[Federal Register: August 17, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 160)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Golden Field Office; Notice of Issuance of Supplemental
Announcement.
AGENCY: The Department of Energy (DOE).
ACTION: Notice of issuance of supplemental announcement.
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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 under this Supplemental Announcement 08, titled
``Enhancing Economic Viability and Long-term Sustainability of
Operating Geothermal Power Plants'' of the Fiscal Year 2001 Broad-based
Solicitation for Submission of Financial Assistance Applications
Involving Research, Development and Demonstration,
DE-PS36-01GO90000. The Financial Assistance award(s) resulting from
this Supplemental Announcement will be cooperative agreement(s).
DATES: DOE expects to issue the Supplemental Announcement in mid-
August, 2001.
ADDRESSES: To obtain a copy of the Supplemental Announcement and the
Broad-based Solicitation once it is issued, interested parties must
access the DOE Golden Field Office Home Page at http://
www.golden.doe.gov/businessopportunities.html under ``Solicitations'',
then locate the Solicitation number and Supplemental Announcement
number. DOE does not intend to issuewritten copies of the solicitation.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ruth E. Adams, Contracting Officer,
DOE Golden Field Office, 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden, CO 80401-3393 or
via Facsimile to Ruth E. Adams at 303-275-4788 or electronically to
Ruth--Adams@nrel.gov. Responses to questions will be made by Amendment
and posted on the DOE Golden Field Office Home Page.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE is seeking applications from a team that
includes geothermal power plant operators, owners, and assessors for
plant-wide assessments that will lead to substantial improvements in
energy output, conversion efficiency, parasitic power reduction, and
long-term sustainability. The goal in supporting such plant assessments
is to develop case studies, which illustrate the benefits of adopting a
plant-wide systems approach strategy across an entire production
facility.
Geothermal Power plant applicant teams that take a comprehensive,
plant-wide, systems approach to increasing energy conversion
efficiency, production capacity, and improving sustainability are of
interest. Specifically, proposals are sought where teams are
considering the adoption of best available and emerging technologies
using a variety of tools, information, process engineering techniques,
and support systems. We anticipate that the plant would conduct the
assessment by initially profiling the entire plant's energy
requirements and energy-intensive processes. This would be conducted in
the form of an energy audit using state-of-the-art process modeling
tools. Further assessment would then focus on specific components or
systems that would offer the largest cost savings and return on
investment. Assessment methodologies and strategies that aim to
discover opportunities where the plant's investment in energy
conversion efficiency and capacity are maximized will be of most
interest.
Applications submitted by Federally Funded Research and Development
Centers (FFRDC's), as defined by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)
35.017, will not be considered for award.All questions concerning this
Supplemental Announcement must be submitted in writing to Ruth E.
Adams, Contracting Officer, at the locations specified under the
contact for further information above.
Issued in Golden, Colorado, on August 9, 2001.
Jerry L. Zimmer,
Procurement Director, Golden Field Office.
[FR Doc. 01-20772 Filed 8-16-01; 8:45 am]
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