GSP Grants Watch

Funding Source: Department of Energy
Funding Type: Discretionary, Cooperative Agreement
Total Available: N/A
Award Ceiling: $30 Million
Deadline: 07.21.09
Eligibility: Unrestricted

Description:
his FOA seeks cost-shared applications for Combined Heat and Power Technology Development and Demonstration. The three (3) Areas of Interest are based on the output range of the CHP system, as follows: Area of Interest 1: Large CHP Systems (less than or equal to 20 MW) Area of Interest 2: Medium CHP Systems (less than or equal to 1MW to greater than 20 MW) Area of Interest 3: Small CHP Systems (less than or equal to 5kW to greater than 1 MW) All three Areas seek applications that will perform research, development and demonstration of technologies that increase the efficiency and reduce the cost of CHP systems. This FOA is targeted at meaningful technical advancements that will broaden CHP economic and environmental value propositions in vastly under exploited vertical market segments. Concurrently, strategic demonstrations are sought that will address the risk averse nature of potential CHP users, including concerns on the impact on electricity grid operations, regulatory paradigms and business models that have the effect of inhibiting CHP growth. Demonstrations should be aimed at accelerating the project development process through collaborative partnerships with key industry partners. Key technologies are those capable of sizable energy savings and corresponding GHG emissions while providing a least cost approach to compliance with relevant emissions regulations. All technologies shall have a defined pathway to commercialization. All three Areas of Interest seek applications that will substantially improve the energy efficiency of the U.S. industrial sector through funding cost-shared R D projects in developing innovative technologies that are: (1) highly efficient, (2) meet future emission requirements, and (3) replace or mitigate natural gas usage.