美国航空航天局 NASA 与弗吉尼亚州能源部门签太空法协议：POWER 气象数据接入州能源规划模型
位于弗吉尼亚州 Hampton 的美国航空航天局（NASA）Langley 研究中心与弗吉尼亚州能源部门（Virginia Energy）10月23日宣布签署一项新的《太空法协议》（Space Act Agreement）：NASA 将向该州提供太阳辐射、气象与未来天气风险数据集，用于弗吉尼亚州的能源系统建模与长期规划。协议在当天的仪式上对外宣布。
根据协议，NASA 将以其大气科学专长支持弗吉尼亚州能源部门的韧性研究、资源分析与长期能源规划，帮助州官员为当前与潜在的极端天气做准备，并评估天气对电力需求、发电能力与电网压力的影响。NASA 表示，相关信息可直接纳入该州的能源政策、规划与运行决策。
数据将来自 NASA 的「全球能源资源预测」（POWER）项目。POWER 的数据产品将通过一条数字管线接入弗吉尼亚州能源部门的建模与分析系统：该部门可连接 Langley 的 POWER 网络平台、下载所需数据集并直接导入自家模型。POWER 依托 NASA「地球科学到行动」计划的验证数据产品，支持能源发电系统的设计与发电量预测，相关研发横跨 Langley、位于马里兰州 Greenbelt 的 Goddard 太空飞行中心与位于加利福尼亚州硅谷的 Ames 研究中心。
NASA Langley 副主任 Allen Kilgore 表示：「NASA Langley 乐于把我们独特的科学数据交到希望改善民众生活的人手中。这次与弗吉尼亚州能源部门的合作将造福弗吉尼亚州民众，并为该州带来更强的能源安全。」弗吉尼亚州能源部门主任 Vince Maiden 表示：「可靠的能源规划取决于能反映真实世界状况的模型。这次合作将帮助我们更好地理解天气如何影响电力供需、识别薄弱环节，并更有把握地权衡资源取舍。」
NASA 介绍，这项合作由 Langley 的战略伙伴办公室促成，该办公室负责把中心与工业界、学术界及其他政府机构的设施、能力与专业测试环境对接起来。
NASA and Virginia Energy Sign Space Act Agreement: POWER Weather Data to Feed State Energy Planning Models
NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, and the Virginia Department of Energy (Virginia Energy) announced on October 23 that they have signed a new Space Act Agreement under which NASA will provide solar, meteorological and future weather risk datasets to support energy system modeling and long-term planning in Virginia. The agreement was announced at a ceremony that day.
Under the agreement, NASA will lend its expertise in atmospheric sciences to Virginia Energy's resiliency studies, resource analysis and long-term energy planning, helping state officials plan for current and potential extreme weather and assess its implications for electricity demand, energy generation and system stress. NASA said the information can be incorporated directly into the state's energy policy, planning and operational decisions.
The data will come from NASA's Prediction of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project. POWER data products will be infused into Virginia Energy's modeling and analysis system through a digital pipeline connecting to Langley's POWER web platform, allowing the department to download specific datasets directly into its own tools. POWER supports the design of energy generation systems and the prediction of energy production, using validated data products from NASA's Earth Science to Action program, with research and development spanning Langley, Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, and Ames Research Center in California's Silicon Valley.
"NASA Langley relishes the opportunity to put our unique science data into the hands of those who want to improve people's lives," said NASA Langley Deputy Director Allen Kilgore. "This collaboration with Virginia Energy will benefit the citizens of Virginia and provide stronger energy security for the Commonwealth." Virginia Energy Director Vince Maiden said: "Sound energy planning depends on models that reflect real-world conditions. This collaboration will help us better understand how weather affects electricity supply and demand, identify vulnerabilities, and weigh resource tradeoffs with greater confidence."
NASA said the partnership was fostered through Langley's Strategic Partnerships Office, which connects industry, academia and other government agencies with the center's facilities, capabilities and specialized test environments.
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