[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 58 (Wednesday, March 26, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 14406]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-7608]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Notice of Solicitation for Financial Assistance Number DE-PS07-
97ID13520--Geothermal Power Initiative

AGENCY: Idaho Operations Office, DOE.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Idaho Operations Office 
(ID) is seeking cost shared applications that promote the 
commercialization of geothermal energy and result in a near-term 
increase in the amount of electrical power generated from geothermal 
energy in the United States. Applications are being solicited in two 
areas: (1) Projects that will result in new geothermal power production 
either from new plants or from retrofits to existing plants; or (2) 
research and development of technologies that will improve performance 
or reduce the costs associated with geothermal power plants. 
Approximately $1,100,000 in federal funds is available to fund the 
selected project(s) under this solicitation. DOE anticipates making one 
or more cooperative agreement awards for projects with durations of 
three years or less. A minimum of 50% non-federal cost share is 
required for new or retrofit power plant power production projects. A 
minimum of 20% non-federal cost share is required for geothermal 
research and development projects. Collaborations between industry, 
national laboratory, and university participants are encouraged.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Trudy Thorne, Contract Specialist; 
Procurement Services Division; U.S. DOE, Idaho Operations Office, 850 
Energy Drive, MS 1221, Idaho Falls, ID 83401-1563; telephone (208) 526-
9519; E-mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The statutory authority for the program is 
Geothermal Energy Research, Development and Demonstration (Pub. L. 93-
410), and the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (Pub. L. 102-486, as amended by 
Pub. L. 103-437 on November 2, 1994). The Catalog of Federal Domestic 
Assistance (CFDA) Number for this program is 81.087. The solicitation 
text is expected to be posted on the DOE-ID Procurement Services 
Division home page on or about March 25, 1997, and may be accessed 
using Universal Resource Locator address http://www.inel.gov/doeid/
solicit.html. Application package forms will not be included on the 
home page and should be requested from the contract specialist. 
Requests for application packages must be written. Include company 
name, mailing address, point of contact, telephone number, and fax 
number. Write to the contract specialist at the address above, via fax 
number (208) 526-5548, or via E-mail to [email protected].

    Issued in Idaho Falls, Idaho, on March 19, 1997.
Brad G. Bauer,
Acting Director, Procurement Services Division.
[FR Doc. 97-7608 Filed 3-25-97; 8:45 am]
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