[Federal Register: July 7, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 129)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

 
Golden Field Office; Supplemental Announcement to the Broad Based 
Solicitation for Financial Assistance Applications Involving Research, 
Development and Demonstration for the Office of Energy Efficiency and 
Renewable Energy; Co-Firing Biomass With Lignite

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.

ACTION: Supplemental Announcement 14 to the Broad Based Solicitation 
for Financial Assistance Applications DE-PS36-99GO10383

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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 Co-firing Biomass with Lignite. Financial 
assistance award(s) issued under this Supplemental Announcement will be 
cooperative agreements.

DATES: The solicitation will be issued on or about July 6, 1999.

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: DOE is requesting public, private, and 
business proponents of biomass energy to undertake cost-shared projects 
that demonstrate the viability of co-firing biomass with lignite coal 
for power production. Respondents are encouraged to form appropriate 
consortia or other business arrangements with biomass producers, 
industry, power producers, research institutions, or other applicable 
organizations for the conduct of this venture. These arrangements are 
intended to demonstrate how cooperative efforts can lead to sustaining, 
economically beneficial, power generation using lignite and biomass 
feedstock. The overall objective of selected project(s) is to 
successfully demonstrate the viability of co-firing biomass with 
lignite for power production. To meet this objective, successful 
applicants will: (1) Determine the optimum parameters for low-cost, 
high-performance co-firing of biomass with lignite through pilot-scale 
co-firing tests; and (2) validate the viability of co-firing biomass 
with lignite through a full-scale demonstration. Awards under this 
Supplemental Announcement will be Cooperative Agreements with a term of 
up to two years. Subject to funding availability, the total DOE funding 
available under this Supplemental Announcement will be approximately 
$1,000,000. DOE anticipates selecting one application for award under 
this Supplemental Announcement. A minimum cost share of 50% of total 
project costs is required in order to be considered for award under 
this Supplemental Announcement. Solicitation Number DE-PS36-99GO10383, 
in conjunction with this Supplemental Announcement 14, will include 
complete information on the program including technical aspects, 
funding, application preparation instructions, application evaluation 
criteria, and other factors that will be considered when selecting 
projects for funding. Issuance of the solicitation is planned for July 
6, 1999, with responses due on August 6, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ruth E. Adams, Contracting Officer, at 
303-275-4722, e-mail ruth__adams@nrel.gov, or Robert Martin, Project 
Officer, at 303-275-4763, e-mail robert__martin@nrel.gov.

    Issued in Golden, Colorado, on June 29, 1999.
Matthew A. Barron,
Acting Procurement Director, GO.
[FR Doc. 99-17199 Filed 7-6-99; 8:45 am]
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