Iowa EPSCoR: Harnessing Energy Flows in the Biosphere to Build Sustainable Energy Systems

爱荷华州 EPSCoR：利用生物圈中的能量流构建可持续能源系统

• 批准号: 1101284
• 负责人: Theodore Heindel
• 金额: $ 2000万
• 依托单位: Iowa State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Cooperative Agreement
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-09-01 至 2017-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1101284&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Iowa; EPSCoR; Harnessing; Energy; Flows

Proposal Number: EPS-1101284Proposal Title: Iowa EPSCoR: Harnessing Energy Flows in the Biosphere to Build Sustainable Energy SystemsInstitution: Iowa State UniversityThis Research Infrastructure Improvement project seeks to expand the research capacity within the state to support a transition in energy supply from subsurface fossil energy stores to renewable energy flows at or near the earth?s surface. The research program is organized into four platforms in renewable energy, each of which consists of several research foci (or planks) which are detailed below. The project seeks to examine energy flows and processes from a holistic systems perspective that considers technical, economic, social, and environmental constraints and impacts. This comprehensive program will enable innovative research, strengthen energy-related education, train a ?clean-tech? workforce, and engage diverse communities in implementing environmentally and economically sustainable solutions to the growing energy challenges facing Iowa and the U.S. The project brings together research universities, 2- and 4-year colleges, the private sector, and local government agencies (Iowa Power Fund, Iowa Office of Energy Independence), to address key issues related to renewable energy research, education, and workforce development in the state. Intellectual Merit This proposal seeks to significantly enhance the research competitiveness of Iowa through a comprehensive, multi-faceted research program in renewable energy and energy efficiency. The program builds upon existing strengths of Iowa in the areas of bioenergy and wind energy while including highly complementary components in the areas of energy efficiency and energy policy. The program seeks to change the energy landscape across Iowa by improving the energy balance while mitigating environmental concerns and positioning citizens to compete more effectively in a global economy.Broader ImpactsAn overarching goal of this project is to translate the knowledge gained in the research platforms into specific actions that can increase the participation of under-represented minorities in STEM fields. IA EPSCoR proposes the creation of the Future Leaders in Advancing Renewable Energy (FLARE) Institute to lead the implementation of strategic broader impacts activities. Modeled after the Iowa?s NSF I3 program, Strengthening the Professoriate at ISU, the FLARE Institute will be a state-wide organization supporting the human infrastructure development needed to accelerate Iowa?s transition to a green economy. Critical to this goal are strategies to broaden the participation of women, underrepresented minorities, and first-generation college students in the STEM fields, prepare a workforce that can meet the demands of Iowa?s emerging green economy, and create a community of scholars who integrate broader impacts into their research efforts in all fields. Accordingly, the FLARE Institute will address key deficiencies in state-wide infrastructure by integrating broader impacts through all elements of activities leveraged by IA EPSCoR, thereby having a far greater state-wide impact than any individual program could achieve on its own.

提案编号：EPS-1101284提案标题：爱荷华州EPSCoR：利用生物圈中的能量流动建立可持续能源系统机构：爱荷华州立大学这个研究基础设施改善项目寻求扩大该州内的研究能力，以支持能源供应从地下化石能源储存向地球表面或附近的可再生能源流动过渡？S。该研究计划分为四个可再生能源平台，每个平台由几个研究重点(或板块)组成，具体如下。该项目寻求从考虑技术、经济、社会和环境限制和影响的整体系统角度来审查能源流动和过程。这一综合计划将促进创新研究，加强与能源相关的教育，培养一名清洁技术？该项目汇集了研究型大学、2年制和4年制学院、私营部门和地方政府机构(爱荷华州电力基金、爱荷华州能源独立办公室)，以解决与该州可再生能源研究、教育和劳动力发展相关的关键问题。这项建议旨在通过可再生能源和能源效率方面的全面、多方面的研究计划，显著提高爱荷华州的研究竞争力。该计划建立在爱荷华州在生物能源和风能领域的现有优势基础上，同时包括能源效率和能源政策领域的高度互补性组件。该计划寻求通过改善能源平衡来改变整个爱荷华州的能源格局，同时缓解对环境的担忧，并使公民能够更有效地在全球经济中竞争。广泛影响该项目的总体目标是将从研究平台获得的知识转化为具体行动，以增加未被充分代表的少数群体在STEM领域的参与。IA EPSCoR建议建立推进可再生能源(FLARE)未来领导者研究所，以领导实施更广泛的战略影响活动。FLARE研究所仿照爱荷华州S国家科学基金会i3计划，加强ISU的教授，将是一个全州范围的组织，支持爱荷华州S加速向绿色经济转型所需的人力基础设施发展。这一目标的关键是制定战略，扩大女性、代表性不足的少数民族和第一代大学生在STEM领域的参与，培养一支能够满足爱荷华州S新兴绿色经济需求的劳动力队伍，并创建一个学者社区，他们在所有领域的研究工作中都会产生更广泛的影响。因此，FLARE研究所将通过将更广泛的影响整合到IA EPSCoR所利用的活动的所有元素来解决全州范围内基础设施的主要缺陷，从而在全州范围内产生比任何单个计划本身所能实现的更大的影响。