CREATE Energy National Center

创建能源国家中心

基本信息

批准号：
2201631
负责人：
Kenneth Walz
金额：
$ 748.76万
依托单位：
Madison Area Technical College
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
Standard Grant
财政年份：
2022
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2022-07-01 至 2027-06-30
项目状态：
未结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2201631&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
CREATE Energy National Center

项目摘要

Most of the current energy infrastructure in the U.S. was built in the five decades from the 1920s to the late 1970s. The U.S. is now faced with the challenge of replacing this aging and soon to be obsolete infrastructure, while a tremendous opportunity exists globally to create new sustainable industries and economies through renewable energy, energy storage, energy efficiency and other advanced, smart, and clean energy technologies. More than 80% of all new electrical generation added in 2020 was from renewable energy sources, largely in the form of wind and solar power led in large part by three of the world’s largest economies: China, Germany, and the U.S. This project will address the rapidly changing energy landscape to develop and promote exemplary programs in support of the education of a skilled technical workforce for the American energy sector. The CREATE National Energy Center proposes to become the preeminent source of faculty professional development and instructional materials for energy educators, increase the visibility of energy careers and broaden participation of groups historically underrepresented in these careers, and build academic, industry, and international partnerships to advance energy technician education. The CREATE Center will empower two-year college faculty and academic programs to champion new energy technologies to ensure American competitiveness in this fast-changing sector. The Center will: provide models and leadership in support of two-year colleges working with four-year universities, secondary schools, business, industry, economic development agencies, and government to promote a skilled technical workforce for the energy sector; establish an effective dialogue and collaborations between existing and new ATE projects in energy technology and related fields across the nation; mentor faculty to broaden the impact of ATE in the energy sector; promote energy technician careers and visibility and the public image of advanced energy technology; address energy technician knowledge, skills, and competencies needed for the evolving, converging, and emerging technical workplace including re- and up-skilling of the incumbent workforce; and provide faculty professional development opportunities in advanced energy technology and areas of rapid growth. This project is funded by the Advanced Technological Education program that focuses on the education of technicians for the advanced-technology fields that drive the Nation's economy.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

美国目前的大部分能源基础设施都是在 20 世纪 20 年代至 70 年代末的 5 年间建成的。美国现在面临着更换这些老化且即将过时的基础设施的挑战，而全球存在着巨大的创造机会。通过可再生能源、能源存储、能源效率和其他先进、智能和清洁能源技术发展新的可持续产业和经济 2020 年新增发电量的 80% 以上来自可再生能源，主要以风能和太阳能的形式，主要由世界上三个最大的经济体：中国、德国和美国主导。该项目将解决快速变化的能源格局，开发和推广示范项目，支持教育CREATE 国家能源中心旨在成为能源教育工作者教师专业发展和教学材料的重要来源，提高能源职业的知名度并扩大历史上在这些职业中代表性不足的群体的参与，并建立学术的， CREATE 中心将支持两年制大学和学术项目，以支持新能源技术，以确保美国在这个快速变化的领域的竞争力。两年制学院与四年制大学、中学、商业、工业、经济发展机构和政府合作，为能源领域培养熟练的技术劳动力；在现有和新的能源技术 ATE 项目之间建立有效的对话和合作；和全国相关领域的指导教师以拓宽视野； ATE 在能源领域的影响；提升能源技术人员的职业生涯和先进能源技术的知名度以及公众形象；解决不断发展、融合和新兴技术工作场所所需的能源技术人员知识、技能和能力，包括技能再培训和提升现有劳动力；并为教师提供先进能源技术和快速增长领域的专业发展机会。该项目由先进技术教育计划资助，重点关注推动国家经济发展的先进技术领域的技术人员教育。该奖项体现了通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，NSF 的法定使命被认为值得支持。