Intro to HPC: Energy Justice Projects

Energy justice is an interdisciplinary approach that aspires to balance the scales of fairness in energy systems. It demands equitable access to clean energy, fair distribution of job opportunities in the renewable industry, and adequate protection from environmental harm for every community. Understanding the intersection of energy policy and social justice, therefore, becomes pivotal to achieving a just transition to ...

Are different populations unequally affected  by climate change? This project will explore the intersection of climate data and energy justice, providing an introductory understanding of data science techniques in assessing disparate outcomes on vulnerable or underserved populations in the United States. By shedding light on energy disparities, the project aims to contribute to the ongoing discussions surrounding energy equity and ...

In a world facing climate change and environmental degradation, it is more important than ever to develop sustainable energy sources. For electricity, which fuels many activities from transportation to cloud services, its sustainable production and storage is important to fight climate change and promote more egalitarian societies. Today frontline communities and individuals have the ability own and control the sources ...

High-performance computing (HPC) has led to significant scientific advances across various fields. HPC allows researchers to simulate complex phenomena and systems that were previously impossible to study due to their size, complexity, or time scales. For example, HPC has been used in climate modeling to predict future climate patterns and understand the impacts of climate change. HPC has also been ...

High-performance computing (HPC) systems require massive amounts of power, and inefficient code can lead to excessive energy usage. By improving code efficiency, less energy is required to perform computations, leading to reduced environmental impact and lower energy costs. HPC systems consume substantial resources, including electricity and cooling infrastructure. These resources are not evenly distributed globally, and their availability can be ...

With increasing extreme weather events like hurricanes and heatwaves due to climate change, the power grid is under greater load than ever before. Power outages are likely to occur more frequently due to damage to infrastructure or due to overdemand.  During heatwaves, loads on power grids often become critically high as people boost air-conditioning and other power utilities to deal ...

Is poverty a factor that impacts electrical power outage resilience in the United States?  For this project we want to begin to build tools and methods that can reveal whether there are correlations between the length of a power outage and the socioeconomics of a county.  Heatwaves can be life threatening, so it is important to restore power as quickly as ...