Assessment of Energy Systems

能源系统评估

• 批准号: CRC-2021-00530
• 负责人: Kumar, Amit
• 金额: $ 7.29万
• 依托单位: University of Alberta
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Canada Research Chairs
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2022-01-01 至 2023-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=759997
• 关键词: Assessment; Energy; Systems

Energy is critical for human activity. Demand for energy is increasing because of the increase in global population and economic activity. Today, most energy comes from fossil fuel energy sources. The production, conversion, and use of energy has environmental impacts including increases in atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases, increased freshwater consumption, and land use disturbances. Several energy production, conversion and use pathways are being developed as the world goes through energy transition. The key question in this transition is how to choose the environmentally friendly, economically viable, and socially acceptable energy pathways. This is a challenging question with complex solutions and is the focus of Dr. Amit Kumar's research program.The Canada Research Chair (CRC) Program in Assessment of Energy Systems, under the leadership of Dr. Kumar, will develop novel approaches and techniques through the integration of fundamental science-based engineering principles and machine learning techniques for the assessment of energy systems. The CRC program will consider energy resource availability including the infrastructure, energy conversion pathways, and energy use pathways for the integrated assessment of energy systems. The research will develop a novel framework for short-, medium-, and long-term assessments of energy systems considering both renewable and non-renewable energy technologies. This will help us understand the cost-effective and environmentally friendly pathways to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions as part of energy transition. The information developed by the CRC program will be helpful in decision-making and policy formulation globally. The program will train highly qualified personnel who will contribute to the global workforce and to greenhouse gas and climate change mitigation efforts.

能量对于人类活动至关重要。由于全球人口和经济活动的增加，对能源的需求正在增加。如今，大多数能量来自化石燃料能源。能源的生产，转化和使用具有环境影响，包括大气浓度的温室气体浓度增加，淡水消耗量增加以及土地利用干扰。 随着世界经历能源过渡，正在发展几种能源生产，转化和使用途径。这种过渡的关键问题是如何选择环保，经济上可行且在社会上可接受的能量途径。通过复杂的解决方案，这是一个具有挑战性的问题，是阿米特·库马尔（Amit Kumar）博士的研究计划的重点。在库马尔博士的领导下，加拿大研究主席（CRC）评估能源系统评估计划，将通过整合基础科学的工程学原理和机器学习技术来开发新颖的方法和技术，以评估能源系统的评估。 CRC计划将考虑能源资源可用性，包括基础架构，能源转换途径以及能源使用途径，以进行能源系统的综合评估。这项研究将开发一个新的框架，以考虑可再生和不可再生能源技术的短期，中和长期评估。这将有助于我们了解作为能源过渡的一部分，以实现零净温室气体排放的经济高效且环保的途径。 CRC计划开发的信息将有助于全球决策和政策制定。该计划将培训高素质的人员，他们将为全球劳动力以及温室气体和气候变化缓解工作做出贡献。