Iowa EPSCoR: Harnessing Energy Flows in the Biosphere to Build Sustainable Energy Systems

摘要建议编号：EPS-0939552领导机构：爱荷华州立大学项目主任：Robert C.Brown建议标题：爱荷华州EPSCoR：利用生物圈中的能量流动建立可持续能源系统项目描述爱荷华州EPSCoR项目的愿景是在该州内建立研究能力，以支持能源供应从开采地下(化石)能源储存向利用地球表面或附近的可再生能源流动的转变。这种新的能源模式所固有的是对生物圈的大规模干预，这需要从根本上重新思考人类社会与自然环境之间的相互作用。如果未来的能源使用要真正可持续，就必须从考虑到技术、经济、社会和环境的限制和影响的整体系统的角度来研究和管理能源流动和过程。这一综合计划将促进创新研究，教育学生，培训清洁技术劳动力，并让不同社区参与实施环境和经济上可持续的解决方案，以满足日益增长的能源需求。智力价值通过协调规划努力，预计爱荷华州学术机构之间的合作将会增加。规划过程将用于发展三个公共研究机构(爱荷华州立大学、爱荷华大学、北爱荷华大学)、一所私立学院(格林内尔)和两所社区学院(柯克伍德社区学院和印第安山社区学院)之间的合作。规划委员会代表整个爱荷华州的主要机构，该委员会将提供成功执行该项目概述的要素所需的领导。该愿景包含了一些原则，如探索创新来集中、储存和分配固有的分散和间歇性的可再生能源，以及承认三个基本经济，即金融经济、能源经济和碳经济，以设计受粮食生产、野生空间保护和其他土地利用优先事项限制的可再生能源范例。广泛影响通过在爱荷华州？S高等院校之间建立更紧密的关系，该项目将改善各级理工科学生的教育体验，并增加未被充分代表的群体的教育机会。这些努力的结果预计将显著提高爱荷华州S研究人员成功竞争联邦和私营部门研发资金的能力。该项目旨在促进科学家、行业和拟议技术部署社区之间的合作伙伴关系，以确保可再生能源技术的商业采用，并建立有弹性的农村社区。

AbstractProposal Number: EPS-0939552Lead Institution: Iowa State UniversityProject Director: Robert C. BrownProposal Title: Iowa EPSCoR: Harnessing Energy Flows in the Biosphere to Build Sustainable Energy SystemsProject Description The vision for the Iowa EPSCoR project is to build research capacity within the state to support a transition in energy supply from mining subsurface (fossil) energy stores to harnessing renewable energy flows at or near the earth's surface. Inherent to this new energy paradigm is large-scale interventions in the biosphere, which require a fundamental rethinking of the interactions between human societies and the natural environment. If future energy use is to be truly sustainable, then energy flows and processes must be studied and managed from a holistic systems perspective that considers technical, economic, social and environmental constraints and impacts. This comprehensive program will enable innovative research, educate students, train a clean-tech workforce and engage diverse communities in implementing environmentally and economically sustainable solutions to growing energy demands.Intellectual MeritThrough a coordinated planning effort, it is expected that collaboration will increase between and among academic institutions in the State of Iowa. The planning process will be used to develop collaborations among the three public research institutions, (Iowa State University, University of Iowa, Northern Iowa University), and one private college (Grinnell) and two community colleges (Kirkwood Community College and Indian Hills Community College). The planning committee represents major institutions across Iowa and this committee will provide the leadership needed to successfully execute the elements outlined for this project. The vision incorporates principles such as exploration of innovations to concentrate, store, and distribute inherently diffuse and intermittent renewable energy and recognition of three fundamental economies to devise renewable energy paradigms, namely the financial economy, the energy economy, and the carbon economy; which are subject to constraints of food production, protection of wild spaces, and other land use priorities.Broader ImpactsBy establishing closer relationships between and among Iowa?s institutions of higher learning, this project will improve the educational experience of science and technology students at all levels, and increase the educational opportunities of under-represented groups. The results of these efforts are expected to significantly increase the capabilities of Iowa?s researchers to successfully compete federal and private sector research and development funding.The project seeks to foster partnerships between scientists, industry, and the communities where the proposed technologies are to be deployed to assure commercial adoption of renewable energy technologies and establish resilient rural communities.