DEEE0010147

This project will research and develop new computational tools and designs for optimal operations of hybrid energy systems (Task 1). Test the tools and designs in an Accelerated Testing Laboratory (ATL) on the University of Vermont (UVM) campus (Task 2). Demonstrate them in the field at a Hybrid Solar Test Center (HSTC) for hybrid renewable power generation in northern climates that is co-located with an existing MW-scale wood-burning power plant in Burlington, VT (Task 3). And utilize the facilities to outreach to external industry and stakeholder groups (Task 4).

University Of Vermont & State Agricultural College

TO DESIGN AND DEVELOP THE PROJECT’S ADVANCED HSTC DEMONSTRATION FACILITY REQUIRES PHYSICS-INFORMED AND DATA-BASED COMPUTATIONAL TOOLS FOR HESS. TO DEVELOP THE DATA FOUNDATION, WE WILL LEVERAGE HARDWARE IN A CONTROLLED LABORATORY SETTING TO ACCELERATE SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY AND ALGORITHMIC ADVANCES AND GATHER DATA UNDER A VARIETY OF COMPONENT OPERATING CONDITIONS. THESE DATA WILL, IN PARALLEL, INFORM THE DEVELOPMENT OF PHYSICS-BASED MODELS OF HESS TO ITERATIVELY IMPROVE THE CAPABILITY OF ADVANCED MODELING, CONTROL, AND OPTIMIZATION TOOLS. THUS, THE PROJECT HAS FOUR TASKS: T1. DEVELOP ADVANCED HES COMPUTATIONAL TOOLS T2. LABORATORY TESTING AND DATA ANALYSIS AT ATL SITE ON UVM CAMPUS T3. FIELD DEMONSTRATION AT HSTC SITE NEAR MCNEIL FACILITY T4. OUTREACH TO NATIONAL ENERGY INDUSTRY AND LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS

81.087 - Renewable Energy Research and Development

Golden Field Office (GFO) [DOE - EERE]

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) [DOE]

Burlington, Vermont 05405-0160 United States

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