The Advanced Computing Tech Team has held workshops annually to engage industry, academy and government together on the subject.
October 2010 Simulation Summit
The 2011 Department of Energy Simulations Summit brought together leaders from National Laboratories, Industry, Universities and Government to:
- Identify barriers for creating an easier transfer of useful simulations capability from National Labs and academia to private industry
- Indicate ways these barriers could be overcome
- Identify potential government roles in overcoming these barriers
- Gauge both National Lab and Industry needs for a computationally aware workforce
- Develop some 'buzz' around high-end computing and competitiveness in the broader scientific and educational communities
May 2011 National Summit on Advancing Clean Energy Technologies
This summit brought together experts to discuss Entrepreneurship and Innovation through High-Performance Computing.
- The National Summit mobilized the extraordinary talent and insights of energy technologists and computational experts with the knowledge and experience of industry executives and public officials. During the event, speakers and panelists discussed the practical pathways necessary to improve America’s pursuit of energy and environmental security; economic growth and competitiveness; and the creation of next generation, high-tech jobs.
- The National Summit was co-sponsored by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for 21st Century Energy, the Council on Competitiveness, the American Energy Innovation Council, the National Venture Capital Association, Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Science Coalition. More than 300 experts and practitioners from business, finance, industry, government, academia and the nation’s leading science and computing laboratories attended and contributed to the two-day event. The National Summit explored ways that the high-performance computing (HPC) capabilities of our national laboratories can help our nation meet this century’s energy challenges by expediting the commercialization of clean energy technologies.
- The National Summit was organized with the goal of producing an actionable, national roadmap for advancing energy technologies through the application of HPC and modeling and simulation. The National Summit was the first step in this process. Knowledge and the application of HPC can provide an edge to American entrepreneurs and companies and hasten implementation of crucial new technologies by substantially reducing development time and cost. The United States is a world leader in HPC and advanced simulation applications, and the national laboratory system can provide expertise and capabilities at a level found few places in the world.
August 2012 – Workshop on the Grand Challenges of Advanced Computing for Energy Innovation
The introduction to a May 8, 2012 Forbes magazine interview with Secretary Chu reads, “The Nobel Prize-winning scientist is betting that these super machines will play a key role in designing new products and solving longstanding energy challenges: from better engines to advanced nuclear reactors. He’s backing his bet with significant resources, offering some of the Department’s world leading supercomputers for use by industry leaders.” The purpose of this workshop was to turn the Secretary’s word into actions.
Workshop Goals
- Refine the Secretary’s vision of how advanced computing could change the U.S. energy future by enabling energy innovation.
- Attract and strengthen a team of end users (energy innovators), advanced computing technology developers, and supporters.
- Identify challenges and specific actions necessary to widen the use of advanced computing to enable better generation, delivery, storage, and use of energy.