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Sustainable Energy and Atmospheric Sciences Lecture

Thu Nov 05, 2009. 03:00 pm - 04:00 pm
NOAA Earth System Research Lab

Paul Stackhous, NASA; Manajit Sengupta, NREL

Using NASA Satellite and Model Analysis for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Applications
by Paul Stackhouse, NASA

This presentation describes the successful tailoring of NASA research data sets to meet environmental information needs of the renewable energy sector. The NASA Earth Science Applied Science program has supported the development of the Surface meteorology and Solar Energy (SSE) web interface through a project called the Prediction of Worldwide renewable Energy Resource POWER. The paths of modifying/preparing these data sets for energy applications for the SSE web site are described. These data help engineers, architects, and project analysts develop feasibility studies for renewable energy technology projects, make regional assessments or long-term energy market forecasts. Thus, this information helps from small scale projects to regional energy analysis. Examples of the usage of these data sets are shown to help describe the need and impact of this information. These examples come from the many collaborative partners in this work such as the DOE National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), and the Natural Resources Canada RETScreen project. The presentation also gives potential future data needs of these types of technologies and explains how NASA data could help contribute to meeting those needs. This is particularly pertinent to the growing needs to develop clean energy sources to achieve energy independence and climate change mitigation and adaptation.

Solar Resource for Renewable Energy: Current Status and Challenges by Manajit Sengupta, NREL

Solar energy is fast becoming an important player in the nation's energy portfolio. To achieve the goal of high solar penetration accurate solar resource assessment and forecasting has rapidly gained in importance in the past few years. NREL has been involved in the US effort for a number of years and has developed tools and methods to address questions posed by the solar energy industry. Current capabilities include measurement, methods and data for various types of resource assessments and validation. They also include the study of resource variability and their potential impact on the grid. This presentation will cover what is currently available at NREL and what we see as current and near term needs. Also covered will be what we are doing to address those needs and areas that will need additional research to meet the challenges.

If you plan to attend and do not work at NOAA, please contact Holly Palm at least one day in advance, so that she can give your name to the security office to have badges made for you ahead of time and facilitate your entrance to the campus. Directions to NOAA ESRL.

Visitors must have photo identification. International attendees are required to present a passport. Please aim to arrive by 2:30 or so, to allow time to get through security, and then enjoy coffee and cookies while meeting your old and new wind-energy colleagues.

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Environmental sociology, environmental inequality, race and ethnic relations, urban sociology, stratification/inequality, political sociology, Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

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