CAREER: Carbon Negative Subsurface Energy Technologies

CAREER研究项目致力于以二氧化碳为基础的能源生产和储存，为能源部门脱碳开辟潜在途径。该项目将确定有利于在地下地质储层中可持续储存二氧化碳的条件和特征。主要应用目标是利用二氧化碳生产地热能和大规模储存可再生能源产生的间歇性电力。在这些新兴能源技术的背景下，将研究二氧化碳、水和岩石之间的相互作用，以便更好地预测地质储层中注入二氧化碳的命运。该研究计划将与提高学生对与能源生产、碳减排和可持续地下水管理相关的地下过程的素养的教育使命相结合。澳大本科生将直接参与研究工作，进行情景分析，以确定在何种条件下，以二氧化碳为基础的地热能生产可以提供电网规模的能源，并在生命周期内净负二氧化碳排放。此外，该教育项目将建立在PI与中学生就能源-水关系主题进行交流的经验基础上，并利用UM Wolverine Pathways项目为底特律大都会地区的学生开发一系列教育模块。“金刚狼之路”项目跟踪了一群从7年级到12年级的学生，允许PI在五年的项目期间通过对学生学习目标的严格评估来开发和完善教学模块。一旦开发完成，这些模块将通过在线资源目录以及配套的视频教学教程免费提供给教育工作者。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This CAREER research program addresses CO2-based energy production and storage to open potential paths for decarbonizing the energy sector. The project will identify conditions and characteristics that favor sustainable CO2 storage in subsurface geologic reservoirs. The principal applications targeted are using CO2 for production of geothermal energy and large-scale storage of intermittent power generated from renewable energy resources. Interactions between CO2, water, and rock will be examined to allow better prediction of the fate of injected CO2 in geologic reservoirs within the context of these emerging energy technologies. The research program will be integrated with the educational mission of raising student literacy of subsurface processes related to energy production, carbon mitigation, and sustainable groundwater management. UM undergraduate students will be directly engaged in research efforts by performing scenario analyses to define conditions under which CO2-based geothermal energy production can provide grid-scale energy with net negative life cycle CO2 emissions. Additionally, the educational program will build upon the PI's experience interfacing with middle school students on the topic of the energy-water nexus and leverage the UM Wolverine Pathways program to develop a series of educational modules for students in the greater metro-Detroit area. The Wolverine Pathways program follows a cohort of students from 7th through 12th grade, allowing the PI to develop and refine teaching modules through rigorous evaluation of student learning objectives over the span of the five-year project period. Once fully developed, these modules will be made freely available to educators through an online resource catalog coupled with companion video teaching tutorials.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.