[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 64 (Monday, April 5, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 16434]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-8284]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Golden Field Office; Supplemental Announcement to the Broad Based 
Solicitation for Financial Assistance Applications Involving Research, 
Development and Demonstration for the Office of Energy, Efficiency and 
Renewable Energy; Photovoltaics for Utility Scale Applications (PVUSA)

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.

ACTION: Supplemental Announcement 06 to the Broad Based Solicitation 
for Financial Assistance Applications DE-PS36-99GO10383.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), pursuant to the DOE 
Financial Assistance Rules, 10 CFR 600.8, is announcing its intention 
to solicit applications for Photovoltaics for Utility Scale 
Applications. The financial assistance award issued under this 
Supplemental Announcement will be a cooperative agreement.

DATES: The solicitation will be issued on or about March 31, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the Solicitation once issued, can be obtained from 
the Golden Field Office Home page at http://www.eren.doe.gov/golden/
solicitations.html.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE is soliciting Applications to: maintain 
and operate the PVUSA California test site, located in Davis, 
California; provide performance assessments of the individual systems; 
and disseminate information to utilities and other users. PVUSA's 
primary objective is to evaluate a wide range of promising PV module 
and balance of system (BOS) technologies. PVUSA is a national public-
private partnership composed of private industry, local governments, 
utilities, utility-related industries, and Federal entities. The 
partnership is conducting a project that assesses and demonstrates the 
viability of utility-scale photovoltaic (PV) electric generating 
systems and recent developments in module technology and encourages 
commercialization of promising PV technologies. DOE, as a participant 
of PVUSA, is supporting the operation and maintenance of the PVUSA 
California test site. At the PVUSA California test site, PV systems and 
components are evaluated and the information disseminated to utilities, 
manufacturers, National laboratories, and industry. The project offers 
manufacturers feedback on component reliability, availability, and 
standardization which may lead to cost reductions. The fielded systems 
represent mature module technologies that have the potential to produce 
low-cost energy and meet the Operation and Maintenance (O&M), power 
quality, reliability, and lifetime requirements necessary for a wide 
variety of applications, from remote power to utility applications. 
This project also exposes the PV industry to commercial procurement and 
construction practices. For more information about PVUSA, see the PVUSA 
web site at http://www.pvusa.com. The award under this Supplemental 
Announcement will be a Cooperative Agreement with a term of up to 36 
months. Subject to the availability of funding, DOE anticipates 
selecting one application for award with funding not to exceed $600,000 
per year. A minimum cost share of 50% of the total project cost is 
required. Solicitation Number DE-PS36-99GO10383, in conjunction with 
this Supplemental Announcement-06, will include complete information on 
the program including technical aspects, funding, application 
preparation instructions, application evaluation criteria, and other 
factors that will be considered when selecting projects for funding. 
Issuance of the Supplemental Announcement is planned for the week of 
March 29, 1999, with responses due on May 6, 1999. Questions should be 
submitted in writing to: John P. Motz, DOE Golden Field Office, 1617 
Cole Boulevard, Golden, CO 80401-3393; transmitted via facsimile to 
John P. Motz at (303) 275-4788; or electronically to 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Motz, Contract Specialist, at 
303-275-4737, e-mail [email protected], or Robert Martin, Project 
Officer, at 303-275-4763, e-mail [email protected].

    Issued in Golden, Colorado, on March 26, 1999.
Ruth E. Adams,
Acting Procurement Director, GO.
[FR Doc. 99-8284 Filed 4-2-99; 8:45 am]
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