for Critical Technology and Applied Science ICTAS Shashank Priya Director Energy and Materials Initiative and ICTAS Sustainable Energy Thrust Leader Dennis Grove Program Manager Sustainable Energy and ID: 699215
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Sustainable Energy:Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science (ICTAS)
Shashank PriyaDirector, Energy and Materials Initiative andICTAS Sustainable Energy Thrust LeaderDennis GroveProgram Manager, Sustainable Energy and Sustainable Water ThrustsSlide2
ICTASVision: To become among the top-rated institutes, globally, focused on transformative, interdisciplinary research (IDR) towards a sustainable future.
Major investments in high-impact, interdisciplinary/transdisciplinary research at the intersection of engineering, the sciences - physical, social and life - and the humanitiesAn investment institute – we support IDR efforts through:Seed research projects and centersInstrumentationFacilitiesAdministrative and management supportSlide3
Research Thrusts
Sustainable Energy
Nano-Bio Interface
Nanoscale
Science & Eng.
Emerging Research
Sustainable Water
National Security
Cognition / Comm.
Renewable Materials
109 RFP projects funded since FY2011
~$5.5M funding last 3 years (FY14-FY16)
59 Doctoral Scholars since 2007
Doctoral Scholars - Students
JFC – Junior Faculty
TSTS – Senior FacultySlide4Slide5
ICTAS support ofWind and Water Energy Projects
Understanding the Distortion of Atmospheric Turbulence Approaching a Wind Turbine, Devenport PIBio-Inspired Technique for the Reduction of Wind Turbine Trailing Edge Noise, Devenport PITurbulence in real environments: performance and impact on large scale wind energy, Lowe, PIBio-inspired solutions for quieter wind turbines and better wildlife preservation, Ma PI
Geotechnical Survey Strategies for Cost-efficient Ocean Renewable Energy Early Site
Characterization, Stark PI
Morphodynamic
and Ecological Impacts of Marine Hydrokinetic Energy Extraction: A
Multiscale
, Interdisciplinary
Approach, Xiao PI
$480,000Slide6
UK
Chile
Ghana
AustraliaSlide7
ICTAS RESEARCH Slide8
ICTAS Sustainable Energy Thrust
Wind and Water PowerCenter
for Power Electronic Systems
NSF I/UCRC Center
for Energy Harvesting Materials and Systems
Photovoltaic
Technology
Electrochemical
Energy Conversion and Storage
Advanced Combustion/Biomass
Waste Water
Treatment/Energy Recovery
Energy Efficient Buildings
US Army – Natick
Self-sustaining
Living Module
Nano-porous Carbon Fibers for Energy Storage
Dedicated to discovering alternative energy resources based on renewable fuels or the efficient harvesting of energy from the natural world. Slide9
CPES Renewable Energy and NanogridsMini-Consortium
Work Scope:PV SystemsWind Power
Battery Storage
Nanogrid
Architectures
Hybrid Electric Vehicles
Energy Management
Solid State LightingSlide10
Center for Energy Harvesting Materials and Systems
Research HighlightsDemonstrated world’s best power density for micro-wind turbineDemonstrated world’s highest piezoelectric sensitivity for vibration energy harvesting
Filed
patent on inductive energy harvesting technology
NSF Industry/University Cooperative Research CenterSlide11Slide12
CEHMS Sites
Virginia Tech, Lead
Leibniz University, Germany
Korea University, South Korea
PSG College of Technology, India
Austral University, Chile
Utah State University
McMaster University, Canada
University Texas, DallasSlide13
Center for Renewable Energy and Aerodynamic Testing
Researchers devoted to enabling wind and water power at utility scaleNationally recognized expertiseWorld-leading FacilitySlide14
SummaryDennis Grove, MS, MBA
ICTAS Program ManagerSustainable Energy and Sustainable Water Thrustsdgrove@vt.eduOffice: 540-231-3353Cell: 540-553-4349