Summer 2010 Week 3: Optimization in Energy Systems
July 31, 2010 to August 7, 2010
Snowbird, Highway 210 Little Cottonwood Canyon, Snowbird, Utah
The current emphasis on reducing the carbon footprint of human activity to minimize our impact on global climate changes has resulted in a renewed interest in energy systems. Of particular interest is the development of novel cost-effective renewable energy sources, improved management and operation of existing energy sources, and integration of both with minimal disruption to existing energy infrastructures and consumers. For example, the intermittent nature of renewable energy sources, coupled with the drive for reducing costs by bringing market mechanisms closer to the consumer creates new operational and design complexity. The latter is prompted by the rapid growth of decentralization in system operations and smart grid technology use, which puts unprecedented challenges to the decision making process. Another example is in the area of buildings, which currently use about 40% of the energy produced in the U.S. Building system simulations and the nature of computations used in design, construction and operations require the consideration of multi-physics simulations alongside multi-objective stochastic optimization methods for maximizing energy efficiency.
Given the central role that optimization occupies in all energy systems this situation presents a unique opportunity for advancing the state of the art in computational optimization methods and algorithms. This opportunity is enhanced by the rapid increase in the level of parallelism of novel and emerging computational architectures, such as GPUs and extreme scale supercomputers. The aim of the workshop is to provide a forum that identifies needed advances in the theory and computation for numerical optimization that would enable rapid progress in addressing the challenges in the design, development, and operation of energy systems. Targeted areas include: optimal control, mixed integer nonlinear programming, complementarity problems, simulation-based optimization, multi-objective optimization and stochastic programming.
Organizing Committee
- Mihai Anitescu (Argonne National Laboratory/University of Chicago)
- Juan C. Meza (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)
Scientific Overview
Location Details
On-site ICiS staff member: Silvia Palomino, palomino@mcs.anl.gov
Please try to arrive on Saturday, July 31. The workshop program starts on Sunday, August 1, with a kick-off breakfast. Please look for the agenda on this page for exact times and locations. The workshop closes on Saturday, August 7, by noon.
Lodging
Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort is a fully staffed, full service resort. The ICiS Summer Institute block rate of $79 per night (plus tax and fees) is guaranteed from Saturday, July 31 to Saturday, August 7. If you wish to extend your stay beyond August 7 and are not a registered participant of the August 7-14 ICiS workshop your nightly rate is subject to change.
You can reduce costs by sharing a room with another workshop participant. If you are interested in this option, contact us at <support@icis.anl.gov> and we will assist in pairing up individuals depending on space availability. You can choose to make your room-sharing arrangements independent of us as well.
Snowbird has complimentary high-speed wireless Internet in the rooms and in many common areas. Included in each Cliff Lodge room: hairdryer, coffee maker, small refrigerator, iron and ironing board. Several laundry facilities can be found on site.
Shuttle Service (Canyon Transportation)
A 40-minute direct shuttle between the airport and Snowbird is $68 + tip roundtrip and must be arranged via the Snowbird Central Reservations line at 1-800-232-9542 no later than 48 hours prior to your arrival. You will be asked to provide your flight information. 48 hours notice is required for all cancellations.
- Express hours from the airport are from 8 a.m. to midnight departing every hour.
- Return trips leave Snowbird 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. on the hour, based on reservations.
- Return trips should be reconfirmed with Canyon the day prior to departure.
- Return airport trips are scheduled for three hours on the hour before scheduled airline departure to allow for airport check-in and security screening.
Rental Car
The following car rental companies have counters in Salt Lake City International Airport: Advantage, Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, National, and Thrifty. Make your reservations via the company website or via a travel engine like Expedia.com, Travelocity.com, or Orbitz.com.
* Snowbird charges a nightly parking fee.
Day care at Snowbird
Camp Snowbird is a state licensed day care facility and cares for infants, toddlers, and youth up to 12 years of age. Private babysitting services are also available. www.snowbird.com/lodging/forkids/campsnowbird.html
