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PNNL Buys Wind Power
The U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) announced plans to purchase wind power to supply more than 10% of the electricity needed to operate its research and office facilities in eastern Washington. Under an agreement with the City of Richland, PNNL will purchase 8.8 million kWh of power from the Stateline Wind Energy Center, located on the Washington-Oregon border. As a result of the purchase, the City of Richland is considering the development of a wind energy option for its residential electricity customers. http://www.eren.doe.gov/greenpower/1002_pnnl.shtml. Source: Green Power Marketing Monthly Update - October 2002
Clark County Purchases Green Power
Clark Public Utilities announced that Clark County will purchase green power to supply 10% of the electricity needs of all county buildings and facilities. With its purchase of 1.4 million kWh of green energy this year, the county becomes the largest participant in the utility's "Green Lights" program. The green power purchase will cost the county an extra $21,708 per year. "Green Lights" is a voluntary program through which electricity customers can buy 100-kWh blocks of green power for an additional $1.50 each month, or 1.5ยข/kWh. The utility offers the program in conjunction with the Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF), which assists in the development of new wind and solar projects in the region. A portion of the customer premiums will be used to develop new renewable energy projects in Clark County. http://www.eren.doe.gov/greenpower/1002_clark.shtml. Source: Green Power Marketing Monthly Update - October 2002
For more information: http://www.eren.doe.gov/greenpower/ or http://www.nwlink.com/~van/greenlnk.html
Duck Manure-Powered Electric Plant
Duck Manure-Powered Electric Plant to Supply We Energies' Customers We Energies opened Wisconsin's first fully operational duck-manure-to-energy digester facility. The facility is located at Maple Leaf Farms, the leading duck producer in North America, and produces 200 kilowatts of energy. This energy is purchased by We Energies for distribution throughout its service area. We Energies recently formed a Renewable Energy Collaborative to guide the company in achieving its renewable energy commitment that at least five percent of its retail electric energy sales comes from renewable energy sources by 2011. For more information see web site at: www.stockhouse.com/news/news.asp?tick=WEC&newsid=1349672. November 2002 Biobased Fuels, Power and Products Newsletter.
San Bernardino, CA, Aerospace Think-Tank Looks into Energy From Biowaste
Aerospace think-tank Kelly Space & Technology is shifting its focus. Instead of developing a reusable satellite-launch vehicle, the company is developing methane generators that convert biowaste -- such as sludge and grass -- into fuel for power plants. Kelly Space & Technology, which employs 12 people, started life in 1993 with a handful of former TRW engineers and a design for a spacecraft that would be towed behind a Boeing 747 and launched into space. The company even won a $89 million contract with Motorola Inc. to replace 66 communications satellites that were part of the Iridium telephone system. But the company's plans fell to Earth when the Iridium system went bankrupt in mid-2000. Kelly survived on a series of research grants from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for the development of a reusable launch vehicle. When NASA changed its top executive last year, NASA's priorities shifted, and funding for Kelly's space effort dried up. The company's research into a nontoxic rocket fuel for its spacecraft did not go to waste. The research was done during the height of California's power crisis. Michael Kelly, the company chairman, chief executive and top engineer, got the idea of turning the propellant system into a methane generator. "Essentially, a rocket engine is nothing but a big gas generator," said Michael Gallo, chief operating officer.
By tweaking the thermo-chemical process, Kelly was able to turn his rocket propellant generator into a machine that produces methane from organic material and water. As an added benefit, the methane generators can distill seawater, producing water, salt and magnesium needed to make metals. "The first units will be large enough to run a steel mill," said Kelly. Kelly said the company already has two prospective clients interested in the generators. The company also is participating in the Department of Defense's $10 million Jet and Rocket Engine Test Site Project by restoring the engine-testing facilities at the former Norton Air Force Base. "The facilities they're creating and improving will offer a significant service to any heavy aircraft maintenance at the airport," said T. Milford Harrison, executive director of the San Bernardino International Airport Authority. The company hopes to have the facility ready in 18 months after it installs pressure tanks and monitoring equipment. "We have been living off of the technology developed in the '60s, '70s and early '80s. This will enhance the test capability that will help develop new technologies, new propellants and new propulsion systems," said Bill Lawrence, consulting engineer to the Jet and Rocket Engine Test Site Project. Source: The Press-Enterprise, Riverside, Calif. Via Energy Central 11/7/2002.
Dung Power Gets Green Award
Britain's first dung-fired power station has won an environmental award. The pioneering $11 million complex in north Devon has won the UK Euro Solar award for 2002. The accolade was awarded by Energy 21, a branch of the Euro Solar educational charity, which creates awareness and understanding of renewable energy. The plant came online this year, and has a capacity of around 1.4 MW from the 1.6m tons of slurry it collects each year from 30 local farmers. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2307229.stm. Source: November 2002 Biobased Fuels, Power and Products Newsletter
AZ Builder Breaks Ground on Zero Energy Home
The Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced that Tucson, AZ-based builder John Wesley Miller Companies (JWMC) has broken ground on a new "zero energy home" (ZEH), or a home that "produces all the energy it uses on an annual basis." The agency said the ZEH, which will be part of JWMC's Armory Park del Sol in Tucson, is part of a national initiative funded by DOE's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) seeking to introduce the ZEH concept "into the mainstream home building industry."
SunWize PV Systems Used in TVA Program
Kingston, NY-based SunWize Technologies recently completed the construction of two 30-kilowatt (kW) PowerPort photovoltaic (PV) power systems for use by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). SunWize said The systems were installed at a water treatment facility in Florence, AL's Veteran's Park, and on intramural athletic fields at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, MS, as part of TVA's Green Power Switch program, which offers customers 150-kW blocks of green energy. "Solar energy is one of three renewable generation sources for Green Power Switch," said program manager Gary Harris. "With 14 solar sites located in five states, many Tennessee Valley residents are not far from a solar power facility where they can see firsthand how we harness the sunlight to help us energize the power grid. Contact: Mark Wilkerson, SunWize, phone 815-256-2222. Source: EIN Renewable Energy Today
It's Official! Now Partnerships Will Know How To Count Systems
Last December, the regional and national Million Solar Roofs managers met to plan for the coming year and to discuss how we wanted the program to evolve to better meet the needs of our partners and increase the chances of a successful initiative. A couple of the sticky issues we were grappling with had to do with what did/didn't qualify as a Million Solar Roofs Initiative system, and how partners counted systems in their communities and states. We had some ideas about how we wanted to make adjustments to make things easier for partnerships and fairer across technologies. We floated some ideas and we had some miscommunications and we ran into some buzz saws. When we met as a group again last month, we had to admit that this had become a problem rather than resolving any problems. It is time to come to closure on this issue. Bottom line: The point of the initiative is to encourage increased adoption of solar technologies. We want partnerships to be able to take credit for their successes, and we want to celebrate them on a national level. If the existing system qualification criteria work for you, by all means, please continue to use them. We are, however, adding a little additional flexibility for those who want it. We also want to highlight some additional methods for "counting" systems that have been used successfully in other partnerships.
Expanded System Qualification Guidelines:
Photovoltaic and other Solar ElectricSystems:
Solar Thermal Water Heating Systems:
Solar Thermal Space Heating or Cooling Systems:
Counting: Many people are still upset with us for closing down the MSR registry. Many of you were counting on the registry for proof of the systems installed in your partnership area. Unfortunately for all of us, it just wasn't working. Less than 10% of systems we knew were going in were being registered. Most of the systems that were "registered" came via states and communities that had information because of an incentive program and they registered them in bulk. For the most part, it didn't catch on with installers. So the main result from the registry for us was that our critics used it as negative evidence against the MSR Initiative. On balance, it was a net negative for the program, and we were forced to close it.
There is, of course, nothing wrong with the registry concept and we are happy to help you start one for your partnership if you think it could work in your area. Our regional MSR coordinators will get you certificates for home and building owners who want them. We recognize that the task of tracking installations with precision is fairly Herculean, unless there is not much activity. Still we need to have some way of measuring our success. So here are some ideas for ways to capture the solar activity in your partnership area.
We plan to have partnerships who have successfully employed these strategies for counting, outline how they did it in future "Partnership Corner" articles on the website. We also encourage you to report more than just the number of roofs you have that meet the criteria. If you have systems that are larger than the minimum size, you should also report the total MWs installed in your area and what they would equal in "roof equivalents." If you have systems that don't quite meet the minimum sizes, report how many there are, the MW or kW installed, and what they would add up to as roof equivalents. Some partners have also been successful in attracting manufacturing and jobs to their states - it would be great to highlight your economic impact as one of MSR's benefits. The number of roofs is our main metric, but that doesn't mean it should be our only metric.
Million Solar Roofs Coordinators from the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy at the Department of Energy:
Dwight Bailey, Atlanta Regional Office
Jamie Evans, Denver Regional Office
Lynne Gillette, DOE, Washington, DC
Susan Guard, Philadelphia Regional Office
Bill Hui, Chicago Regional Office
Dick Michaud, Boston Regional Office
Stephen Miller, Philadelphia Regional Office
Heather Mulligan, Seattle Regional Office
Source: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy at the U.S. Department of Energy,11/8/2002 via IREC/MSR Newsletter 11/15/2002.
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Planning for Community Energy, Economic and Environmental Sustainability
The Capacity of local government action to enhance the economic viability and environmental quality of this nation is immense. Within city, county and regional governments resides the lion's share of authority over how land and resources are used, buildings are constructed, transportation systems designed and operated, and growth managed. Wise use of these authorities is vitally important to achieving a sound future for California communities. They are also the key to realizing Smart Growth benefits. PLACE3S, an acronym for PLAnning for Community Energy, Economic and Environmental Sustainability, is an innovative planning method that fully integrates focused public participation, community development and design, and computer-assisted quantification tools (GIS) to help communities produce plans that retain dollars in the local economy, save energy, attract jobs and development, reduce pollution and traffic congestion and conserve open space. PLACE3S creates an information base that functions as a common yardstick, empowering a community to compare components of each plan "apples-to-apples," make informed trade-offs, and arrive at a consensus Smart Growth plan.
This plan will be broadly supported, economically and environmentally realistic, make investment sense, and encourage Smart Growth benefits to be tracked and reported annually. Energy use and its effects are an effective organizing principle for regional and community Smart Growth planning. Comprehensive resource efficiency plans simultaneously accomplish other community goals, including affordable housing, increased travel options and reduced traffic congestion, improved air quality, lower infrastructure costs, open space and agricultural land preservation, increased personal and business income and job retention and creation. By advancing community understanding of Smart Growth linkages, PLACE3S opens doors for implementing a variety of state programs at the local level. PLACE3S was designed specifically for local and regional governments. The method functions within normal planning operations via a familiar five-step process. Broad stakeholder involvement and quantification of demographic, economic and environmental effects are important components of each step. For more information, see the PLACES web site at: http://www.energy.ca.gov/places/.
NWCC Members and Interested Parties
At the web link below, find the next installment of the Northwest Wind Coordinating Council (NWCC) bi-weekly update, your source for highlights and updates of NWCC activities. If you are trying to join a conference call, please click on the appropriate call on the right hand column, a new page will appear with the necessary call-in information. Click here for listing of updates www.nationalwind.org/update, or at anytime type this into your web browser and it will take you to the site. Source: E-mail from Rachel Permut, 11/1/2002.
ECONorthwest Evaluates Impact of Wind Farms
Economic consulting firm ECONorthwest recently released a new report examining the effect of wind farm installations on local property values in Kittitas County, WA, noting that there is no clear evidence that the presence of nearby wind facilities negatively affects property values, and that the construction of new wind farms is anticipated to result in economic benefits and increased property tax revenues for area residents. During the study, ECONorthwest said it surveyed tax assessors in counties containing wind farms featuring multiple turbines that had been constructed during the last 10 years and were in sight of local residents. Additionally, the company said it reviewed pertinent academic literature. ECONorthwest said it also employed a model based on construction and operations data from two companies proposing wind projects in Kittitas County to help determine local economic impacts. Among the report's findings were that the construction of more than 250 wind turbines would result in 185 new jobs and an increase in county income of more than $12 million during construction and more than $4 million per year from salaries and operations expenses. ECONorthwest also noted that wind farm construction would help raise area property tax revenues by nearly $2.8 million per year, as well as tax revenue to the county government of approximately $693,000 per year. Contact: Stephen Grover, ECONorthwest, phone 503-222-6060, e-mail grover@portland.econw.com. Source: AWEA Wind Energy Weekly 11/1/2002
Several New Geothermal Plants Slated for Nevada
Geothermal power development is moving ahead in Nevada, thanks largely to the efforts of a Reno-based company called Advanced Thermal Systems, Inc. (ATS). The company announced last week that it signed an agreement with the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe to develop geothermal resources on the tribe's reservation, located north of Reno. Although the agreement will start off with a series of feasibility studies performed by ATS, the company and the tribe intend to form a joint venture for geothermal power plant development, and hope to begin building a plant next year. ATS announced in late September that it will build a new 40-megawatt geothermal plant in the previously developed Steamboat geothermal power park, located nine miles south of Reno. The company contracted GE Oil & Gas to build the plant, which should begin operating in early 2005. The Steamboat IV Kalina Cycle geothermal plant will use an air-cooled binary cycle that draws on the company's patented Kalina Cycle technology. The Kalina Cycle uses a closed loop filled with an ammonia and water mixture. The geothermal heat is used to vaporize the mixture, and the vapor then drives a turbine-generator to produce electricity. According to ATS, the technology has been used in four plants thus far and can cut construction costs by 20 percent while increasing power-plant efficiency by 20 percent. ATS acquired the U.S. rights to the technology earlier this year. See the press releases on the new ATS Web site at: http://www.advancedthermalsystems.com/news.htm.
Also In Nevada: A smaller geothermal plant is in the works for Churchill County, Nevada, which is just east of Reno. Brady Power Partners will add a 5-megawatt binary-cycle plant to its existing Brady Hot Springs Geothermal Power Plant. The Nevada Public Utilities Commission (PUC) approved the construction permit back in May. See the Nevada PUC press release, at: http://www.puc.state.nv.us/NEWS/2002/permitsUEPA.pdf.
Around the World: Geothermal energy is also moving ahead in other countries: in Russia, the second unit of a geothermal plant totaling 50 megawatts in capacity was placed online in October. The Mutnovskaya Geothermal Power Plant, located in the eastern Russian region of Kamchatka, is part of the Unified Energy System (UES) of Russia. See release at: http://www.rao-ees.ru/en/news/pr_depart/show.cgi?101002mut.htm. But Iceland may end up being the site of one of the largest geothermal power facilities in the world. The Norwegian company Statoil ASA, one of the world's largest oil and gas suppliers, announced in early October that it is performing a feasibility study for a 600-megawatt geothermal power station in Iceland. The company proposes installing a 720-mile undersea transmission cable to connect the facility to the Norwegian power grid. See the 10/7 press release at: http://www.statoil.com/STATOILCOM/SVG00990.NSF/newsarchive. Source: EREN Network News 11/6/2002.
Norwegian Town to Install Tidal Energy Turbine
Officials in Hammerfest, Norway, recently announced plans to install a submerged tidal energy generator near Kvalsund at the Arctic tip of the country. Hammerfest Stroem said the sea-based turbine is expected to generate approximately 300 kilowatts of electricity by harnessing the regions tidal current, which typically flows at 2.5-meters per second. "We will be the first in the world to use tidal currents to generate electricity to be fed into the local grid," said Johansen. Hammerfest Stroem managing director Harald Johansen said the initial cost of the project has exceeded $6 million and could approach $100 million after the planned installation of 20 more turbines in 2004. Company officials estimate that the cost of the electricity will range between 0.30 and 0.35 crowns (about four to five cents) per kilowatt hour, which is approximately three times greater than the typical cost of hydroelectric power sold in Norway.
According to Hammerfest, the turbine weighs nearly 200 tons and is able to turn to face the tide when the currents change direction approximately every 12 hours. Although the turbine has been designed to remain maintenance-free for three years, officials with the United Kingdom's (U.K.) Marine Current Turbines (MCT) warned that maintenance could present a problem for Hammerfest Stroem. "When you have strong enough currents for tidal energy generation there are few slack tides when divers can work," said MCT technical director Peter Fraenkel. Source: Reuters 11/3/2002 via EIN Renewable Energy Today 11/8/2002.
DTI Releases World Offshore Renewables Report
According to the findings of a recently released report from the United Kingdom (U.K.) Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), the market for global offshore renewable energy projects could reach eight billion pounds (about $12.6 billion) by 2007. "Globally, to date, less than 100 [megawatts (MW)] of offshore operating capacity have been developed," said U.K. energy minister Brian Wilson. "The U.K. has already got off to an encouraging start. Within the last 12 months the total number of future offshore wind projects under consideration has grown from 22 to 96. However, it is crucial that we continue to build momentum over the next few years." The DTI report, titled "World Offshore Renewable Energy Report 2002-2007," was commissioned by the agency's Renewables U.K. unit, which was established to help create a supply chain for renewable technologies as well as promote exports. DTI said the report indicates that wind projects account for more than 97 percent of the forecasted expenditures for the renewables market, with annual global offshore wind installations expected to exceed 900 MW by 2007, and that Europe may account for up to 90 percent of the total global offshore renewables market by 2007.
Additionally, the report notes that the U.K. is expected to install 907 MW in wind projects, or 21 percent of the global capacity, by 2007. "The U.K. must not waste the opportunity to be world leaders in the expanding global offshore renewables market," said Wilson. "On top of the U.K. having one of the world's best offshore resources in terms of wind, wave, tide and currents, we also have a highly experienced industrial base serving the offshore oil and gas industry. This combination means we can provide both the supply and demand for this huge global market." Contact: DTI, website http://www.dti.gov.uk. Source: EIN Renewable Energy Today 10/31/2002.
TX County Approves Incentives for Wind Firm
Officials in Hansford County, TX, recently approved a measure that would create re-investment zones and "tax abatement" incentives for Beverly Hills, CA-based Great Plains Windpower (GPW) to build a 240-megawatt (MW) wind farm near the town of Gruver. County officials said GPW has purchased 50-year leases for the construction of wind turbines on six sites in the area that will contain a total of either 159 1.5-MW turbines or 132 1.8-MW turbines. The county has released a seven-page document which stipulates that the tax abatement, which could reach as high as 100 percent, will not exceed seven years. Additionally, county officials said the order creating the re-investment zone is "valid for five years from the date of designation." Gruver Independent School District (GISD) officials in attendance at the recent county commission meeting to discuss the re-investment and tax abatement incentives expressed support for the GPW project, but noted concerns regarding the added tax base to the district. Under the county's plan, GPW would pay full taxes for the first two years of the project. However, during the third year, GISD would receive little or no tax money from GPW. "It's not that we're trying to throw a monkey wrench into this," said GISD board president Terry Sherrill. "We're willing to do what we need to do to help, but we're not willing to ruin our school district in the process." Source: Amarillo Globe News 10/29/2002 via EIN Renewable Energy Today 11/6/2002.
Voith Siemens Urges Upgrade for U.S. Dams
Officials with Voith Siemens Hydropower Generation recently announced that upgrading generating equipment at existing hydroelectric facilities in the U.S. could provide an additional 30,000 megawatts (MW) of electricity, enough energy to power approximately 30 million homes. Voith AG president and CEO Hermut Kormann said this figure represents nearly eight times more power than is produced by all wind energy facilities currently installed in the country. "In North America, we are rehabilitating existing dams, most of which were built 50 or 60 years ago, by installing new technology to extend their life and upgrade capacity," said Kormann. Although Voith Siemens is involved in a number of major hydroelectric construction projects in a number of developing nations, the company, a joint venture between German firms Voith and Siemens AG, is focusing its activities in Europe and the U.S. on projects that refurbish existing dams. The company estimated that there are more than 3,500 hydroelectric facilities in the U.S., producing approximately 100,00 MW of electricity. Kormann noted that the refurbishment projects can also provide "environmentally friendly" hydropower turbines for existing facilities. For example, Voith Siemens has developed turbines for dams in the Pacific Northwest that the company claims can nearly double the survival rate of fish that accidentally enter the turbine. Additionally, Kormann said the company has created an "aerating turbine" that boosts oxygen levels in water downstream from hydroelectric facilities. Source: Reuters 10/28/2002 via EIN Renewable Energy Today 11/6/2002.
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White House Sees Better Prospects for Energy Bill
A broad energy bill to promote more domestic oil and natural gas production may have a better chance of passage now that Republicans control both the House and Senate, the White House said on Wednesday. Lawmakers' negotiations for an energy bill stalled last month, largely due to a sharp divide between Republicans and Democrats over President George W. Bush's proposal to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling. Republicans generally support the Alaskan drilling proposal as a way to produce more crude oil in about seven years, while Democrats say improved fuel efficiency would offset the need for more oil. Other contentious issues in the energy bill included boosting ethanol usage as a cleaner-burning fuel and reforming U.S. electricity markets. "When you take a look at energy legislation to make America more energy independent, when you take a look at protecting people's pensions. Those are two of the important issues that did not get passed by the Congress that the president thinks are in the national interest that perhaps now have a better chance," said Ari Fleischer, a White House spokesman. "There's a lot of work the American people want Democrats and Republicans to team up on that's not getting done," Fleischer added.
Wall Street analysts said the Republican control of both chambers was good for U.S. utilities, many of which have been hit by credit downgrades and slumping share prices. For example, there should now be enough support to repeal a Depression-era law barring utility mergers. Repeal of the Public Utility Holding Company Act (PUHCA) is opposed by many Democrats who say more regulations -- not less -- are needed to protect consumers. "Clearly, prospects have improved for a Republican-led energy initiative which would likely include PUHCA repeal and better access to natural resources with less exposure to more onerous environmental laws," said a report issued by energy analysts with Lehman Brothers. A major U.S. business lobbying group said an energy bill is unlikely to be on the agenda for Congress' lame duck session later this month. "The Republican leadership is likely to believe they would like to start over in the next Congress on that issue," said Bruce Josten, executive vice president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. "I'd handicap that as a 108th Congress issue." Source: Reuters 11/6/2002 via Western's Newsclips 11/7/2002.
On the Hill
Congress is considering a number of bills that affect the use of biomass resources to produce energy and biobased products. For more information, visit thomas.loc.gov/ http://thomas.loc.gov/; Bills include: H.R. 4 Rep. W. J. (Billy) Tauzin, (Republican - LA), T: (202) 225-4031. SAFE Act of 2001 works to enhance energy conservation and research and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply for the American people. 6/27/2002: Conference held.
Another bill: S. 2678, Max Baucus, (Democrat - MO), T: (202) 224-2651, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to transfer all excise taxes imposed on alcohol fuels to the Highway Trust Fund, and for other purposes. 6/25/2002: Introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6025-6026) Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Source: November 2002 Biobased Fuels, Power and Products Newsletter
For more information on legislative activities go to: http://thomas.loc.gov
Continuing Solicitation for the Office of Science
Description: Seeking grant applications for support of basic energy science fundamental research in the natural sciences and engineering leading to new and improved energy technologies and to understanding and mitigating the environmental impacts of energy technologies. Government Agency: Department of Energy's Office of Science; Schedule: Applications may be submitted at any time. URL: www.science.doe.gov/production/grants/fr02-01.html. Source: November 2002 Biobased Fuels, Power and Products Newsletter
Worldwide Federal Supply Schedule
Description: A solicitation for companies interested in being included on the Worldwide Federal Supply Schedule for energy services from which the Government contemplates award of contracts for supplies/services listed. Types of energy services include: energy audit services (includes use of alternative energy sources) and managing the procurement and use of electricity (includes supplying renewable power to customers in deregulated markets). Government Agency: U.S. General Services Administration Schedule: Proposals accepted on a continuing basis.
URL: www.eps.gov/EPSData/GSA/Synopses/8/TFTP-EJ-000871-1/energyrefresh.doc. Source: November 2002 Biobased Fuels, Power and Products Newsletter
FY2003 SBIR/STTR Program Solicitation
Description: The objectives of these programs include increasing private-sector commercialization of technology developed through DOE-supported R&D, stimulating technological innovation in the private-sector, and improving the return on investment from federally funded research for economic and social benefits to the nation. Topics include technology in the areas of biomass, biobased products, and bioenergy. Government Agency: Department of Energy.
Schedule: Proposals due January 14, 2003. URL: http://sbir.er.doe.gov/sbir/Solicitations/FY%202003/contents.htm. Source: November 2002 Biobased Fuels, Power and Products Newsletter
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