NSF East Asia and Pacific Summer Institute (EAPSI) for FY 2013 in China

这项行动资助了加州大学伯克利分校的Deborah Ann Sunter于2013年夏天在中国上海的上海电力大学进行工程研究项目。 该项目的名称是“评估聚光太阳能热发电作为中国可再生能源的替代方案。“主持人是任建兴院长。聚光太阳能热电是一种环保技术，可以通过提供一种可持续的载人航天模式来满足不断增长的能源需求，从而有助于减少中国和全球范围内的温室气体排放。该研究项目开发了一个计算模型，以确定大型太阳能热电厂的经济前景。这些网站相比，传统的煤炭发电与多目标优化方案，以尽量减少发电，存储和传输的成本。拟议的工作有可能改变中国的能源组合。中国能源组合的变化有可能使中国和其他国家受益，包括激励其他国家进行类似的变化。EAPSI奖学金的更广泛影响包括为研究员提供美国以外的第一手研究经验;介绍各自所在地的科学，科学政策和科学基础设施;以及社会，文化和语言的方向。 这些活动符合NSF的目标，即在科学家，工程师和教育工作者的职业生涯早期进行国际合作教育，从而确保具有全球意识的美国科学工作者。 此外，参加中国清洁能源博览会增强了研究员对当前可再生能源领域国际研究工作的看法。

This action funds Deborah Ann Sunter of University of California, Berkeley to conduct a research project in Engineering during the summer of 2013 at Shanghai University of Electric Power in Shanghai, China. The project title is "Evaluating Concentrating Solar Thermal Power as a Renewable Energy Alternative for China." The host scientist is Dean Jianxing Ren. Concentrating solar thermal power is an environmentally friendly technology that could help reduce greenhouse gas emissions in China and on a global scale by providing a model for meeting growing energy needs in a sustainable manned. This research project develops a computational model to identify economically promising locations for large-scale solar thermal power plants. These sites are compared to conventional coal power generation with a multi-objective optimization program to minimize the cost of power generation, storage and transmission. There are potentially transformative aspects of the proposed work that could alter the energy portfolio of China. Changes in China's energy portfolio have the potential for benefits for China and beyond, including inspiring similar changes in other countries.Broader impacts of an EAPSI fellowship include providing the Fellow a first-hand research experience outside the U.S.; an introduction to the science, science policy, and scientific infrastructure of the respective location; and an orientation to the society, culture and language. These activities meet the NSF goal to educate for international collaborations early in the career of its scientists, engineers, and educators, thus ensuring a globally aware U.S. scientific workforce. Furthermore, participation at Clean Energy Expo China enhances the Fellow's perspective on the current international research efforts in the area of renewable energy.