[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 25 (Monday, February 7, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5858-5859]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-2708]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Notice of Availability of Financial Assistance Solicitation

AGENCY:  National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), U.S. Department 
of Energy (DOE.

ACTION:  Notice of availability of financial assistance solicitation.

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SUMMARY:  Notice is hereby given of the intent to issue Financial 
Assistance Solicitation DE-PS26-00NT40777 entitled ``High Pressure 
Combustion Kinetics''. The Department of Energy announces that it 
intends to conduct a competitive Program Solicitation and award 
financial assistance (cooperative agreements) to U.S. universities, 
private energy equipment researchers, developers or manufacturers. 
Teaming among organizations with expertise in energy systems 
development, computational modeling, and experimental research is 
highly encouraged. The program seeks to obtain reaction kinetic data of 
high pressure (12-33 atmospheres) and high temperature (1600-3000 
deg.F) combustion systems, which operate in reaction environments 
ranging from sub-stoichiometric to oxygen enhanced, to serve as a basis 
for development of advanced combustion power systems. Applications will 
be subjected to review by a DOE technical panel, and awards will be 
made to a limited number of applicants based on a scientific 
engineering evaluation of the responses received to determine the 
relative merit of the approach taken in response to this offering by 
the DOE, and funding availability.

DATES:  The solicitation will be available on the DOE/NETL's Internet 
address at http://www.netl.doe.gov/business on or about February 15, 
2000. The closing date for submission of applications will be April 3, 
2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donna J. Jaskolka, MS 921-107, U.S. 
Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, 
Acquisition and Assistance Division, P.O. Box 10940, Pittsburgh PA 
15236-0940, Telephone: (412) 386-6106, FAX: (412) 386-6137, E-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title of Solicitation: DE-PS26-00NT40777, ``High Pressure 
Combustion Kinetics''.
    Objectives: The overall objective of Financial Assistance 
Solicitation No. DE-PS26-00NT40777 is to obtain quantitative kinetic 
expressions required for flow simulation, design and operation of high 
pressure (12-33 atm), high temperature (1600-3000  deg.F) combustion 
systems, which operate in reaction environments ranging from sub-
stoichiometic to oxygen enhanced, to serve as a basis for development 
of advanced combustion power systems.
    Eligibility: Eligibility for participation in this Program 
Solicitation is unrestricted. The solicitation will contain a complete 
description of the technical evaluation factors and relative importance 
of each factor.
    Areas of Interest: Each proposal (application) submitted in 
response to DE-PS26-00NT40777 must focus on one of the following 
distinct areas of interest: (1) Suspension fired combustion systems 
including pulverized coal and cyclone fired combustion systems, or (2) 
Fluidized bed combustion systems including bubbling, circulating, and 
transport fluidization combustion systems. If an offeror is interested 
in conducting research in more than one area, the offeror must submit a 
separate proposal for each item.
    The proposers (applicants) who do the best job of focusing and 
integrating the combustion kinetics experimental program to extend and/
or develop computational combustion systems models that can be used for 
evaluation and design of Vision 21 combustion systems will have the 
highest potential for acceptance. The proposals that include schematics 
and narrative descriptions of coal fueled energy plants (power and/or 
transportation fuels and/or chemical) that include combustion systems 
that have a high potential to meet the Vision 21 goals referenced above 
based on extension of the state of the art or based on new novel 
systems approaches are sought. The experimental work proposed must be a 
product for the extension or development of a specific (proposer 
defined) design model to characterize combustion systems defined in the 
areas of interest described below.
    Awards: DOE anticipates issuing financial assistance (cooperative 
agreements) for each project selected. DOE reserves the right to 
support or not

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support, with or without discussion, any or all applications received 
in whole or in part, and to determine how many awards may be made 
through the solicitation subject to funds available in this fiscal 
year. Approximately $3,000,000 is planned for this solicitation over a 
three-year period. The total estimated DOE funding is $1,000,000-
$1,500,000 per award. Cost sharing by the applicant is to be not less 
than 20% of the total proposed amount, and may consist of in-kind 
contributions.
    E-Mail Notification Process: Prospective applicants who would like 
to be notified as soon as the solicitation is available should register 
at http://www.netl.doe.gov/business. Provide your E-mail address and 
click on the ``Coal Conversion/Solid Fuels Feedstocks'' technology 
choice located under the heading ``Fossil Energy.'' Once you subscribe, 
you will receive an announcement by E-mail that the solicitation has 
been released to the public. Telephone requests, written requests, E-
mail requests, or facsimile requests for a copy of the solicitation 
will not be accepted and/or honored. Applications must be prepared and 
submitted in accordance with instructions contained in the 
solicitation. The actual solicitation document will allow for requests 
for explanation and/or interpretation.

    Issued in Pittsburgh, PA on January 25, 2000.
Dale A. Siciliano,
Deputy Director Acquisition and Assistance Division.
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