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

提案编号：eps -1101284提案标题：爱荷华州EPSCoR：利用生物圈中的能量流建立可持续的能源系统机构：爱荷华州立大学这个研究基础设施改善项目旨在扩大该州的研究能力，以支持从地下化石能源储存到地球上或附近的可再生能源流的能源供应过渡？年代的表面。研究计划被组织成四个可再生能源平台，每个平台由几个研究重点（或板块）组成，具体如下。该项目旨在从整体系统的角度考察能源流动和过程，考虑技术、经济、社会和环境的限制和影响。这一综合性项目将促进创新研究，加强能源相关教育，培养清洁技术人才。该项目汇集了研究型大学、2年制和4年制学院、私营部门和当地政府机构（爱荷华州电力基金、爱荷华州能源独立办公室），以解决与该州可再生能源研究、教育和劳动力发展相关的关键问题。该提案旨在通过一个全面的、多方面的可再生能源和能源效率研究项目，显著提高爱荷华州的研究竞争力。该项目以爱荷华州在生物能源和风能领域的现有优势为基础，同时在能源效率和能源政策领域包括高度互补的组成部分。该项目旨在改变爱荷华州的能源格局，改善能源平衡，同时减轻对环境的担忧，并使公民在全球经济中更有效地竞争。更广泛的影响该项目的一个总体目标是将在研究平台中获得的知识转化为具体行动，以增加代表性不足的少数民族在STEM领域的参与。IA EPSCoR提议成立“推进可再生能源的未来领导者”（FLARE）研究所，以领导实施具有更广泛影响的战略活动。仿照爱荷华州？根据美国国家科学基金会I3项目“加强ISU的教授队伍”，FLARE研究所将成为一个全州范围的组织，支持加快爱荷华州人力基础设施建设所需的发展。美国向绿色经济转型。实现这一目标的关键是制定战略，扩大妇女、代表性不足的少数民族和第一代大学生在STEM领域的参与，准备一支能够满足爱荷华州需求的劳动力队伍。美国新兴的绿色经济，并创建一个学者社区，将更广泛的影响融入到他们在各个领域的研究工作中。因此，FLARE研究所将通过整合IA EPSCoR利用的所有活动要素的更广泛影响来解决全州基础设施的主要缺陷，从而在全州范围内产生比任何单独项目所能实现的更大的影响。

Proposal Number: EPS-1101284Proposal Title: Iowa EPSCoR: Harnessing Energy Flows in the Biosphere to Build Sustainable Energy SystemsInstitution: Iowa State UniversityThis Research Infrastructure Improvement project seeks to expand the research capacity within the state to support a transition in energy supply from subsurface fossil energy stores to renewable energy flows at or near the earth?s surface. The research program is organized into four platforms in renewable energy, each of which consists of several research foci (or planks) which are detailed below. The project seeks to examine energy flows and processes from a holistic systems perspective that considers technical, economic, social, and environmental constraints and impacts. This comprehensive program will enable innovative research, strengthen energy-related education, train a ?clean-tech? workforce, and engage diverse communities in implementing environmentally and economically sustainable solutions to the growing energy challenges facing Iowa and the U.S. The project brings together research universities, 2- and 4-year colleges, the private sector, and local government agencies (Iowa Power Fund, Iowa Office of Energy Independence), to address key issues related to renewable energy research, education, and workforce development in the state. Intellectual Merit This proposal seeks to significantly enhance the research competitiveness of Iowa through a comprehensive, multi-faceted research program in renewable energy and energy efficiency. The program builds upon existing strengths of Iowa in the areas of bioenergy and wind energy while including highly complementary components in the areas of energy efficiency and energy policy. The program seeks to change the energy landscape across Iowa by improving the energy balance while mitigating environmental concerns and positioning citizens to compete more effectively in a global economy.Broader ImpactsAn overarching goal of this project is to translate the knowledge gained in the research platforms into specific actions that can increase the participation of under-represented minorities in STEM fields. IA EPSCoR proposes the creation of the Future Leaders in Advancing Renewable Energy (FLARE) Institute to lead the implementation of strategic broader impacts activities. Modeled after the Iowa?s NSF I3 program, Strengthening the Professoriate at ISU, the FLARE Institute will be a state-wide organization supporting the human infrastructure development needed to accelerate Iowa?s transition to a green economy. Critical to this goal are strategies to broaden the participation of women, underrepresented minorities, and first-generation college students in the STEM fields, prepare a workforce that can meet the demands of Iowa?s emerging green economy, and create a community of scholars who integrate broader impacts into their research efforts in all fields. Accordingly, the FLARE Institute will address key deficiencies in state-wide infrastructure by integrating broader impacts through all elements of activities leveraged by IA EPSCoR, thereby having a far greater state-wide impact than any individual program could achieve on its own.