Energy-Water Nexus Workshop, Arlington, VA, June 10-11, 2013

1341032（韦伯）。 该讲习班旨在促进专业组织（特别是工程学会）、从业人员和研究人员之间的联网和协调，以解决能源-水关系的关切和问题。研讨会的目标是制定一个连贯的研究议程，可用于克服基础设施，技术和社会挑战，以实施解决方案，解决和缓解新出现的能源-水关系问题。讲习班将寻求确定研究途径，以减少提供能源的水密集度和提供水的能源密集度。需要注意的四个主要具体问题是：（1）管理电力生产的水需求（？水为动力？），(2)管理燃料生产的水需求（？水作为燃料？），(3)管理提取、处理和运输水的能源需求（？水的能量？）（4）管理社会、行为、政策和经济结构，以提高水和能源的使用效率。讲习班将努力查明技术接受方面的障碍（无论是技术、经济还是社会方面的障碍）以及克服这些障碍所需的研究。讨论的主题将包括系统集成，材料，组件设计，信息技术，改进的过程，社会和行为科学，经济学，政策和法规。研讨会将围绕每个主题领域的介绍性发言进行，概述目前存在的主要挑战和机遇，并就当前和未来的需求以及如何应对这些需求进行进一步思考和讨论。 然后，研讨会将转向小型分组会议，高度参与的参与者将在促进会议中提交他们的投入。 只有应邀才能参加讲习班。 研讨会定于2013年6月10日至11日在NSF举行。

1341032 (Webber). This workshop seeks to facilitate networking and coordination among professional organizations (particularly engineering societies), practitioners, and researchers addressing energy-water nexus concerns and issues. The goal of the workshop is to generate a coherent research agenda that can be used to overcome infrastructure, technical, and societal challenges to implementing solutions that address and mitigate emerging energy-water nexus problems. The workshop will seek to identify research pathways for reducing the water-intensity of providing energy, and the energy-intensity of providing water. The four main specific topics for attention are: (1) managing water demand for the production of power (?water for power?), (2) managing water demand for the production of fuels (?water for fuel?), (3) managing the energy demands of extracting, treating and transporting water (?energy for water?), and (4) managing social, behavioral, policy, and economic structures to enhance water and energy use efficiencies. The workshop will strive to identify the barriers to technology acceptance (whether technical, economic or social) and the research necessary to overcome those barriers. The topics of discussion will include systems integration, materials, component design, information technology, improved processes, social and behavioral sciences, economics, and policy and regulations. The workshop will be organized around introductory talks in each of the theme areas outlining the key challenges and opportunities as they now exist and to provoke further thinking and discussion on current and future needs and how they might be addressed. Then, the workshop will move to small breakouts, with highly engaged participants submitting their input in facilitated sessions. Participation in the workshop will be by invitation only. The workshop is scheduled to be held at NSF on June 10-11, 2013.