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

1341032(韦伯)。该研讨会旨在促进专业组织(特别是工程学会)、从业者和研究人员之间的联网和协调，以解决能源与水相关的关切和问题。研讨会的目标是制定一个连贯的研究议程，用于克服基础设施、技术和社会方面的挑战，以实施解决和缓解新出现的能源与水相关问题的解决方案。研讨会将寻求确定降低提供能源的用水强度和提供水的能源强度的研究途径。需要注意的四个主要专题是：(1)管理发电用水需求，(2)管理燃料生产用水需求，(3)管理开采、处理和运输水的能源需求(能源换水)，以及(4)管理社会、行为、政策和经济结构，以提高水和能源利用效率。讲习班将努力查明技术接受的障碍(无论是技术、经济还是社会障碍)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、部件设计、信息技术、改进的流程、社会和行为科学、经济学以及政策和法规。讲习班将围绕每个主题领域的介绍性讲座组织，概述目前存在的主要挑战和机会，并促使人们进一步思考和讨论当前和未来的需要以及如何解决这些需要。然后，研讨会将转移到小范围的分组讨论，高度参与度的参与者在促进的会议中提交他们的意见。只有受邀才能参加研讨会。研讨会定于2013年6月10日至11日在美国国家科学基金会举行。

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.