[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 5 (Friday, January 7, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1146-1147]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-413]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Golden Field Office; Supplemental Announcement to the Broad Based
Solicitation 2000 (DE-PS36-00GO10482) for Financial Assistance
Applications Involving Research, Development and Demonstration for the
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
AGENCY: Department of Energy.
ACTION: Supplemental Announcement 03 to the Broad Based Solicitation
2000 for Financial Assistance Applications DE-PS36-00GO10482.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), pursuant to the DOE
Financial Assistance Rules, 10 CFR 600.8, is announcing its intention
to solicit applications for Biobased Products and Bioenergy
Technologies. Financial assistance award(s) issued under this
Supplemental Announcement will be cooperative agreements.
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DATES: The solicitation will be issued in early January, 2000.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the Solicitation once issued, can be obtained from
the Golden Field Office Home page at http://www.eren.doe.gov/golden/
solicitations.html.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under this Supplemental Announcement, DOE is
seeking research and development proposals that can advance current
market opportunities for biobased products and bioenergy systems, and
facilitate the development of existing and new markets. A fundamental
requirement of this solicitation will be to perform research,
development, and demonstration that results in integrated co-products
addressing at least two of the three major areas of chemicals, fuel,
and/or power, where power can be electricity and/or heat.
A primary objective is to develop and demonstrate low-cost, value-
added process streams such as gases, liquids and solids from the
initial conversion process as precursors to producing power, steam,
fuels, chemicals, and consumer products. A second primary objective is
to develop the biomass feedstock handling, process chemistry,
biochemistry, separation and recovery technologies, and power
generation knowledge to upgrade these streams to final products. A dual
approach is envisioned whereby biomass feedstocks can be utilized in
their existing form or upgraded to value-added streams which can then
be processed to recover end products.
This Supplemental Announcement will solicit projects in either of
two different phases. Each phase is characterized by a goal of
achieving and proving different levels of technology maturity. Phase A
is intended to result in a minimum of a laboratory-scale demonstration
of the proposed technology. Phase B will advance the technology through
proof of prototype-scale hardware and complete a detailed design for a
pilot-scale facility. Each applicant will be required to elect one of
the two phases for consideration of an award for any given conversion
process. Awards under this Supplemental Announcement will be
Cooperative Agreements that will have a term of 12 months or
potentially longer.
The total amount of DOE funds available under this Supplemental
Announcement is $4.3 million. Between two and four individual awards
are anticipated in each of the two phases. The exact number of awards
is subject to the results of the Merit Review process including the
application of Program Policy Factors.
Issuance of the solicitation is planned for early January, 2000,
with responses due on March 7, 2000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ruth E. Adams, Contracting Officer, at
303-275-4722, e-mail ruth__adams@nre.gov.
Issued in Golden, Colorado, on December 22, 1999.
Matthew A. Barron,
Acting Procurement Director.
[FR Doc. 00-413 Filed 1-6-00; 8:45 am]
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