NSF Engines: Louisiana Energy Transition Engine

NSF 发动机：路易斯安那州能源转型发动机

• 批准号: 2315727
• 负责人: Andrew Maas
• 金额: $ 1500万
• 依托单位: Louisiana State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Cooperative Agreement
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2024-03-01 至 2026-02-28
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2315727&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: NSF; Engines; Louisiana; Energy; Transition

This NSF Engines award to the Louisiana Energy Transition Engine will advance our nation’s capacity for innovation in clean energy by driving research and commercialization efforts in carbon capture, hydrogen as an alternative fuel, carbon dioxide as a feedstock, sustainable water, sustainable manufacturing for clean energy, and economic and policy research to promote pathways to decarbonization in the State of Louisiana. Clean energy technologies will surpass the current state of practice and our current capabilities because of the unique capacity of this NSF Engine to leverage Louisiana’s unique geology, its existing oil and gas production as well as downstream petrochemical operations, and its strong research and development infrastructure. This will have profound impacts on our national economy and security, and it will increase the Nation’s ability to compete on a global stage as the world races to find more sustainable energy solutions while also unlocking regional economic growth and creating opportunities for the entire state. In addition to the significant national impacts, the NSF Engine has the potential to create new jobs and training opportunities in the clean energy sector particularly for historically underserved and/or rural communities within the region of service. If successful, the innovation ecosystem driven by the NSF Engine will result in unprecedented advances ranging from carbon dioxide sequestration and carbon dioxide as a feedstock to hydrogen as an alternative fuel by creating new technologies and technology startups that solve industry needs, bringing with it new jobs, opportunities, and economic prosperity for the State of Louisiana. The NSF Engine has a region of service that spans the entire State of Louisiana. The NSF Engine includes a large ecosystem of core partners with representation from the energy industry, universities (including Historically Black Colleges and Universities, public and private four-year institutions and two-year institutions), economic and workforce development organizations, non-profits, and investment firms that are essential to the NSF Engine’s success. This diverse coalition of partners will be central to R&D, translation, and workforce development efforts. The NSF Engine will focus on six topic areas related to decarbonization and the transition to clean energy. These topic areas are: (1) carbon sequestration; (2) hydrogen as an alternative fuel; (3) use of carbon dioxide to produce biofuels or bioproducts; (4) sustainable solutions to the energy industry’s high demand for water; (5) sustainable manufacturing practices for the clean energy industry; and (6) policy development to promote decarbonization of the energy sector. The NSF Engine will assemble a cross-sector committee of core partners who will work together to prioritize research initiatives that are responsive to the energy industry’s needs in the transition to a sustainable, low carbon future. Specific research projects will be supported through seed funding competitions. The research and translation goals of the NSF Engine are to: (1) leverage regional expertise to solve energy and hydrocarbon transition-related challenges aligned with the six identified topic areas; (2) launch and sustain an energy transition technology incubator that prioritizes historically underserved communities to grow and develop early-stage technology projects; and (3) generate and attract more substantial investments, technologies, intellectual property activity, startups, and commercial activities to accelerate energy transition by developing and growing research, partnerships, workforce training, and entrepreneurial efforts in Louisiana. Collectively, these goals will enable Louisiana to become a global leader in clean energy technology innovations and accelerate regional economic growth—creating career opportunities for the entire community. The coalition of partners bring deep expertise across all core functions of the NSF Engine to ensure the NSF Engine goals are met. This expertise includes chemical and clean energy engineering; technology commercialization, entrepreneurship, and small business management; establishment of accessible career pathways for Louisiana residents; and development of sustainable partnerships across higher education, industry, community, and government. The NSF Engine has engaged state and local chambers of commerce, economic and workforce development organizations, industry, and Louisiana’s Community and Technical College System to build training and mentorship opportunities across the state. Specific activities include train-the-trainer programs to educate the next generation of STEM educators, supporting K-12 educators link energy transition topics to foundational STEM classes, and a grant program that will support new, equitable training opportunities that address new and existing workforce gaps in the clean-energy sector. Workforce development activities will prioritize rural and historically underserved communities within the region of service. The NSF Engine has brought together a strong coalition of partners and identified strong alignment with regional assets and priorities. The NSF Engine has identified critical R&D topic areas that must be advanced to drive clean-energy innovations and get closer to a net-zero carbon future. It will support R&D and translational activities to cultivate an innovation ecosystem of tech companies that support the nation’s transition to clean energy, while also driving economic growth through job creation and training opportunities in the clean energy sector, particularly for historically underserved and/or rural communities, across the State of Louisiana.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.

这项NSF发动机授予路易斯安那州能源过渡引擎将通过推动碳捕获的研究和商业化工作，氢作为替代燃料，二氧化碳作为原料，可持续水，清洁能源的可持续制造以及经济和政策研究以促进路易斯安那州脱碳的途径，通过推动研究和商业化工作来提高我们国家在清洁能源方面的创新能力。清洁能源技术将超过当前的实践状态和我们当前的能力，因为该NSF发动机的独特能力利用了路易斯安那州独特的地质，现有的石油和天然气生产以及下游的石化操作以及其强大的研发基础设施。这将对我们的国民经济和安全产生深远的影响，随着世界竞赛寻找更多可持续的能源解决方案，同时也释放了区域经济增长并为整个国家创造机会，这将提高国家在全球舞台上竞争的能力。除了具有重大的国家影响外，NSF引擎还有可能在清洁能源部门创造新的就业机会和培训机会，尤其是对于服务区域内的历史贫乏和/或粗糙的社区。如果成功的话，由NSF引擎驱动的创新生态系统将导致前所未有的进步，从二氧化碳隔离和二氧化碳作为氢的原料作为替代燃料，通过创造新的技术和技术创业公司，从而使自己需要新的工作，从而带来新的工作机会，并带来新的工作机会，经济繁荣，以及for louisiana for louisiana for louisiana for louisiana。 NSF引擎包括一个核心合作伙伴的大型生态系统，具有能源行业的代表性，大学（包括历史悠久的黑人学院和大学，公共和私人四年制机构以及两年年度机构），经济和劳动力发展组织，非营利组织以及投资公司，这些公司是NSF Engine成功的成功。这种多样性的合作伙伴联盟将是研发，翻译和劳动力发展工作的核心。 NSF发动机将重点关注与脱碳和清洁能源过渡有关的六个主题领域。这些主题领域是：（1）碳固执； （2）氢作为替代燃料； （3）使用二氧化碳生产生物燃料或生物产品； （4）对能源行业对水需求高的可持续解决方案； （5）清洁能源行业的可持续制造实践； （6）政策制定以促进能源部门的脱碳化。 NSF Engine将组建一个核心合作伙伴的跨部门委员会，他们将共同努力，优先考虑对能源行业的需求，在过渡到可持续，低碳未来的过程中。特定的研究项目将通过种子资助比赛来支持。 NSF引擎的研究和翻译目标是：（1）利用区域专业知识来解决与六个确定的主题领域相符的能源和碳氢化合物过渡相关的挑战； （2）推出和维持一个能源过渡技术孵化器，该孵化器优先考虑历史悠久的社区，以发展和发展早期技术项目； （3）通过在路易斯安那州开发和发展研究，合作伙伴关系，劳动力培训以及企业家工作来加速能源过渡，从而产生并吸引更多的投资，技术，知识产权活动，初创企业和商业活动。总的来说，这些目标将使路易斯安那州成为清洁能源技术创新的全球领导者，并加快区域经济增长，从而为整个社区创造职业机会。合作伙伴的联盟为NSF引擎的所有核心功能带来了深厚的专业知识，以确保满足NSF发动机的目标。该专业知识包括化学和清洁能源工程；技术商业化，企业家精神和小型企业管理；为路易斯安那州居民建立无障碍的职业道路；以及在高等教育，行业，社区和政府之间建立可持续合作伙伴关系。 NSF引擎已经参与了州和地方商会，经济和劳动力发展组织，行业以及路易斯安那州的社区和技术学院系统，以建立全州的培训和心理机会。特定的活动包括培训培训计划，以教育下一代STEM教育者，支持K-12教育者将能源过渡主题与基础STEM类联系起来，以及一项赠款计划，该计划将支持新的，公平的培训机会，以解决清洁效率领域中新的和现有的劳动力差距。劳动力开发活动将优先考虑在服务区域内的粗糙和历史悠久的社区。 NSF发动机已经汇集了一个强大的合作伙伴联盟，并确定了与区域资产和优先事项的紧密一致性。 NSF引擎已经确定了必须提出的关键研发主题领域，以推动清洁能源创新，并更接近零碳的未来。它将支持研发和翻译活动，以培养科技公司的创新生态系统，这些创新生态系统支持该国过渡到清洁能源的过渡，同时还通过清洁能源领域的工作创造和培训机会来推动经济增长，尤其是对于历史上贫困和/或农村社区而言，这是跨越路易斯安那州的跨国公司，这反映了NSF的跨国公司的跨国公司的跨国公司的范围。 标准。