Designing SunSats: Accessing solar power from space
Repurposing and innovating broadband communication technologies and media for clean energy development
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Don
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Flournoy
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Ohio University
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États Unis, OH, Athens County
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États Unis, OH, Athens County
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Innovation
Titre du formulaire de participation
Designing SunSats: Accessing solar power from space
Sélectionnez la phase qui s'applique le mieux à votre solution
Création (un pilote qui vient juste de démarrer)
Depuis combien de temps le projet existe-t-il ?
En place depuis moins d'un an
Le besoin : décrivez le besoin auquel répond votre solution et la taille/dynamique de la ou des communautés auxquelles vous vous adressez.
The need is to generate a clean and abundant source of energy without the use of fossil fuels. The solution is to accelerate the design and launch of next-generation satellites that will collect solar energy in space and make it available to all nations as electrical power. The innovation in communication and media is to create an online international competition that matches up: 1) students-in-training (and their teachers) who have access to relevant digital media visualization technologies, resources and skills wherever they are; and 2) researchers, developers and entrepreneurs who have imaginative and plausibly workable ideas about space solar power (SPS) wherever they are. Over the three years of the Competition, project initiators expect that its reach will go beyond the satellite and space enthusiasts of spacefaring nations to all those searching for new sources of non-polluting energy.
La solution : expliquez en quoi consiste votre solution et dans quelle mesure elle est innovante. Comment comptez-vous mettre votre solution à disposition des utilisateurs et des bénéficiaires ? Soyez précis !
Space scientists agree that, after 40 years of development, space solar power technologies are ready for demonstration on earth and in space. Concern about environmental pollution and climate change now makes the space option more attractive. What those technologies and what their potential applications (and impact) are need to be better understood by governments, industry and the general public. The Space Journal has been publishing the latest research and the space associations have been educating their members. But more is needed. Steps prior to government commitment, business investment and construction and launch of solar power satellites, include a more informed citizenry, more open public discussion and understanding, local involvement and participation and acceptance by business, which are the purposes of the SunSat Design Competition.
Le modèle : donnez un exemple détaillé de la manière dont votre solution fait la différence grâce à l'utilisation des technologies de l'information et des médias.
In cooperation with the National Space Society (NSS), the Society of Satellite Professionals International (SSPI), the Online Journal of Space Communication (Space Journal) and our international partners, the Ohio University Game Research and Immersive Design Laboratory (GRID Lab) has launched a 2011-2014 SunSat Design Competition. This Competition will be conducted via an online collaborative workspace called Nebula, that will pair space scientists, engineers and business people globally with creative artists and designers to innovate and visualize how space solar power (SSP) will work. The Competition will help citizens everywhere to better understand the implications of SSP for coal power utility conversion, charging electric car batteries and other devices, desalinating saltwater, providing energy for food production and electricity/communications recovery in disaster situations. Award-winning visualizations will be published in the open access Space Journal, along with easy-to-understand technical briefs and business plans. See http://sunsat.gridlab.ohio.edu.
Le marché : qui sont vos pairs et vos concurrents ? Comment ces acteurs peuvent-ils gêner votre réussite ou votre croissance ?
There are no competitors. This competition is too big, too difficult, too unique for there to be more than one. Our purpose is to be globally inclusive, so whoever is out there with a similar idea will join, not compete, with us. Our purview is any team of international students and young professionals (in science, engineering, business and digital media) willing to work in collaboration with an assigned (or credible other) mentor/scholar of space solar power that completes the SunSat Design registration process. China, EU, India, Japan, US and other countries already have business, government and non-profit sectors actively engaged in SSP research. They will welcome (and get behind) this competition for its many local (educational and innovation) advantages.
Impact social
This Entry is about (Issues)
Point de départ : nous voulons que vous nous racontiez le moment où l'idée vous est venue. Racontez où et quand le ou les fondateurs ont compris dans quelle mesure cette solution pouvait changer le monde.
Don Flournoy has taught satellite communications since 1986. He has served as editor of the Space Journal, sponsored by the SSPI, since 2002, and was on the SSPI Board of Directors for two terms. During this time, he was also a member of the NSS. In 2009 and 2010, space solar power was the NSS top priority, and many of the SSP papers presented at its annual International Space Development Conferences, were eventually published in the Space Journal . The "Aha!" moment came when he realized that neither the papers presented at NSS conferences or those published in the Journal would ever be read by the public at large. The language of science and engineering creates an unbridgeable barrier. He then knew that the SSP story needed a different venue and talked to John Bowditch, Director of the Ohio University GRID Lab. This led to some serious thought about ways to use animation, games and simulation media to communicate these difficult concepts to business, government, non-profits and the general public, resulting in a competition that linked those most knowledgeable about generating energy in space with visualization artists in global digital media labs.
Précisez l'ampleur et la portée de l'impact social de votre solution à ce jour.
The first step was to create a School of Media Arts and Studies course (MDIA 498/694: SSP Visualization) in Spring 2011 that attracted 21 undergraduate and graduate students from multiple disciplines. The goal was to test the model by creating five GRID Lab project teams (assigning an NSS solar scientist to work online with each) to visualize some space or earth aspect of SSP to be shown at the May 2011 International Space Development Conference at the NASA Center in Huntsville AL. Eighteen students and two instructors travelled to Alabama to present (and receive professional critique of) their work. An additional team from Georgia Tech joined in these presentations. Each of these SSP visualizations (plus two others) will be published in the Fall 2011 issue of the Space journal concurrent with the launch of the SunSat Design Competition that will generate literally hundreds of innovative designs during 2011-2014 related to the challenges of spacecraft design, delivering structures to space, managing the environment of space, transmitting power wirelessly to earth, positioning earth receivers, watching out for environmental health and safety and understanding SSP economics.
Quel est l'impact envisagé de votre projet dans les un à cinq ans à venir ? Votre idée peut-elle être reproduite ? Si oui, comment ?
The Susat Design Competition, addressing the as-yet-unanswered questions standing in the way of building and launching the next-generation satellites that will provide a continuous supply of energy from space, is scheduled in three cycles: 2011-2012, 2012-2013 and 2013-2014. The winning entries will be shown (and critiqued) at the annual NSS conferences (re. in Washington D.C. in 2012) and published for global access in the Online Journal of Space Communication. The NSS will promote the Competition on its website (www.nss.org) and via its print AD ASTRA publication. Similarly, the SSPI will carry related information on www.sspi.org and promotional material in the ORBITER. The global press and social media will be assisted in the creation of news and feature stories drawn from these venues.
Les projets gagnants sont ceux qui expliquent clairement comment ils comptent assurer et maintenir leur croissance. Indiquez votre plan de développement de l'impact sur six mois.
Les tâches de 6 mois
Tâche 1
September 2011 launch of the Competition via the Space Journal, SunSat website, Facebook and Twitter
Tâche 2
Work with the NSS and SSPI to identify solar scientists, engineers and other professionals to serve as team mentors.
Tâche 3
Work with the SunSat Competition Advisory Panel to firmly establish the judging criteria and procedures.
Et maintenant, voyez plus grand ! Indiquez votre plan de développement de l'impact sur 12 mois.
Les tâches de 12 mois
Tâche 1
2011-2012: solicit, register and interact (online) with SSP teams seeking to meet the criteria for entering the Competition.
Tâche 2
Identify and assign a professional Mentor and a Visualization Student Asst. to guide teams completing the registration process.
Tâche 3
Recruit the Judges who will assess and rank the completed visualization, technical brief and business plan of each team.
Combien de personnes ont été touchées par votre projet ?
101 - 1,000
Combien de personnes pourraient être touchées par votre projet au cours des trois prochaines années ?
Plus de 10,000
Viabilité
Expliquez comment votre entreprise, programme, service ou produit est structuré.
ONG
Quels obstacles ont freiné la réussite de votre projet jusqu'à présent ? Comment prévoyez-vous de surmonter ces problèmes et les autres à mesure que votre projet se développera ?
The SunSat Design Competition has received endorsements, approvals and encouragement from multiple sponsoring institutions (Space Journal, Ohio University, SSPI, NSS and GRID Lab), to include generous amounts of student design and administrative work, but grants and cash have been slow in arriving. An OU alumnus gave the project $4,000 so Don Flournoy could take 18 students to the 2011 International Space Development Conference in Huntsville AL. We've written proposals to Google, Cisco, MacArthur Foundation and the TechGROWTH Fund of the State of Ohio, and will continue to do this until we find the right sponsors. Once this concept goes viral, we are confident it will attract the funding we will need. See the fund raising component of http://sunsat.gridlab.ohio.edu.
Comment voyez-vous l'évolution des secteurs des technologies de l'information et des médias sur les 10 prochaines années ? Comment votre solution s'adaptera-t-elle à cet environnement changeant ? De quelle manière votre solution pourrait-elle entraîner ce changement ?
The broadband telecommunication networks and computer processing needed to create, store, retrieve and distribute large data files are growing exponentially. Digital visualization tools are becoming cheaper and more readily available, which means that clusters of talent and skill sufficient to meaningfully participate in this effort to facilitate energy-from-space will soon exist in almost every country of the world. With solar power and satellite communication interconnectivity, even those that are substantially off-the-grid will participate.
L'échec n'est pas toujours une option. Si votre solution ne parvient pas à prendre de la vitesse au cours des deux prochaines années, quelles sont les autres applications de l'idée que vous pourriez explorer ?
The SunSat Design Competition has traction already and is committed to continue with volunteer labor at some level of effort for the three years.
Donnez des détails sur vos choix en expliquant votre plan de financement.
One of the (unfunded) proposals, written by the Space Journal in collaboration with the GRID Lab, targeted the Ohio University Technology Seed Fund. This proposal was to establish a Technology Imaging Center as a for-profit venture, doing commercial visualization of alternative energy solutions such as space solar power. The Center was to develop new intellectual property in digital communications, and also serve University and business clients by providing high-quality video, animations, simulations and graphic design to explain advanced technologies and processes. The Ohio University Scripps College of Communication is a Regents Center of Excellence and the State of OH is now funding business developments associated with the GRID Lab. We hope our project will be one of the next ones.
Quels sont vos différents partenariats ?
Our partners are: The Society of Satellite Professionals International (SSPI), the National Space Society (NSS), the Online Journal Of Space Communication, the Ohio University GRID Lab, the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras, the Keio University School of System Design and Management-Yokohama Japan and the Georgia Institute of Technology-Atlanta.
Quel type d'équipe (salariés, volontaires, etc.) vous permettra d'atteindre les objectifs de croissance décrits à la section Impact social ?
The Sunsat Design Competition also has a professional Advisory Board consisting of representatives of business and academia. See http://sunsat.gridlab.ohio.edu/.
Changemakers est un espace de collaboration et de soutien. Indiquez les ressources communautaires dont vous auriez besoin pour développer durablement votre initiative. Sélectionnez toutes les réponses qui s'appliquent
Investissement, b. Ressources humaines/talents, Marketing/médias, Recherche/informations, Collaboration/réseautage, Innovation/idées, Tutorat.
Indiquez les ressources que vous pourriez offrir pour aider d'autres initiatives. Sélectionnez toutes les réponses qui s'appliquent
b. Ressources humaines/talents, Marketing/médias, Recherche/informations, Collaboration/réseautage, Innovation/idées, Tutorat.
Détaillez les besoins ou les offres d'aide indiqués ci-dessus et/ou suggérez d'autres catégories de soutien qui ne figurent pas dans la liste.
Résumé
Définissez votre entreprise, programme, service ou produit en une ou deux phrases courtes.
A multi-institution collaboration visualizing the future of global energy production through space-based solar power!
Expliquez en quoi votre solution est innovante en une ou deux phrases courtes.
Repurposing and innovating broadband communication technologies and media for clean energy development
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