[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 123 (Tuesday, June 28, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-15655]


[Federal Register: June 28, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Seattle Regional Support Office; Notice of Solicitation; 
Bioenergy Technologies

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of Intent to Solicit.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. DOE established regional biomass program to promote 
the development of effective uses of bioenergy for energy. The 
legislative authority directs U.S. DOE to ``carry out activities 
related to technology transfer, industry support, resource assessment, 
and matching local resources to conversion technologies.'' The US DOE 
is seeking projects that demonstrate bioenergy technologies which 
produce energy saving through displacement of non-renewable resources, 
or that produce energy through the direct combustion of renewable 
resources. Projects will also be evaluated on their ability to minimize 
environmental impacts and their ability to improve the economic 
viability of a specific bioenergy industry or technology. Projects 
shall be located in the region consisting of the states Alaska, 
Washington, Oregon, Montana and Idaho. All project sponsors will be 
required to provide a minimum cost sharing of 1:1. Acceptable 
demonstration technologies will use one or more of the following 
biomass fuels: Landfill debris and landfill gas; logging residues; 
agricultural crops and wastes; biomass farming; urban, forest, and 
forest products wood wastes; municipal solid waste; animal wastes; and 
food processing wastes. Bioenergy projects can produce electricity, 
mechanical power, space heat, and industrial process heat. The U.S. DOE 
plans to award up to 5 grants of approximately $100,000 for each 
project. The U.S. DOE allocation for this program in FY 1994/95 is 
$450,000.

DATES: A solicitation will be available on or about July 5, 1994. 
Request for copies of the solicitation must be in writing to: U.S. 
Department of Energy, Seattle Support Office, Attn: Lisa Barnett, 800 
Fifth Avenue, Suite 3950, Seattle, Washington, 98104. Proposals are due 
on August 18, 1994.

ADDRESSES AND FURTHER INFORMATION: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), 
Seattle Support Office, Seattle, WA 98104, Contact Jeff James, (206) 
553-2079.

    Issued in Golden, Colorado, on June 20, 1994.
John W. Meeker,
Chief, Procurement Team, GO.
[FR Doc. 94-15655 Filed 6-27-94; 8:45 am]
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