http://ias.newmexicoconsortium.org Energy and Environment is a developing thrust area in the IAS. The IAS member institutions have broad and deep capabilities in the modeling of energy infrastructures, and the modeling and observation of global and regional climate systems. In addition, the IAS Institutions have significant programs in the development of technologies that can provide new or enhanced energy sources with reduced emission of greenhouse gases. This year the IAS will identify areas for development in Energy and Environment. daily 1 2008-08-24T13:04:13Z http://ias.newmexicoconsortium.org/news2/center-for-emerging-energy-technologies-1st-annual September 25th-26th, 2008. Workshop on Spectroscopic Methods in Structure-to-Property Correlation for Catalysts and Electrocatalyst. No publisher manager energy technology and environment 2008-11-06T21:24:01Z News Item http://ias.newmexicoconsortium.org/news2/climate-change-research-training-group In support of a New Mexico Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) project, the IAS is funding the development of a Climate Change Research Training Group (RTG). The RTG is a significant collaboration among the IAS institutions. The objectives are a) to promote transdisciplinary linkages across climatology, hydrology, and the socioeconomic sciences; b) to create a cadre of scientists that are well-versed in modeling tools and the underlying frameworks used in the three scientific domains; and c) to engage M.S. and Ph.D. students and faculty from all degree granting institutions in the state as well as the national laboratories. No publisher manager energy technology and environment 2008-10-27T21:00:06Z News Item http://ias.newmexicoconsortium.org/news2/openmodel-project The transition from today’s energy systems, based on fossil fuels, to a future decarbonized or carbon-neutral infrastructure is a problem of global dimensions, but one for which there is no accepted solution, either at the international, national, or regional levels. The Global Energy Observatory is an effort to map (collect, collate and geo-reference), monitor and model energy infrastructures, resources and technologies. By providing the data and models as a moderated Wiki and using open tools we aim to engage the public and experts. Our goal is to use Open Models to understand the evolving energy systems on a global level and to facilitate the transition to a carbon-neutral world while providing affordable energy for all. No publisher manager ist energy energy technology and environment 2008-10-23T21:48:21Z News Item http://ias.newmexicoconsortium.org/news2/new-mexico-water-resources-research-institute The New Mexico Water Resources Research Institute at New Mexico State University (NMSU) holds their technical research symposium annually. The symposium attracts about 200 water experts from around the state to discuss their latest research and technological developments relevant to water resources. Brief presentations are made and posters displayed at the one-day event in late summer. The symposium, held since 2002, brings together researchers from academia, the national laboratories, state and federal agencies, private firms, and students from throughout the Southwest. No publisher manager energy technology and environment 2008-10-27T21:19:28Z News Item http://ias.newmexicoconsortium.org/news2/economic-analysis-of-alternative-fuels In this report, Drs. Starbuck, Erickson, and Libbin of New Mexico State University (NMSU) delineate the major features of: (1) ethanol from corn, sorghum, switch grass, sugarcane, and cellulosic materials; and (2) marine based lipids. The analysis addresses the following questions: (1) What is the net energy output and potential from the fuel source? (2) What are the main characteristics and quality of the fuel generated? (3) What co-products are possible? (4) What are the foreseeable economic and environmental effects of large scale production of the fuel; specifically, the impacts of algal production on water resources, and how algal production is affected by water quality? (5) What technical and economic variables limit extremely large scale algal fuel production? and (6) What are the true costs of algal fuel production? The report was submitted to the Library of Congress to inform policy makers and contribute to the formulation of research agendas and funding opportunities for NMSU and the other IAS participant members. The work is preparatory for large scale interdisciplinary grant opportunities that are expected to become available in the near future. No publisher manager energy technology and environment 2008-10-27T21:34:51Z News Item http://ias.newmexicoconsortium.org/news2/darpa-bio-diesel-proposal The IAS provided program development funds and two Red Team Review members (Rob Duncan and Steve Obrey) for a New Mexico State University (NMSU)-led response submitted to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in 2008 entitled "Processes for the Affordable Manufacture of Algal-Derived JP-8 Surrogate." The effort was lead by P. Lammers, S. Deng, M. Starbuck and N. Khandon at NMSU and also included researchers at the University of New Mexico (UNM), New Mexico Tech, Michigan State University, Princeton University and Western Refining, El Paso, TX. No publisher manager energy technology and environment 2008-10-27T21:45:04Z News Item http://ias.newmexicoconsortium.org/news2/ias-08-annual-conference The 2008 IAS Conference was held May 22 and 23 in Las Cruces. The conference was held in partnership with the New Mexico Computing Applications Center (NMCAC). Over 100 scientists from across New Mexico met to propose and evaluate research initiatives for the NMCAC. No publisher manager ist energy energy technology and environment 2008-10-23T22:00:42Z News Item