[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 192 (Friday, October 3, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51839-51843]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-26276]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Restricted Eligibility in Support of Advanced Coal Research at
U.S. Colleges and Universities
AGENCY: Federal Energy Technology Center (FETC), Pittsburgh, Department
of Energy (DOE).
ACTION: Issuance of financial assistance solicitation.
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SUMMARY: The FETC announces that pursuant to 10 CFR 600.8(a)(2), and in
support of advanced coal research to U.S. colleges and universities, it
intends to conduct a competitive Program Solicitation and award
financial assistance grants to qualified recipients. Proposals will be
subjected to a comparative merit review by a Peer Review/DOE technical
panel, and awards will be made to a limited number of proposers on the
basis of the scientific merit of the proposals, application of relevant
program policy factors, and the availability of funds.
DATES: The Program Solicitation is expected to be ready for release by
October 15, 1997. Applications must be prepared and submitted in
accordance with the instructions and forms in the Program Solicitation
and must be received by the Department of Energy by November 26, 1997.
Upon receipt of the solicitation document, check for any changes (i.e.
closing date of solicitation) and/or amendments, if any, prior to
proposal submission.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Debra A. Duncan, U.S. Department
of Energy, Federal Energy Technology Center, P.O. Box 10940 (MS 921-
143), Pittsburgh, PA 15236-0940; (Telephone: 412-892-5700; Facsimile:
412-892-6216; E-Mail: duncan@fetc.doe.gov).
ADDRESSES: The solicitation will be posted on the internet at FETC's
Home Page (http://www.fetc.doe.gov/business/solicit/solicit.html). The
solicitation will also be available, upon request, in Wordperfect 5.1
format on 35'' double-sided/high-density disk. Requests can be made via
letter, facsimile, or by
E-mail. Telephone requests will not be accepted for any format version
of the solicitation.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Through Program Solicitation DE-PS26-
98FT98200.000, the DOE is interested in applications from U.S. colleges
and universities (and university-affiliated research centers submitting
applications through their respective universities). Applications will
be selected to complement and enhance research being conducted in
related Fossil Energy (FE) programs. Applications may be submitted
individually (i.e., by only one college/university) or jointly (i.e.,
by ``teams'' made up of: (1) three or more colleges/universities, or
(2) two or more colleges/universities and at least one industrial
partner. Collaboration, in the form of joint proposals, is encouraged
but not required.
Eligibility
Applications under this solicitation may be accepted in two
subprogram areas: (1) University Coal Research (UCR) Core Program, and
(2) University Coal Research Innovative Concepts Program. Applications
must address coal research in one of the solicitation key focus areas
in the Core Program or as outlined in the Innovative Concepts Program.
Background
A concept called ``Vision 21'' is being developed as part of the
Coal and Power Systems Strategic Plan which will provide DOE's Fossil
Energy organization with a clear focus and mission and will be central
to the course of fossil energy research. Vision 21 is, in essence, the
idea of a modular co-production facility that is designed for facile
capture of CO2. The concept does not define a single,
optimum configuration but rather allows for a series of plant
configurations, based on common modules, capable of co-producing power,
fuels, chemicals, and other high value products with avoidance or
sequestration of CO2 and with low emissions of
SO2, NOX , and particulates. It is envisioned
that their modular construction will permit the plants to be tailored
to fit a geographic location and specific market area by selection of
the appropriate combination of modules. The modules will be scaled to
operate together and may be available in several size ranges. In
summary, the distinguishing features of the definitive Vision 21 fleet
would be (1) the capability of producing low cost electricity at
efficiencies over 60%; (2) near-zero pollutants, i.e., one-tenth of New
Source Performance Standards for criteria pollutants; (3) no net
CO2 emissions; (4) fuel flexibility (coal plus other
opportunity fuels); (5) co-production of higher value commodities; and
(6) modular design that permits customizing a plant to a given market
area.
For purposes of this solicitation, the feedstock may be coal or any
carbonaceous material in combination with coal. Gas or biomass could be
combined with the coal to reduce or offset fossil carbon emissions in
stages of development where CO2 was not completely
sequestered. Petroleum coke could be used near refineries and municipal
waste could also be a fraction of any feed. These Vision 21 plants
would answer the needs of a deregulated power industry in that they
would provide the ability to supply distributed power while producing
high value products. The flexibility to shift product distribution with
market forces would make the fledgling plants more robust in a
competitive market. The capability to readily capture a concentrated
CO2 stream will be an added benefit should a ``carbon tax''
be levied and would allow market forces to determine whether carbon is
sequestered or taxed-on-release. The Power/Fuels/ Chemicals industry
will produce environmentally responsible power, fuels, and chemicals
that will be the basis for a secure energy future. The high efficiency
of the new power systems will allow more efficient use of indigenous
resources and further reduce CO2 emissions. Developments in
breakthrough technologies, such as the high temperature hydrogen
separation membrane and advanced oxygen production, will be spinoffs
that will be beneficial to many industries. The work in three-phase
slurry reactors is universally applicable to chemical and petroleum
industries, and development of advanced Diesel fuels will increase gas
mileage by 50% or more while reducing particulates and CO2
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emissions. Advanced research into areas of proposed regulation
and into newly regulated materials, such as PM2.5 and
mercury, will provide the knowledge base necessary for judicious
application of the law. A module will be included in the Vision 21
slate when it has been physically demonstrated at full-scale. Data from
these demonstrations will permit ready simulation of any permutation of
modules in a ``virtual demonstration'' of a plant configuration. At
some point, it will be possible to provide the market and feedstock
information for a geographic area and receive a prioritized list of
plant configurations based on demonstrated modules. This virtual
demonstration will provide significant economies when siting,
designing, and constructing Vision 21 plants. Research should be
continuous in all areas of fuels, chemicals, and carbon materials
production and power generation to include environmental mitigation
technologies and facile CO2 capture. As developments in some
technologies are slowed by barriers, those technologies may be moved
back into a more advanced research mode. No area should be completely
abandoned. The advantage of the Vision concept is that, for example, if
one gasifier technology is slowed, another will be developed in
parallel. If a technology is not able to be economically developed, it
will not stop the progress of Vision 21, but will only change
configuration options. The UCR program is moving in the direction of
Vision 21 and will be providing the longer range research needs
asociated with Vision 21 in addition to continuing to support our
present program areas. As you may infer, Vision 21 is not exclusive of
our present work, but is rather a concept that provides a longer term
focus and direction to our research programs.
UCR Core Program
The DOE is interested in innovative and fundamental research
pertinent to coal conversion and utilization limited to six (6) focus
areas under the UCR Core Program. The focus areas are listed in
descending order of programmatic priority. The DOE intends to fund at
least one proposal in each focus area; however, high quality proposals
in a higher ranked focus area may be given more consideration during
the selection process. The areas sought in the focus areas are not
intended to be all-encompassing, and it is specifically emphasized that
other subjects for coal research that fall within their scope will
receive the same evaluation and consideration for support as the
examples cited.
UCR Core Program Focus Areas
Mercury Detection and Control
Concern over mercury emissions from power plant stack gas has
increased since the 1990 Amendments to the Clean Air Act, where mercury
was included in the list of 189 hazardous air pollutants. Mercury is
present in most coals at trace levels and, during gasification or
combustion processes, is partitioned between the ash, particulate (fly
ash), and gas phases. Any mercury in the ash or particulate is readily
measured and controlled, but the behavior of vapor phase mercury is
problematic. Significant quantities of mercury leave the gasification
or combustion zone in the vapor phase as elemental mercury, mercuric
chloride, or some other volatile mercury compound, and no known single
technique can effectively remove all forms of mercury. The initial
distribution between the elemental and oxidized mercury varies with the
plant, coal, and conditions. As the entrained vapor travels down the
thermal and chemical gradients of subsequent gas processing, be it for
gasification or combustion, the valence states and forms of the mercury
change, yet again, as the various mercury species react with oxidizing
gases, such as chlorine, added gas treatment reagents, and compounds
sorbed on them. In addition, fly ash, unburned carbon, and other
particulate components of the gas stream may interact or catalyze
reactions of the mercury compounds.
It has become apparent that the system is significantly more
complex than previously imagined and that to measure and control
mercury in these gas streams, a basic understanding of the chemistry of
mercury under the range of thermal and chemical conditions found in
gasification and combustion processes is necessary.
Grant applications are sought for fundamental investigations into
the measurement and the removal of mercury and mercury compounds in
coal fired power plant flue gases and coal gasifier internal process
streams. In particular, the proposals should focus on one or both of
the following aspects: (1) Defining and understanding the mechanisms
involved with mercury transformation during combustion and
gasification, focusing on the identification of the rate-controlling
steps (i.e., transport, equilibria, and kinetics), and (2) Defining and
understanding the mechanisms involved with mercury transformations
during post combustion/gasification conditions (i.e., gas and particle
phase interactions) resulting in the absorption of mercury and
conversion of one form of mercury to another. This would include
defining and understanding the physical and chemical interactions of
flue gas constituents (vapor and particle) on the absorption of mercury
while injecting novel sorbents.
Novelty of approach, coupled with the likelihood of providing
useful measurements and fundamental data must be demonstrated in the
successful application. Proposals based on incremental additions to the
current data base are not encouraged.
Novel Catalysts for Advanced Diesel Fuels
With the renewed interest in synthetic diesel fuels derived from
Fischer-Tropsch (F-T) reaction of Syngas and the concomitant research
into oxygenated diesel fuels, such as ethers and acetals, there is a
need for new catalysts that are more selective, operate under milder
conditions, and economically produce stable, high-cetane-number diesel
fuels and additives. These would be produced either in a stand alone
facility or, more likely, as part of a coal-fed Vision 21 co-production
plant. The drive to produce diesel specification fuels is the result of
increased sales of light trucks, vans, and sport/utility vehicles that
now account for over 50% of the market. These vehicles, much less fuel
efficient than modern sedans, will probably be forced to use diesel
engines to meet Corporate Average Fuel Economy requirements. The
engines will behave operationally and environmentally like modern spark
ignition engines and use fuels that are compatible with the present
distribution infrastructure to ease the conversion to the new fuels.
Grant applications are sought for investigations into the area of
new catalysts for selective, economic, and environmentally acceptable
oxygenated and high-cetane-number diesel fuels. The fuels produced must
be compression ignitable and may not include methanol. The work should
lead to novel catalysts to produce such fuels or a better basic
understanding of catalytic production of diesel fuels.
Advanced Air Separation Technologies
An Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) system is a likely
modular component of a Vision 21 co-production plant. In an IGCC
system, coal and other carbonaceous feedstocks are partially combusted
at elevated temperatures and pressures to produce synthesis gas, a
mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen. The synthesis gas must be
cleaned of sulfur compounds and particulates before use. IGCC
technology
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is ideally suited for the coproduction of electricity and high quality
transportation fuel or a host of high-value chemicals to meet specific
market needs. For the production of electricity, the gasifier can use
either air or pure oxygen for the partial combustion reactions.
However, for coproduction of power and fuels/chemicals, oxygen is
required to reduce the quantity of inert materials in downstream
process units. The coproduction option offers the potential for early
introduction of IGCC technologies in the United States through
integration with existing manufacturing facilities and will lead
directly to Vision 21 plants. Through the continued development of
improved technologies, DOE hopes to further reduce the capital cost of
IGCC facilities to below $1,000 per kilowatt, achieve high overall
plant efficiencies, produce environmentally superior transportation
fuels that are cost competitive with those produced from petroleum, and
to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
Grant applications are sought to develop advanced air separation
techniques that have potential for substantial reductions in capital
and operating costs compared with commercial cryogenic air separation
technologies and result in improved overall process efficiencies for
Vision 21 modules such as IGCC with co-production of fuels and
chemicals.
The proposed technologies can either focus on the production of
pure oxygen or enriched air (e.g., 65-85% oxygen in nitrogen). Such
technologies are not further defined but could include advanced
molecular sieve membranes, advanced absorption technologies or oxygen
transport membranes. The proposed concept need not be a standalone
technology and those that require integration into specific processes
to achieve the desired cost and efficiency improvements are acceptable.
Direct Coal Liquefaction
Direct coal liquefaction includes technologies for converting coal
or mixtures of coal with petroleum resids, waste materials (plastics,
rubber), or biomass (wood, paper) to liquid products suitable for
further refining for ultimate use as transportation fuels. Application
of these technologies has been delayed by the need to reduce costs of
both the initial conversion processes and the downstream processes for
the upgrading of the liquid products. Better knowledge of chemical
reactions pertinent to the conversion of coal and the prevention of the
formation of refractory products would benefit the design of process
strategies and to reduce cost of direct liquefaction. Knowledge that
would enable the more efficient use of hydrogen would improve the
overall thermal efficiency and reduce the net emissions of
CO2 from the conversion process. A key requirement for
improving the science underlying the technology of the initial
conversion of coal, or its co-processing mixtures, is a better
understanding of the complex chemistry of the conversion steps. These
steps involve combinations of thermal cracking and hydrogenation,
usually with a dispersed or supported catalyst. Another problem lie in
the hydrotreatment of the liquids produced by the initial steps. This
downstream catalytic upgrading involves extensive hydrogenation in
order ultimately to produce a fuel that will meet performance and
environmental standards. Reduction of the cost and hydrogen consumption
in these upgrading steps requires raising the performance of catalytic
hydrotreating processes. Such improvements would be made easier if
better knowledge of the target molecules for hydrodesulfurization and
hydrodenitrogenation were available.
Grant applications are being sought to understand these mechanisms
better, or to develop ways to overcome these barriers to advancing this
technology.
CO2 Capture and Sequestration
Future advanced power generation systems, such as Vision 21, will
be designed to eliminate any CO2 emissions from the plant.
The high energy penalties and high costs associated with removing
CO2 from the flue gas of a fossil fuel-fired power plant
represent major impediments to future use of CO2
sequestration. Novel methods for capture and sequestration of
CO2 that sharply reduce these energy penalties and costs
must be investigated. Promising approaches could include the
development of new scrubbing solvents or sorbents, or the development
of advanced sequestration techniques that are compatible with the
Vision 21 concept. Since, in the sequestration schemes for
CO2, transport could be a major economic and practical
concern, proposed ideas may also be related to the ease of transporting
CO2 to a storage site. Proposed methods of CO2
disposal could include but not be limited to new ideas on using oil and
gas reservoirs, the deep oceans, deep confined aquifers, and mineral
carbonates.
Grant applications are sought to investigate areas of novel methods
of CO2 capture and sequestration that are technically, economically,
and ecologically feasible. The proposed work should be consistent with
the Vision 21 concept, novel in nature, and may include, but must not
be limited to a review of prior research related to this focus area.
Advanced Diagnostics and Modeling Techniques for Three-Phase Slurry
Reactors (Bubble Columns)
The Fischer-Tropsch (F-T) synthesis reaction represents an
important route to convert coal-derived synthesis gas to hydrocarbon
fuels and will be a module for the Vision 21 plants. Slurry phase
Fischer-Tropsch processing is considered a potentially more economic
scheme to convert synthesis gas into liquid fuels, largely due to its
relatively simple reactor design, improved thermal efficiency, and
ability to process CO-rich synthesis gas. The application of the three-
phase slurry reactor system to coal liquefaction and the chemical
process industry has recently received considerable attention. A
reliable model will be invaluable for the design, scale-up, and
efficient operation of the three-phase slurry reactors. To develop such
a model, the hydrodynamic parameters and the complex chemistry of the
F-T reaction must be fully understood. ``Hydrodynamics'' includes the
rate of mass transfer between the gas and the liquid, gas bubble size,
gas, liquid, and solids holdup, and gas, liquid, and solids axial and
radical distributions, velocity distribution and flow regimes.
Measurement of these parameters must be made under reaction conditions,
such as high temperature and pressure, and with the presence of a
reaction liquid medium and high gas and solids holdup. It is expected
that advanced diagnostic techniques will be required to conduct the
measurements under the reaction conditions.
The completed model must be able to predict the holdup of all
phases (gas, liquid, and solids), temperature and pressure profiles,
and concentration profiles for individual reactants and products.
Grant applications are sought for investigations of the advanced
diagnostic techniques for the measurement of hydrodynamic parameters
under Fischer-Tropsch reaction conditions. Novelty and innovation
coupled with the likely prospect of providing new insight on these long
standing problems must be demonstrated in the successful application.
Proposals based on extensions of traditional methods or past results
are discouraged.
Grant applications are sought for investigations of the development
of models for the three-phase slurry reactor. The model must
incorporate the
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hydrodynamic parameters and reaction kinetics. Novelty and innovation
coupled with the likely prospect of providing new insight on these long
standing problems must be demonstrated in the successful application.
UCR Innovative Concepts Program
As the twenty-first century approaches, the challenges facing coal
and the electric utility industry continue to grow. Environmental
issues such as pollutant control, both criteria and trace, waste
minimization, and the co-firing of coal with biomass, waste, or
alternative fuels will remain important. The need for increased
efficiency, improved reliability, and lower costs will be felt as an
aging utility industry faces deregulation. Advanced power systems, such
as a Vision 21 plant, and environmental systems will come into play as
older plants are retired and utilities explore new ways to meet the
growing demand for electricity.
The DOE is interested in innovative research in the coal conversion
and utilization areas that will be required if coal is to continue to
play a dominant role in the generation of electric power. Technical
topics like the ones that follow, will need to be answered but are not
intended to be all-encompassing. It is specifically emphasized that
other subjects for coal research will receive the same evaluation and
consideration for support as the examples cited.
UCR Innovative Concepts Program Technical Topic(s)
Fine Particulate Matter
Fine particulate matter is defined as material with an aerodynamic-
equivalent diameter of 2.5 microns or less and is generally represented
as PM2.5 It represents a broad class of substances dispersed
through the atmosphere and originates from a variety of sources. These
particles, which have been associated with adverse human health
effects, are generally divided into two classes, Primary and Secondary.
Primary particles are emitted directly as such, as fly ash, soot, dust,
or sea salt. Secondary particles are formed in the atmosphere mainly
from gas phase precursors such as SO2, NOX, and
VOC to produce particles such as sulfuric acid, ammonium nitrate, and
ammonium bisulfate. Recently, the Environmental Protection Agency
promulgated a new PM2.5 National Ambient Air Quality
Standards. These standards will affect the operation of much of our
industrial base, including fossil fueled power and industrial plants.
In light of the regulations, it will be important to capture and
identify particles as to composition and probable sources and would
greatly affect the industries controlled and the levels of controls
required.
Grant applications are sought for proposals to investigate
innovative methods for the quantitative capture and chemical analysis
of air borne PM2.5 particles with the goal of source
apportionment.
Additionally, grant applications are sought for methods that allow
on-line measurement or control at sources such as fossil fueled power
and industrial plants.
Materials--Development of Innovative Protective Surface Oxide Coatings
Protection from corrosion and environmental effects arising from
damaging reactions with gases and condensed products is required to
exploit the potential of advanced high-temperature materials designed
to improve energy efficiency fully and reduce deleterious environmental
impact (e.g., to achieve the performance goals of the Vision 21
powerplants). The resistance to such reactions is best afforded by the
formation of stable surface oxides that are slow growing, compact, and
adherent to the substrate or by the deposition of coatings that contain
or develop oxides with similar characteristics. However, the ability of
brittle ceramic films and coatings to protect the material on which
they are formed or deposited has long been problematical, particularly
for applications involving numerous or severe high temperature thermal
cycles or very aggressive environments. This lack of mechanical
reliability severely limits the performance or durability of alloys and
ceramics in many high-temperature utility and powerplant applications
and places severe restrictions on deployment of such materials. The
beneficial effects of certain alloying additions on the growth and
adherence of protective oxide scales on metallic substrates are well
known, but satisfactory broad understandings of the mechanisms by which
scale properties and coating integrity (i.e., corrosion resistance) are
improved by compositional, microstructural, and processing
modifications are lacking.
Grant applications are sought for expanding the scientific and
technological approaches to improving stable surface oxides for
corrosion protection in high-temperature oxidizing environments. The
needs are associated with developing innovative oxide coatings and
characterizing oxide-metal interfaces and stress effects on scale
growth as part of DOE's efforts to establish a sound technical basis
for the formulation of specific compositions and synthesis routes for
producing materials with tough, adherent, stable, slow growing oxide
scales or coatings that exhibit the improved elevated temperature
environmental resistance crucial to the success of many of FE's
advanced systems.
In-Situ Removal of Contaminants From High-Temperature Fuel Cells
The product gas from advanced coal gasification systems contains
numerous contaminants that are unacceptable for the present designs of
high-temperature molten carbonate and solid oxide fuel cells (MCFCs and
SOFCs, respectively). In a Vision 21 Plant, as in all coal gasification
and combustion processes, there is a tradeoff between gas cleanup and
downstream process durability. The desired long-term operation (40,000
hours) of current MCFCs and SOFCs can be significantly reduced by even
trace amounts of these contaminants. These contaminants include
particulates (e.g., coal fines and ash), sulfur compounds (e.g.,
H2S and COS), halides (e.g., HCl and HF), nitrogen compounds
(e.g., NH3 and HCN), and trace metal species (e.g., As, Pb,
Hg, Cd, Sn). The effects of these contaminants include plugging of gas
passages, corrosion of fuel cell components, and voltage losses due to
various mechanisms, including physical absorption, chemisorption, or
chemical reaction with fuel cell materials. Tolerance limits can be
below 1 ppm, and the effects vary in severity but all are detrimental
to fuel cell performance. It is unlikely that the next generation of
gas cleanup and gas separation processes in the Vision 21 scenario will
provide gas purity sufficient for long-term operation of MCFCs and
SOFCs manufactured with current materials and fabrication techniques.
If coal-based systems, such as Vision 21, are to take advantage of the
high efficiency and other benefits of high-temperature fuel cells,
methods for in-situ removal of contaminants will greatly increase the
resiliency of these devices and would be applicable to any level of
electrode materials technology.
Grant applications are sought for proposals to investigate
innovative methods for cost-effective, in-situ removal of deposits,
including ash, carbon, and trace metals, from MCFC and SOFC surfaces.
The proposed work may include, but must not be limited to a review of
prior research related to this focus area.
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Prevention of Catalyst Carryover in Three Phase Reactors
There is renewed interest in F-T derived diesel fuels, produced in
a stand alone facility or as part of a coal-fed Vision 21 co-production
plant. To maximize the percentage of diesel fuel obtained, the catalyst
would be designed to allow diesel range products to be the second
largest portion of the product, while maximizing the production of wax.
The wax would be further hydrocracked to diesel fuel in a separate
step. Assuming that a three-phase slurry reactor would be chosen for
the F-T process, there exists the problem of separating the wax from
the molten catalyst-wax slurry as its level rises. The wax, of carbon
number 20 to 70, is both the product and the slurry medium.
Grant applications are sought to develop operations, processes, or
reactor configurations that maintain the necessary catalyst inventory
in the reactor.
Advanced Power Generation Cycles
One of the most effective ways to reduce CO2 and other
emissions from coal-fired powerplants and to achieve the targets for
the Vision 21 plant is to significantly increase the efficiency of
power plants. New cycles are intended for combined cycle applications,
that could increase the efficiency of powerplants to well over 45%.
Grant applications are being solicited for investigation and study
of new cycles for power generation. Specific areas of study may include
high temperature (1,000F), high pressure (2,400
psi) ammonia/water vapor/ liquid thermodynamic properties at various
volume ratios, validation of efficiency projects, alternative
approaches to complex combined cycle evaluations for better matching of
conventional and advanced technology processes, economics, and
identification of barriers (corrosion and new materials investigations,
heat transfer coefficients in two liquid mixtures for application in
falling film heat exchangers), to commercialization. Any novel topping
and bottoming cycles may be offered.
Liquids From Coal
The many advantages of using and handling liquid fuels and chemical
feedstocks has driven research to produce these materials from low-
cost, abundant coal. During most of this century, many processes have
been developed and a few of these were commercialized at some point.
With the advent of Vision 21 and the co-production concept,
opportunities may now exist for identification and development of novel
liquefaction processes that would fit the modular design criterion and
permit ready sequestration of CO2.
Grant applications are being solicited for investigation and study
of new methods to produce value-added liquids from coal consistent with
the Vision 21 concept.
Awards
DOE anticipates awarding financial assistance grants for each
project selected. Approximately $2.7 million will be available for the
Program Solicitation. An estimated $2.2 million is budgeted for the UCR
Core Program and should provide funding for approximately one to three
(1-3) financial assistance awards in each of the six focused areas of
research. The maximum DOE funding for individual colleges/universities
applications in the UCR Core Program varies according to the length of
the proposed performance period as follows:
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Maximum
Performance period funding
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0-12 months.................................................. $80,000
13-24 months................................................. 140,000
25-60 months................................................. 200,000
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The maximum DOE funding for UCR Core Program joint applications is
$400,000 requiring a performance period of 36 months.
Approximately $0.5 million is budgeted for the UCR Innovative
Concepts Program and should provide support for approximately ten (10)
financial assistance awards. The maximum DOE funding for UCR Innovative
Concepts Program awards is $50,000 with 12-month performance periods.
Issued in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on September 25, 1997.
Richard D. Rogus,
Contracting Officer, Acquisition and Assistance Division.
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