[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 14, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 8348]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-3650]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Financial Assistance Award: Mr. Kevin Bolin

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy announces that pursuant to 10 
CFR 600.6(a)(2) it is making a financial assistance award under Grant 
Number DE-FG01-95EE15623 to Mr. Kevin Bolin of EnerTech Environmental, 
Inc. The proposed grant will provide funding in the estimated amount of 
$99,995 by the Department of Energy for the purpose of saving energy 
through development of ``Clean Energy from Municipal Solid Waste'', 
process technology for environment-friendly utilization of Municipal 
Solid Waste (MSW) energy resources.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Energy has determined in 
accordance with 10 CFR 600.14(e)(1) that the unsolicited application 
for financial assistance submitted by Kevin Bolin, CPA and president of 
EnerTech Environmental, Inc. The application is meritorious based on 
the general evaluation required by 10 CFR 600.14(d) and the proposed 
project represents a unique idea that would not be eligible for 
financial assistance under a recent, current or planned solicitation. 
The applicant, Mr. Kevin Bolin, has assembled a staff consisting of 
Michael Klosky, a chemical engineer, and Norm Dickenson, the inventor. 
EnerTech Environmental, Inc., will supply its resources to process MSW 
fuel materials, conduct data gathering combustion runs, and perform 
engineering computer analyses and simulations to estimate scale-up 
costs to demonstrate the superior efficiency and economics of this 
process technology. In addition they will have the assistance of the 
University of North Dakota's Energy and Environmental Research Center 
to construct and test the pilot scale system. It is expected that if 
the invention results in using 20 percent of the MSW projected for 
landfills for fuel, the electricity generated would be the equivalent 
of about 22 million barrels of crude oil per year. Furthermore, the 
process removes contaminants and is nearly pollution free. The proposed 
project is not eligible for financial assistance under a recent, 
current or planned solicitation because the funding program, the Energy 
Related Invention Program (ERIP), has been structured since its 
beginning in 1975 to operate without competitive solicitations because 
the authorizing legislation directs ERIP to provide support for worthy 
ideas submitted by the public. The program has never issued and has no 
plans to issue a competitive solicitation.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please write the U.S. Department of 
Energy, Office of Placement and Administration, ATTN: Rose Mason, HR-
531.23, 1000 Independence Ave., S.W., Washington, D.C. 20585.
    The anticipated term of the proposed grant is 24 months from the 
date of award.

    Issued in Washington, D.C. on January 30, 1995.
Richard G. Lewis,
Contracting Officer, Office of Placement and Administration.
[FR Doc. 95-3650 Filed 2-13-95; 8:45 am]
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