,M.D.; Christen, H. M.; Morgan,
D.; Crumlin, E.J.; Mutoro, E.; Belcher,
A.M.; Lu, Yi-Chun (2st degree)
Electrochemical Conversion and Storage
Technologies
(2) 198 Perreault, D.J.;
Sullivan, C.R.
Kassakian;J. (2st); Qiu, j.; Levey, C.G.
(3rd)
Power Conversion Systems; conductors,
transformers etc.
(3) 197 Abruna H.D.; Muller, D.A.; Disalvo, F.J. (2nd degree) Fundamentals of Fuel Cell & Battery Systems
(4)193 Ilic, M.; Lang, J.H. (3rd) Large Scale Power System Modeling
(5) 165 Chiang, Y.M. Chueh, W. (3rd) Cathode/Anode Materials for Li-ion Batteries
(6) 139 Kahn, A. Meyer, J.l Kippelen, B. Thin Film Materials for PV cells
(7)137 Jaramillo, T.F. Chen, Z. (3rd) Chemical Reactions for Renewable Energy
(8) 130 Mount, T. Zimmerman, R.D. (3rd) Econometric Modeling and Policy Analysis for Fuels
and Electricity
(9) 115 Nuckolls, C.; Tony,
M.S.; Schiros, T.
Steigerwald, M.L. (2nd); Kymissis, i.;
Gorodetsky, A.; Loo, Y.L.; Yager, K.G.
Self Assembly of Organic Structures for Energy
Transport and Conversion.
(10) 81 Wiesner, U. Hanrath, T. (3rd) Self Assembly of Molecules for Photovoltaic & Energy
Storage applications
(11) 71 Chiang, H.D. Hua, Li (4th tier) Nonlinear Systems & Computation for Various
Electric Systems
(12) 68 Rand B.;
Heremans, P.
Hadipour, A. (2nd); Mcculloch, I.;
Cheyns, D.
Thin Film Electronic Devices
(13) 49 Bazant, M.Z. Biesheuvel, M.P. (4th tier) Mathematics for Electrochemical Energy Systems
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1st Tier
Researcher
NL/U.S. Y. Shao-Horn D.J. Perreault H.D. Abruna M. Ilic Y.M. Chiang A. Kahn T.F. Jaramillo T. Mount C. Nuckolls U. Wiesner H.D. Chiang B. Rand M.Z. Bazant
F. Mulder
Battery
Materials
M. Zeman Solar Fuels
E. Lomonova
Automotive
Conversion
P. van den
Bosch
Automotive
Control
W. van Sark
W. Kling
P. Herder
Powerweb
/ 3TU
P. Bauer
P. Notten
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1. Funding
opportunities
2. Building partnerships
3. Grand applications
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Mod
ule Deliverables
Insightinstateof
researchand
overviewofpossible
cooperation
1NL – Microgrid & EV overview
2Texas – Microgrid & EV overview
3East Coast – Microgrid & EV overview
4Flanders – Microgrid & EV overview
5Online repository in Smart Cities Collective website
6Report visualising possible cooperation
7Presenting research results at 3 events
Funding
opportunities
1US Funding opportunities for NL/BE universities
2EU funding opportunities for US universities
3Possibilities for EU cleantech companies to participate in US research
4Possibilities for US companies to participate in EU research programs
5Digital overview on Smart Cities Collective websiteBuilding
Partners
hips
15 event presentations
2Realize 8 phd exchanges within 12 months
32 project proposals for k2k cooperation
Grant
applications
1Overview of grants and applications proces
2Coordination between the 3 area’s
3Transferring K2K proces to dedicted university employees
4Application of 4 proposals
Next Steps (I)
14. Next Steps (II): Possible
Opportunities
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• Establish PhD exchange:
• Identify research institutions that could complement Dutch institutions (in cooperation with 3TU)
• Connect relevant researchers; start dialogue
• Gain overview of requirements of funding schemes e.g.:
• ARPA-E
• National Science Foundation
• NYSERDA
• Dutch Funding Opportunities
• Identify additional funding opportunities
• Write research proposals
15. Thank you for your attention
@: melchior.langeveld@eastcoastelectric.info
tel: +1 (917) 622 81 81
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