InfinitEnergy: A Coastal Georgia Partnership for Innovation

本合同授予佐治亚理工学院研究公司，用于支持以下36个月的活动。该提案是为了响应创新伙伴关系计划招标（NSF-03521）而提交的。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资源、沿海商业和教育技术联盟、能源和环境企业、佐治亚工业贸易和旅游部。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测试站点。该实验室位于沿海的格鲁吉亚地区，为展示和评价若干替代能源提供了必要的资源。这项活动为从学术界向社会转移技术提供了一种机制。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）。它与工业界合作，将技术应用于现实环境。工业伙伴将确保在这一努力中取得成功的项目将得到国家和国际的关注，并迅速向社会过渡。这一伙伴关系确保了知识的广泛传播，非洲和南美洲的联系进一步扩大了与世界经济贫困地区的联系。有关替代能源技术的信息将通过职业培训、课程和公众宣传传播。研究和发展活动将与教育和培训结合起来。课程将在全国范围内提供。少数民族将成为教育和培训的对象。一个区域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批懂技术的劳动力。发展清洁、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正在排放大量有害污染物。世界石油储备通常发现于受到政治考虑威胁的地区。世界石油供应预计将在2020年达到峰值。美国的石油产量预计将下降，而美国的石油消费量预计将大幅增加。替代能源的支持者预测在制造替代能源技术方面有很大的市场。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集中在应用替代能源技术系统方面急需的进步。研究工作使各种替代能源形式的成本大大降低。单靠降低成本并不足以使这些技术得到广泛采用。目前正在采取一种综合的方法来提供能最大限度地利用能源的系统，这是美国经济和社会广泛接受的。这种方法需要在替代能源价值链的各个层面进行创新，包括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，通过社区项目和示范项目提高公众意识和接受度，开发从大学到中学的知识型课程，经济发展以及知识和技术的商业化转移。代表性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.