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URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-distributed-emb
 edded-energy-converter-technologies-deec-tec/
SUMMARY:MAE Seminar - Distributed Embedded Energy Converter Technologies (D
 EEC-Tec)
DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar - Distributed Embedded Energy Converter Technologie
 s (DEEC-Tec)\n\nOctober 24\, 2024 at 12:50pm\, Location: MAE-A 303\n\nDr. 
 Blake Boren\nTechnology Innovation\, Modeling\,and Assessment Engineer \nN
 ational Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)\n\nAbstract\nThis presentation 
 will provide an overview of Distributed Embedded Energy Converter Technolo
 gies (DEEC-Tec)\, an innovative research area in marine renewable energy d
 eveloped by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). DEEC-Tec uses
  numerous small-scale energy converters (DEECs) combined to form metamater
 ials\, which are then integrated into larger structures that convert ocean
  wave energy into electricity and desalinated water. The presentation will
  cover the three levels of DEEC-Tec technology: individual DEECs\, DEEC-Te
 c metamaterials\, and complete energy conversion systems that are construc
 ted from those metamaterials. The presentation will also highlight NREL’
 s advancements in prototype development\, design methods\, material techno
 logies\, and evaluation tools. Lastly\, the presentation will address the 
 unique benefits of DEEC-Tec\, such as broad-band energy absorption and mec
 hanical redundancy\, as well as the challenges in this emerging field. Att
 endees will gain insight into how DEEC-Tec could transform marine renewabl
 e energy with its adaptable\, efficient\, and cost-effective solutions.\n\
 nBiography\nBlake Boren is a researcher with over a decade of experience i
 n marine renewable energy technologies\, spanning both industry and academ
 ia. Dr. Boren received a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Oregon State
  University in 2015 and currently serves as a Technology Innovation\, Mode
 ling\, and Assessment Engineer at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  (NREL). Dr. Boren’s work at NREL focuses on developing innovative metho
 ds to convert ocean wave energy into practical forms\, such as electricity
  and desalinated water. Prior to joining NREL\, Dr. Boren was a Modeling a
 nd Controls Engineer at an ocean wave energy startup\, where he helped lea
 d the numerical and controls team. He later held a postdoctoral position a
 t Virginia Tech\, conducting high-fidelity fluid-structure interaction ana
 lyses for ocean energy converters. With expertise in dynamics\, controls\,
  embedded systems\, and numerical modeling\, Dr. Boren is committed to adv
 ancing renewable energy solutions to address global energy challenges.\n \
 nMAE Faculty Host: Dr. Patrick Musgrave
CATEGORIES:Seminars
LOCATION:MAE-A Room 303\, 939 Sweetwater Drive\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\,
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