Proposal for a Workshop on Basic Research at the Intersection of Marine/Hydrokinetic Energy and the Aquatic Environment

关于海洋/水动力能源与水生环境交叉点基础研究研讨会的提案

• 批准号: 1136563
• 负责人: Efi Foufoula-Georgiou
• 金额: $ 4.01万
• 依托单位: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-08-15 至 2013-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1136563&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Proposal; Workshop; Basic; Research; Intersection

Marine and Hydrokinetic Energy (MKE) generates power by harnessing the natural flow of water without using a dam, a diversionary structure, or an impoundment. It is defined as electrical energy from waves, tides, currents and temperature differentials in oceans, estuaries, and tidal areas, as well as from free flowing water in rivers, lakes, streams and man-made channels. Marine and hydrokinetic energy has the potential to provide almost 10% of the US electricity demands. However, the potential environmental effects of marine and hydrokinetic energy are far from well understood, both in general scientific, engineering, socio-economic, and ecological principles and in site-specific cases. The objective of this project is to bring together a group of experts via a workshop to: (1) lay down the major research challenges and opportunities at the interface of marine/hydrokinetic energy and the environment, and (2) to create synergies among principal investigators towards forming multi-disciplinary research groups that can better undertake end-to-end research in energy and the environment. Invitees will include researchers in academic institutions, National Research Laboratories, and Federal agencies to foster across-agency interactions. Topics to be covered in the workshop span the full spectrum of physical-engineering-economic aspects of MHK energy in oceans, estuaries and rivers including: impact of offshore MHK farms on ocean waves and seabed geomorphology, impact of energy devices on hydrodynamics, wave propagation and turbulence, impact on sediment transport and stream morphodynamics, and evaluation of ecosystem changes and trade-offs including alteration of stream biology and bio-geochemistry as well as impacts on fish movement and migration,. Engineering aspects of turbine size and cluster arrangement on the above aspects will also be studied. As marine and hydrokinetic energy technology develops at a fast pace and as the pressure for new licenses piles up, accelerated research in providing the scientific understanding of harnessing the natural power of water for renewable energy without harming the environment becomes a priority and thus this workshop is very timely. About 25 ? 30 scientists with expertise in fluid mechanics, wave propagation, geomorphology, sediment transport, hydrology, aquatic biology, nutrient transport, bio-geochemistry, and ocean engineering will be invited, seeking a balance between senior and junior investigators, gender and underrepresented groups. Also, an expert in communicating science to the public and science education will be invited to participate. Participants will be invited to give a presentation of their recent work as well as their perspectives on research opportunities and challenges that lie ahead. Students and post-docs will be encouraged to attend and will be provided with travel funds. In addition to presentations, focus groups will be created to discuss specific topics and to contribute to a state-of -the-art summary on MHK energy and the environment research status and future needs.

海洋和水力学能量（MKE）通过不使用大坝，转移结构或蓄水池来利用自然流动来产生动力。它被定义为来自海洋，河口和潮汐区域的波浪，潮汐，电流和温度差的电能，以及河流，湖泊，溪流和人造通道中的自由流水。海洋和水力学能量有可能提供近10％的美国电力需求。 但是，海洋和基本能的潜在环境影响远非一般科学，工程，社会经济和生态原理，以及在特定地点的情况下众所周知。该项目的目的是通过研讨会将一组专家汇集在一起​​：（1）在海洋/基本能量和环境的界面上提出主要的研究挑战和机遇，以及（2）在主要研究人员之间创造协同作用，以组建可以更好地在能源和环境中进行最终终端研究的多学科研究小组。 受邀者将包括学术机构，国家研究实验室和联邦机构的研究人员，以促进跨机构互动。 Topics to be covered in the workshop span the full spectrum of physical-engineering-economic aspects of MHK energy in oceans, estuaries and rivers including: impact of offshore MHK farms on ocean waves and seabed geomorphology, impact of energy devices on hydrodynamics, wave propagation and turbulence, impact on sediment transport and stream morphodynamics, and evaluation of ecosystem changes and trade-offs including alteration溪流生物学和生物地球化学以及对鱼类运动和迁移的影响。 还将研究上述方面的工程方面和集群布置。随着海洋和基本能源技术的发展快速发展，随着新许可的压力增加，加速了研究，从而提供了对利用水的自然力量来利用自然力量的可再生能源的理解，而不会损害环境，因此该研讨会非常及时。 大约25岁？ 30具有流体力学，波浪传播，地貌传播，沉积物运输，水文学，水生生物学，营养运输，生物地球化学和海洋工程方面的专业知识的科学家，将寻求高级和初级研究人员，性别和占人数不足的群体之间的平衡。 此外，将邀请向公共和科学教育传达科学专家参加。 将邀请参与者介绍他们最近的工作，以及他们对未来研究机会和挑战的看法。 将鼓励学生和职业生涯参加，并将提供旅行资金。 除演讲外，还将创建焦点小组讨论特定主题并为MHK能源和环境研究状况和未来需求做出最新的摘要。