InfinitEnergy: A Coastal Georgia Partnership for Innovation

0332613Chameau该奖项授予佐治亚理工学院研究公司，以支持下述活动36个月。该提案是应创新伙伴关系计划征集(NSF-03521)的要求提交的。合作伙伴包括佐治亚理工学院(牵头机构)、佐治亚理工学院经济发展研究所、萨凡纳州立大学、萨凡纳技术学院、萨凡纳-查塔姆县公立学校、先进控制系统、先进技术开发中心、AGL Resources、沿海商业和教育技术联盟、能源和环境企业、佐治亚州工业贸易和旅游部。该奖项为替代能源技术建立了一个全面的应用示范和评估实验室或Beta站点。该实验室位于佐治亚州沿海地区，提供了展示和评估多种替代能源所需的资源。该活动提供了一种将技术从学术界转移到社会的机制。它将知识从一个领先的研究机构(佐治亚理工学院)传播到其他学术机构(萨凡纳州立大学、萨凡纳技术学院和公立学校系统)。它与业界合作，将这项技术应用到现实世界的环境中。业界伙伴将确保这一努力中的成功项目将引起国家和国际的关注，并迅速向社会过渡。这一伙伴关系确保了更广泛的知识传播，而非洲和南美洲的联系进一步扩大了对世界上经济贫困地区的影响。有关替代能源技术的信息将通过就业培训、课程安排和公众宣传进行传播。研究和开发活动将与教育和培训相结合。课程将在全国范围内提供。少数族裔将成为教育和培训的目标。一个地区性的替代能源中心可能会刺激就业机会的创造，而教育部分将为这些工作提供一支具有技术素养的劳动力。发展清洁的可再生能源将造福整个社会。潜在的经济影响目前的能源生产和使用排放着大量有害污染物。世界石油储量通常位于受到政治考量威胁的地区。世界石油供应预计将在2020年前达到峰值。美国的石油产量预计将下降，而美国的消费量预计将大幅增加。替代能源的支持者预测，制造替代能源技术将有一个巨大的市场。此外，替代能源将创造新的就业机会。这项活动的智力价值在于它专注于应用替代能源技术系统中亟需的进步。研究工作大大降低了各种替代能源形式的成本。仅靠降低成本还不足以导致这些技术的广泛采用。正在采取一种综合的方法来提供最大限度地提高能源利用率的系统，以使美国经济和社会的广泛领域都能接受。这一方法需要在替代能源价值链的各个层面进行创新，包括提高公众意识和劳动力教育和培训。该活动的更广泛影响包括提高技术劳动力技能，通过社区计划和示范计划提高公众意识和接受度，为大学开发中学水平的基于知识的课程，经济发展，以及用于商业化的知识和技术转让。代表人数不足的群体将参与赠款的所有活动。

0332613ChameauThis award is to Georgia Tech Research Corporation to support the activity described below for 36 months. The proposal was submitted in response to the Partnerships for Innovation Program Solicitation (NSF-03521).PartnersThe partners include Georgia Institute of Technology (Lead Institution), Georgia Tech Economic Development Institute, Savannah State University, Savannah Technical College, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Advanced Control Systems, Advanced Technology Development Center, AGL Resources, Coastal Business and Education Technology Alliance, Energy and Environmental Enterprises, Georgia Department of Industry Trade and Tourism. This award establishes a full scale applied demonstration and evaluation laboratory or Beta site for Alternative Energy Technologies. The laboratory is located in the coastal Georgia region, which provides the resources necessary to demonstrate and evaluate a number of alternative energies. The activity provides a mechanism for technology transfer from academia to society. It spreads knowledge from one leading research institution (Georgia Tech) to other academic institutions (Savannah State University, Savannah Technical College, and the public school system). It partners with industry to apply the technology in real world environment. Industry partners will ensure that successful projects in this effort will achieve national and international attention and transition to society rapidly. The partnership ensures a broader dissemination of knowledge, and the connections in Africa and South America provide further outreach into the economically deprived regions of the world. Information on alternative energy technology will be disseminated through job training, coursework, and public outreach. Research and development activities will be integrated with education and training. Curricula will be available nationally. Minorities will be targeted for education and training. A regional alternative energy center is likely to spur job creation, and the educational component will provide a technologically literate workforce for those jobs. Development of clean, renewable energy will benefit society at large.Potential Economic ImpactCurrent energy production and usage are emitting high levels of harmful pollutants. World oil reserves are typically found in regions that are threatened by political considerations. World oil supplies are projected to peak by 2020. U.S. oil production is projected to decline while U.S. consumption is projected to increase considerably. The proponents for alternative energy sources predict a large market in manufacturing alternative energies technology. In addition alternative energies will create new job opportunities.The intellectual merit of the activity lies in its focus on much needed advancements in applied alternative energy technology systems. Research efforts have led to considerable reductions in costs of various alternative energy forms. Cost reductions alone are not sufficient to result in widespread adoption of the technologies. An integrated and combined approach is being taken to provide systems that maximize energy utilization that is acceptable to a wide spectrum of the U.S. economy and society. The approach requires innovation at every level of the alternative energy value chain, including public awareness and workforce education and training.The broader impacts of the activity include improving technical workforce skills, improving public awareness and acceptance through community programs and demonstration programs, development of knowledge-based curricula for university through secondary school levels, economic development, and knowledge and technology transfer for commercialization. Underrepresented groups will be involved in all of the activities of the grant.