Planning Grant: I/UCRC for Geothermal Energy Resources

规划补助金：I/UCRC 地热能源资源

• 批准号: 1238347
• 负责人: Wendy Calvin
• 金额: $ 1.15万
• 依托单位: Board of Regents, NSHE, obo University of Nevada, Reno
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-08-15 至 2013-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1238347&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Planning; Grant; UCRC; Geothermal; Energy

Planning Grant for an I/UCRC for Geothermal Energy Resources 1238285 University of California-Davis; Peter Schiffman 1238347 University of Nevada Reno; Wendy Calvin The proposed Center for Geothermal Energy Resources aims to focus research efforts on topics with a high potential for successfully addressing industry-identified major challenges, as well as to provide educational opportunities for students to develop interest and expertise in geothermal studies. The research efforts will be anchored by the University of California-Davis (UCD) as the lead institution, partnered with the University of Nevada Reno (UNR). Despite its potential, the development of geothermal energy has been slow relative to other renewable energy technologies. The critical challenge in expanding geothermal energy applications has been identified as the inability to target the sub-surface resource(s). Over the past decade, however, high performance computing, three-dimensional visualization, and geo-physical and geo-chemical analyses have been identified as possible solutions to address this challenge. These and other techniques are rapidly maturing and could provide powerful tools in advancing research in the broad topics of (1) geothermal resource exploration, (2) the production and management of known geothermal reservoirs, and (3) the frontiers of geothermal energy research. Faculty and student researchers at UCD and UNR, in partnership with industry, have the ability to advance the utilization of geothermal resources through this proposed I/UCRC in geothermal energy resources. An I/UCRC in geothermal energy resources would promote development of new exploration and reservoir management techniques to increase the certainty in drilling productive boreholes, thus reducing the financial risk of exploration. An I/UCRC in geothermal energy resources would provide an energetic venue within which interaction could be fostered amongst industry, academic researchers, graduate students and undergraduate students. The goal of the proposed Center would be to focus research efforts on topics with a high potential for successfully addressing industry-identified major challenges, as well as to provide educational opportunities for students to develop interest and expertise in geothermal studies. The proposed Center would also hope to engage the international geothermal community, e.g., through existing research collaborations in Iceland and elsewhere.

加州大学戴维斯分校;内华达州里诺大学;温迪卡尔文拟议中的地热能源资源中心的目的是集中研究工作的主题与成功地解决行业确定的重大挑战的高潜力，并为学生提供教育机会，培养他们对地热研究的兴趣和专业知识。研究工作将由加州大学戴维斯分校（UCD）作为牵头机构，与内华达州里诺大学（UNR）合作。尽管地热能源具有潜力，但相对于其他可再生能源技术，其发展一直很缓慢。扩大地热能应用的关键挑战已被确定为无法针对地下资源。然而，在过去十年中，高性能计算、三维可视化以及地球物理和地球化学分析被确定为应对这一挑战的可能解决方案。这些技术和其他技术正在迅速成熟，并可以提供强有力的工具，以推进以下广泛主题的研究：（1）地热资源勘探，（2）已知地热储层的生产和管理，以及（3）地热能研究的前沿。UCD和UNR的教师和学生研究人员与工业界合作，有能力通过地热能资源中拟议的I/UCRC来促进地热资源的利用。地热能资源的I/UCRC将促进开发新的勘探和储层管理技术，以增加钻探生产井眼的确定性，从而减少勘探的财务风险。地热能资源的I/UCRC将提供一个充满活力的场所，在此场所内，可以促进工业界、学术研究人员、研究生和本科生之间的互动。拟建中心的目标是将研究工作集中在具有成功解决行业确定的重大挑战的高潜力的主题上，并为学生提供教育机会，培养他们对地热研究的兴趣和专业知识。拟议的中心还希望国际地热界的参与，例如，通过冰岛和其他地方现有的研究合作。