NSF East Asia and Pacific Summer Institute (EAPSI) for FY 2013 in China

这一行动资助了加州大学伯克利分校的黛博拉·安·桑特于2013年夏天在上海电力大学中国教授那里开展了一个工程学研究项目。该项目的题目是《集中太阳能热电作为中国的可再生能源替代品的评估》。主持科学家是任建兴院长。集中太阳能热电是一项环保技术，可以为中国和全球范围内减少温室气体排放提供一种模式，以满足可持续载人飞机日益增长的能源需求。这项研究项目开发了一个计算模型，以确定大型太阳能热电厂的经济前景。这些地点与传统的燃煤发电进行了比较，采用了多目标优化计划，以最大限度地降低发电、存储和传输成本。拟议中的工作存在潜在的变革性方面，可能会改变中国的能源投资组合。中国能源投资组合的变化可能会给中国和其他国家带来好处，包括在其他国家引发类似的变化。EAPSI奖学金的广泛影响包括为这位研究员提供美国以外的第一手研究体验；介绍各自所在地的科学、科学政策和科学基础设施；以及对社会、文化和语言的了解。这些活动符合NSF的目标，即在其科学家、工程师和教育工作者的职业生涯早期为国际合作进行教育，从而确保拥有一支具有全球意识的美国科学队伍。此外，中国参加了清洁能源博览会，加深了他对当前可再生能源领域国际研究努力的看法。

This action funds Deborah Ann Sunter of University of California, Berkeley to conduct a research project in Engineering during the summer of 2013 at Shanghai University of Electric Power in Shanghai, China. The project title is "Evaluating Concentrating Solar Thermal Power as a Renewable Energy Alternative for China." The host scientist is Dean Jianxing Ren. Concentrating solar thermal power is an environmentally friendly technology that could help reduce greenhouse gas emissions in China and on a global scale by providing a model for meeting growing energy needs in a sustainable manned. This research project develops a computational model to identify economically promising locations for large-scale solar thermal power plants. These sites are compared to conventional coal power generation with a multi-objective optimization program to minimize the cost of power generation, storage and transmission. There are potentially transformative aspects of the proposed work that could alter the energy portfolio of China. Changes in China's energy portfolio have the potential for benefits for China and beyond, including inspiring similar changes in other countries.Broader impacts of an EAPSI fellowship include providing the Fellow a first-hand research experience outside the U.S.; an introduction to the science, science policy, and scientific infrastructure of the respective location; and an orientation to the society, culture and language. These activities meet the NSF goal to educate for international collaborations early in the career of its scientists, engineers, and educators, thus ensuring a globally aware U.S. scientific workforce. Furthermore, participation at Clean Energy Expo China enhances the Fellow's perspective on the current international research efforts in the area of renewable energy.