EFRI-RESIN: Interdependence, Resilience and Sustainability of Infrastructures for Biofuel Development

PI姓名：蔡希明研究机构：伊利诺伊大学厄巴纳-香槟分校提案编号：0835982 EFRI-树脂：生物燃料开发的生物燃料结构的相互依赖性，弹性和可持续性该项目的目标是开发创新的工程见解，用于相互依赖的基础设施系统的扩展和运行，以可持续地支持新兴的生物经济。 正在考虑的基础设施是从纤维素原料开发生物燃料和相关的支持基础设施，包括供水和水质，以及为农业生产和生物转化过程提供运输。 其目标是在复杂适应系统的背景下量化基础设施的相互依赖性、复原力和可持续性;检测瓶颈基础设施并量化系统动态的长期行为;研究社会和机构复原力对基础设施系统的影响;推进基础知识，以支持适当的工程设计和可持续的地方、区域和国家政策决策。 研究方法是建立在一个独特的网络和基于代理的建模工具，通过一个计算易处理的框架，结合物理和社会细节来描绘系统动态。 整体方法将为工程师提供一个结构，使他们能够与环境和社会科学家以及社区利益相关者合作，整合复杂基础设施系统的多个但关键的方面。

PI name: Ximing CaiInstitution: University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignProposal Number: 0835982EFRI-RESIN: Interdependence, Resilience and Sustainability of Infrastructures for Biofuel DevelopmentThe goal of this project is to develop innovative engineering insight for the expansion and operation of interdependent infrastructure systems to sustainably support the emerging bio-economy. The infrastructures under consideration are biofuel development from cellulosic feedstocks and associated supporting infrastructures, including water supply and quality, as well as transportation to supply the agricultural production and bioconversion processes. Its objectives are to quantify infrastructure interdependencies and resilience and sustainability in the context of a complex adaptive system; detect bottleneck infrastructure and quantify long-term behavior of system dynamics; examine the influence of social and institutional resilience on infrastructure systems; and advance fundamental knowledge to support appropriate engineering designs and sustainable local, regional and national policy decisions. The research methodology is built on a unique network and agent-based modeling tool to depict system dynamics with incorporation of both physical and social details through a computationally tractable framework. A holistic approach will provide a structure for engineers to work with environmental and social scientists and community stakeholders on integration of multiple but key aspects of complex infrastructure systems.