[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 4, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28189-28190]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-13906]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Denver Regional Support Office
Commercialization Ventures Program; Notice of Solicitation for
Financial Assistance Applications
Agency: Department of Energy.
Action: Notice of solicitation for financial assistance application
Number DE-PS48-96R810587.
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Summary: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), through its
Commercialization Ventures Program,
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announces its intention to issue a competitive solicitation for
applications for financial assistance from state energy offices for
projects that will accelerate the commercialization of renewable energy
technologies. This action is subject to the DOE Financial Assistance
Rules, which can be found in Title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (10 CFR 600).
Availability of the Solicitation: DOE expects to issue the solicitation
on or about May 31, 1996. To obtain a copy of the solicitation,
interested parties may write to the U.S. Department of Energy, Denver
Regional Support Office, Attention: Margaret Learmouth, 1617 Cole
Boulevard, Golden, CO 80401. Only written requests for the solicitation
will be honored. For convenience, requests for the solicitation may be
faxed to Margaret Learmouth at (303) 275-4830. Telephone requests for
the solicitation will not be granted.
Supplementary Information: The DOE Commercialization Ventures Program
seeks to assist entry into the marketplace of newly emerging renewable
energy technologies or innovative applications of existing renewable
energy technologies. Generally, an emerging technology means one that
has already been proven to be viable, but which has had little or no
operational experience, or when an innovative application of such
technology has not been generally utilized. Any such experience has
been limited, either to sub-commercial size or quantities, to
restricted or controlled operation, or to limited applications.
Restricted Eligibility Notice:
Applications must be submitted by an eligible applicant.
Eligible applicants for purposes of funding under the program are the
energy offices of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the U.S.
Virgin islands, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico and any territory or
possession of the United States. For states lacking official energy
offices, the eligible applicant is the state agency with responsibility
for energy matters. A state agency applicant must form a partnering
arrangement with at least one for-profit business to be eligible.
Project Requirements:
This state agency, as the direct award recipient, is
required to work in a partnership or subaward arrangement with at least
one for-profit entity.
The activities funded must be performed in the United
States.
The manufacture and reproduction of any invention or
product resulting from the project must be manufactured or reproduced
substantially in the United States.
Have at least 50 percent of the total project costs
directly and specifically related to the project come from non-federal
sources.
Local governments, State and private universities, private
non-profits, for-profit businesses, and individuals, who are not
eligible as direct applicants, must work with the appropriate State
agencies in developing projects and forming participation arrangements.
Additional requirements will be described in the solicitation.
Projects may include manufacture of an emerging renewable energy
technology or production of energy or fuel using an innovative
application of an existing renewable energy technology.
DOE expects to have approximately $8-11 million available for
projects, and anticipates making 5-10 awards. The solicitation is
anticipated to be issued on or about May 31, 1996, and will contain
detailed information on funding, cost sharing requirements eligibility,
application preparation and evaluation methodology. Responses to the
solicitation will be due approximately 75 days after solicitation
release.
In addition to the direct financial assistance offered through this
solicitation, DOE may be in a position to offer non-financial
assistance in the form of consulting expertise on business aspects of
proposed projects, such as development of a business plan or
identifying commercial financing for promising projects. Candidate
projects for this form of assistance will be identified during the
application review process.
Issued in Golden, Colorado on May 23, 1996.
John W. Meeker,
Chief, Procurement, GO.
[FR Doc. 96-13906 Filed 6-3-96; 8:45 am]
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