RCN: SedHeat - Building an Interdisciplinary Community to Meet the Science, Engineering, and Educational Challenges for Sustainable Geothermal Energy from Sedimentary Basins

RCN：地热-建立一个跨学科社区，以应对沉积盆地可持续地热能源在科学、工程和教育方面的挑战德克萨斯基督教大学约翰·霍尔布鲁克，EAR-1240138本提案将支持一个研究协调网络，该网络将把一个由地球科学家、工程师、教育工作者和经济学家组成的跨学科小组聚集在一起，致力于形成一个团结、交流和教育的中心点，以超越沉积盆地地热能的科学和工程挑战，作为其核心目标。RCN建立在NSF See研讨会的基础上，该研讨会于2011年11月在盐湖城举行-追踪一头能源大象：释放沉积盆地地热潜力的科学和工程挑战。这次研讨会有71人参加，会议的目的是讨论这样一个问题：“为了使沉积盆地的地热能生产切实可行，需要解决哪些基础科学和工程问题？”2011年11月的SEE研讨会得出结论，来自沉积盆地的地热能具有供应千兆瓦规模的煤炭和核能的现实潜力。沉积盆地地热的障碍在经济开采的风险和不确定性范围内。将沉积盆地地热加入美国能源组合将对能源电网和整个经济的可持续性产生巨大影响，而对环境的影响可以忽略不计。该计划将努力通过准备课程材料和通过短期课程和学生实验室访问机会直接接触学生，努力发展一个受过教育的社区。

RCN: SedHeat - Building an Interdisciplinary Community to Meet the Science, Engineering, and Educational Challenges for Sustainable Geothermal Energy from Sedimentary BasinsJohn Holbrook, Texas Christian University, EAR-1240138ABSTRACTThis proposal will support a Research Coordination Network that will draw together an interdisciplinary group of geoscientists, engineers, educators, and economists dedicated 'to form a central point of unity, exchange, and education to exceed the science and engineering challenges of sedimentary-basin geothermal energy' as its central stated goal. The RCN builds off the NSF SEES Workshop -Tracking an energy elephant: science and engineering challenges for unlocking the geothermal potential of sedimentary basins,- which was held November 2011 in Salt Lake City. This workshop included 71 participants, and was convened to address the question "What are the basic science and engineering questions that need to be addressed in order to make geothermal energy production from sedimentary basins practical?" The November 2011 SEES Workshop concluded that geothermal energy from sedimentary basins has the realistic potential to supply energy on the gigawatt scales of coal and nuclear. The barriers to sedimentary-basin geothermal are within the risk and uncertainty of economic extraction. Addition of sedimentary-basin geothermal to the U.S. energy portfolio would have a tremendous impact on the sustainability of the energy grid and the economy at large with negligible environmental impact. The program will strive to develop an educated community though preparation of course materials and directly reaching out to students though short courses and student lab visitation opportunities.