[Federal Register: December 22, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 245)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

 
Golden Field Office; PV Balance of System Reliability Analysis

AGENCY: Golden Field Office, DOE.

ACTION: Notice. PV Balance of System Reliability Analysis: Supplemental 
Announcement (05) to the Broad Based Solicitation for Submission of 
Financial Assistance Applications Involving Research, Development, and 
Demonstration for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Technologies, 
DE-PS36-99GO10383.

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SUMMARY: The Photovoltaic (PV) Division of the Department of Energy's 
(DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) is 
supporting the issuance of this Supplemental Announcement to EERE's 
Broad Based Solicitation for Submission of Financial Assistance 
Applications Involving Research, Development and Demonstration, DE-
PS36-99GO10383, dated November 9, 1998. Under the Supplemental 
Announcement, DOE is soliciting applications to analyze the U.S. Navy's 
Power Electronic Building Block (PEBB) technology to determine if it is 
a viable option for PV applications and, if so, establish a set of 
recommendations how to transfer this technology to the PV industry. 
Proposals are requested to conduct an assessment and analysis of power 
integrated circuits/ PEBB devices for PV Balance of System (BOS) 
applications. The work will include assessments of the applicability, 
availability, and compatibility of the power integrated circuits to 
insure that the devices developed in the PEBB program may also be 
suited for BOS PV power conditioner applications with minimal 
modifications. Awards under this Supplemental Announcement will be 
Grants with a term of up to 12 months. Subject to funding availability, 
the total DOE funding available under this Supplemental Announcement 
will be $75,000.
    All information regarding the Supplemental Announcement will be 
posted on the DOE Golden Field Office Home page at the address 
identified below.

DATES: DOE expects to issue the Supplemental Announcement the week of 
December 7, 1998. The closing date of the Supplemental Announcement is 
January 15, 1999.

ADDRESSES: The Supplemental Announcement will be posted on the DOE 
Golden Field Office Home Page at http://www.eren.doe.gov/golden/
solicit.htm. It is DOE's intention not to issue hard copies of the 
Supplemental Announcement.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Motz, Contract Specialist, at 
303-275-4737, e-mail john__motz@nrel.gov, or Doug Hooker, Project 
Officer, at 303-275-4780, e-mail doug__hooker@nrel.gov.

    Issued in Golden, Colorado, on December 9, 1998.

    Dated: December 14, 1998.
John W. Meeker,
Chief, Procurement, Golden Field Office.

    Dated: December 14, 1998.
John K. Lewis,
Procurement Analyst.
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