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Demonstrating its support for a North American forum on Sustainability, EAD Environmental LLC, a greenhouse gas and renewable energy certificate marketer, is donating renewable energy certificates to ten colleges and universities participating in the Society for College and University Planning's Campus Sustainability Telecast. The following colleges and universities each received one megawatt-hour of EAD Environmental's 100 percent New Wind RECertificates:
EAD Environmental will be at Colombia University's Davis Auditorium on the day of the telecast to speak to students and educators about renewable energy and greenhouse gas reductions. For more information on how your college or university can offset its impact, please contact EAD Environmental at 212.806.0205. Source, EAD Environmental News Release, 10/8/2003.
On January 22, Florida Power & Light Co., the electric utility serving most of southern and eastern Florida, announced that it had chosen Green Mountain Energy Co. to supply and market its new green pricing program. The two companies are teaming up to offer this new program to FPL's 3.6 million residential customers starting in mid-February. The two companies will jointly develop consumer education campaigns and outreach initiatives.
Green Mountain Energy Co. has worked with a number of utilities to offer a green power program to their customers. It supplies the green power programs of Pacific Power, Portland General Electric, and others.
"FPL selected Green Mountain Energy Co. because they have a proven track record as a leader in the purchase and marketing of renewable power," said Bill Hamilton, vice president of customer service for FPL.
Customer research revealed that many of FPL's residential customers were interested in having the choice to buy environmentally preferable electricity generation. "Offering green power to our customers is a great opportunity for FPL to further demonstrate support for renewable power and a sustainable environment. We are pleased to offer this program as a choice for customers who want to purchase cleaner energy," added Hamilton.
"We are excited to see FPL team up with Green Mountain Energy Co. to give Florida consumers a real green power choice to do their part for the environment," said Stephen Smith, executive director of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, a non-profit group working to promote clean air, clean water, and healthy communities in the Southeast. "Green Mountain Energy Co. has real world experience in consumer education and marketing green power. We look forward to having FPL and Green Mountain help grow the southeast green power market." Source: AWEA Wind Energy Weekly, 1/23/2004.
Consumers in the Pacific Northwest have a new, reliable way to distinguish cleaner, high quality options when shopping for renewable energy. The Center for Resource Solutions recently released Green-e certification standards for renewable electricity options sold in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. The Green-e logo will now appear next to certified renewable energy options that meet strict environmental and consumer protection standards set by stakeholders from the Pacific Northwest.
For several years the region's electricity providers, environmental organizations, consumer protection advocates, government officials, and renewable energy generators have worked together on the "Renew 2000" program to set regional certification standards for renewable energy. The Renew 2000 set of standards was submitted to, and approved by, the national utility advisory Board of the Green-e Renewable Energy Program.
"Regional stakeholders have worked cooperatively and set standards by adapting Green-e's national standard to accommodate region-specific environmental, regulatory and market supply issues" said Rachel Shimshak, Director of Renewable Northwest Project and member of the national Green-e advisory board. "It is great to see this diverse group come together and agree on a method of consumer protection."
"We're delighted to have a Green-e standard for Pacific Northwest consumers," said Dr. Jan Hamrin, Executive Director of the Center for Resource Solutions. "Consumers now have a way to differentiate cleaner, renewable electricity and can be assured that the electricity is independently verified." To be eligible for Green-e certification in the Northwest, 100 percent of a product's energy supply must come from renewable resources such as wind, solar, geothermal, biomass or low- impact hydropower, and a significant portion must come from new projects located within the region. None of the electricity for the product can be purchased from fossil fuel or nuclear facilities.
The Center for Resource Solutions verifies that companies are meeting their
requirements through an annual verification process by an independent auditor.
In addition, Green-e staff conduct an annual review of product marketing materials
to ensure companies are adhering to Green-e's Code of Conduct.
To learn more about CRS visit their Web
site. To learn more about Green-e visit their Web
site or call (888) 63GREEN. RNP is the
contact for Renew 2000, the Northwest regional stakeholder group to CRS and
the Green-e program. For more information call 503-223-4544. Source: CRS,
1/23/2004.
On January 5, the Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Resort in Oregon announced that it would purchase enough wind energy to run a major chairlift at Meadows and the only chairlift at Cooper Spur Mountain Resort. The ski resort is buying green tags equivalent to 334,000 kWh of wind energy from Portland General Electric and supplied by the Bonneville Environmental Foundation. The tags buy is equivalent to 6.7 percent of the company's average annual power consumption, and will prevent production of 234 tons of carbon dioxide annually, according to BEF.
A separate Green Tag purchase will support 33,000 kWh of green power, enough to power the Homestead lift at Cooper Spur, which will prevent about 23 tons of carbon dioxide from conventional power generation annually. Combined with benefits of other programs already in place, the resort this year has prevented production of 580 tons of carbon dioxide.
"As a business run by people who love to ski, we reject the passive attitude that regards global warming as inevitable," said Dave Riley, vice president and general manager at Meadows. "Protecting snowfall will help us continue to provide quality recreation to thousands of skiers every year, and good jobs to hundreds more. But we're not the only type of business that global warming could affect. Farmers, shippers, and the regional hydroelectric system all stand to be affected if global warming continues." Source: AWEA January Windletter, 1/30/2004.
Kyocera announced today the introduction of SAMURAI, an innovative photovoltaic system designed to enhance the appearance of solar arrays mounted on residential buildings. SAMURAI was designed to preserve the visual appeal of a building while providing the maximum power possible using the available area.
SAMURAI is constructed with a unique aluminum "micro-frame," for a thinner and lighter design than conventional Kyocera KC Series modules. The system consists of two different sizes of modules and three types of standard length rails, making it easy to maximize the use of available roof space. This configuration also eliminates the need for custom-ordered mounting racks and the traditional waiting period while they are made to order. SAMURAI incorporates Kyocera's high-efficiency "d.Blue" polycrystalline photovoltaic cells.
The installed watts and demand for PV systems have been increasing according to the California Energy Commission. "The concept of 'aesthetics' is now a critical element in serving the expanding population of demanding solar energy users," said Tom Dyer, Vice President of Sales for Kyocera Solar, Inc. SAMURAI provides a basic concept of "Power with Style," approaching the market from a new angle. "Now you can reduce your electric bills without sacrificing your home's appearance," said Dyer.
Sold exclusively through a network of Kyocera-authorized dealers and contractors, the new SAMURAI modules are ideal for most residential buildings. SAMURAI will be officially introduced to the U.S. market January 19-22 at the International Builder's Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. For more information, contact Kyocera Solar, Inc.'s Customer Service Division at 800-544-6466 or visit the company's Web site. Source: Kyocera News Release, 12/19/2003.
McKenzie Bay International, Ltd. recently announced it has signed a sales agency agreement with Volcano, HI-based system integrator Millennium Power Group, LLC under which MPG will introduce McKenzie Bay's WindStor, "a green energy electricity generation, storage and distribution system for 'urban' and 'remote' locations designed to integrate with existing sources of electricity," to its clients and other prospective customers, primarily islands of the Pacific Ocean region.
"Many of our clients have average electrical costs in excess of [25 cents per kilowatt-hour] due to high costs associated with diesel power in remote locations," said MPG president Bill Meyer. "WindStor provides a means to replace diesel provided power as the primary power source with 'green' wind energy. We are excited about this opportunity to introduce WindStor's ability to lower the cost of distributed energy, while simultaneously improving power quality and providing an uninterruptible, standby, power supply to our island clients."
McKenzie Bay also noted that it has signed an agreement with the Clark County School District of Las Vegas, NV concerning the state's first WindStor installation at the local Sierra Vista High School. The company said it intends to collect wind data for a few months to confirm a WindStor configuration for long-term supply of electricity to Sierra Vista. Based upon mutual agreement, McKenzie Bay said it may then install a DWT 100-kilowatt demonstration unit on Sierra Vista School grounds, in the summer of 2004, prior to installing final WindStor components. Contact: Richard Kaiser, McKenzie Bay, phone 800-631-8127. Source: EIN Renewable Energy Today, 1/21/2004.
Israeli officials recently reported that Ministry of National Infrastructures chief scientist Michael Beit has announced "advanced" negotiations are currently underway with French industrial group Alstom to support the development of a new "Energy Tower" renewable power initiative capable of generating approximately 800 megawatts of energy per year.
According to officials, the project, which is being developed by Technion Institute of Technology subsidiary Energy Towers, Ltd., involves the construction of a 1,000-meter-tall cylindrical tower equipped with sprinklers at the top opening designed to spray local "hot, dry air," weighing it down sufficiently to sink to the bottom of the tower and generate winds forceful enough to power an attached turbine. Officials said Beit noted that Alstom is willing to finance its share of the project, while Energy Towers, Ltd. would be responsible for acquiring the additional funds. Source: Haaretz Daily, 1/20/2004 via EIN Renewable Energy Today, 1/23/2004.
GE Energy recently announced it has received a contract from the Imperial Irrigation District (IID) for a hydro generator rewind project for an IID hydroelectric plant located on the All American Canal close to El Centro, California. According to GE, the company designed, supplied and installed a 6.9-kilovolt stator winding for the Allis Chalmers generator at the IID plant. GE noted that the five-megawatt hydro plant is scheduled to resume commercial operation next month. Contact: Dennis Murphy, GE Energy, phone 770-859-6948. Source: EIN Renewable Energy Today, 1/22/2004.
The Association for Efficient Environmental Energy Systems is hosting the GREEN BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES Conference April 6 to 8, 2004, at Cal Poly Pomona's Kellogg West Conference Center. The Conference is designed for Contractors, Builders, Engineers, Architects, Utility Staff, and other Professionals who want to increase their knowledge of and role in Green Buildings. Attendees can learn about the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building Rating System and see how much more economical, comfortable, safe, healthy, and efficient a Green Building is to work and live in compared with a conventional structure.
Pre- and Post Conference workshops focus on one or more of the four LEED
categories: Energy & Atmosphere, Indoor Environmental Quality, Materials
and Resources, and Water Efficiency. Engineer and Architect Professional Credits
are offered for all workshops and the Conference.
Presentations include LEED Certified Green Building Case Histories from the
Bren Science Building at UCSB and the East End and EPA Buildings in Sacramento.
Presentations will also cover water and water efficiency, air quality, recycling
and use of recycled materials, green building products and services, GEO Exchange
and other HVAC systems, energy efficiency, and over all green building design,
construction, operation, maintenance, and monitoring considerations.
The Conference also offers highly visible exhibit spaces and sponsorship opportunities. The first twelve exhibitors registering will have the option of placing their exhibit in the conference room. Other exhibits will be in the Foyer. Early registering exhibitors and sponsors can be placed on the program for further recognition. For more information contact Guy Nelson, AEEES Conference Planner, at (541) 994-4670.
Office Depot, one of the world’s largest resellers of office products, is coloring the New Year green with the launch of The Green Book, the industry’s first catalog consisting solely of environmentally preferable products. The catalogue is printed on elemental chlorine free, 100 percent post-consumer waste recycled content paper. The catalog will be available to Office Depot’s Business Services Division contract customers in time for the New Year and will contain more than 1,000 products ranging from paper and filing to storage, dated goods and machine supplies.
“We are pleased to be the first in our industry to provide an easy-to-use, streamlined and environmentally responsible vehicle for our customers to purchase products containing recycled content,” said Tyler Elm, director of environmental affairs for Office Depot. “This is another great advance in Office Depot’s commitment to helping our customers improve their company’s environmental sustainability and helping them make their own office an ‘office for the environment’.” Elm noted that “as the industry leader in environmental stewardship, it is important for Office Depot to communicate the scope of our environmentally friendly product offerings to our customers in a manner that substantially conserves natural resources.”
According to Elm, compared to catalogs printed on virgin paper, the 100 percent post-consumer recycled content paper used for The Green Book:
• is 44 percent more energy efficient
• resulted in 37 percent fewer greenhouse gas emissions
• generated half as much solid waste and water effluent
• required no new trees to be cut down
Further, because The Green Book is printed on paper made entirely from PCW recycled fiber manufactured without using elemental chlorine, Office Depot conserved the following resources:
• 275 fully grown trees
• 116,900 gallons of water
• 193 million BTU’s of energy
• 12,400 pounds of solid waste
• 24,000 pounds of CO2 greenhouse gasses, and
• 800 pounds of Chemical Oxygen Demand waterborne waste
To put this into perspective, Elm noted that:
• the 275 trees conserved by printing on recycled paper absorb the
carbon released by 475 cars in a year—driven 15,000 miles each
• water conserved by printing on recycled paper is equal to the amount
consumed each day by 1,800 people
• the energy saved by printing on recycled paper is equivalent to 1,544
gallons of gasoline—or the amount of energy used each day by 2,000 people
• the waste reduced by using recycled paper is equivalent to the trash
discarded each day by nearly 3,000 people
• the green-house gasses not emitted into the air because of the use
of recycled paper are equivalent to permanently taking an SUV off the road.
“The creation of The Green Book is Office Depot’s latest reinforcement of the company’s recycling and pollution reduction initiatives, and is an excellent example of the steps we are taking to promote and develop markets for environmentally sound products,” Elm said. Source: Greenbiz.com, 12/23/2003.
"It's time to start cleaning up.” EPA Administrator Mike Leavitt, addressing a Board of Directors meeting of the Edison Electric Institute, told the nation's power company officials their industry must begin investing now to reduce emissions of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and mercury from power plants. Leavitt noted that EPA last month sent letters to the governors of 31 states affirming that more than 530 counties were unable to meet new health-based ozone standards. "Many of those counties have unhealthy air through no fault of their own," he said, "It's because they live downwind from one or more coal burning power plants." In December 2003, EPA proposed a suite of integrated air actions to significantly reduce current levels of power plant emissions.
The Interstate Air Quality proposal would utilize a cap and trade program based on EPA's highly successful Acid Rain Program to cut emissions of SO2 by 70 percent and NOX by approximately 65 percent from today's levels. The Agency's first ever proposed rule to regulate mercury emissions would cut by 70 percent the estimated 48 tons of mercury emitted each year by coal-burning power plants in the United States. "I intend to be very aggressive in keeping these proposals on a tight, fast track. In return, I ask you to be equally aggressive in committing to cleaning up the air America breaths, said Administrator Leavitt." "These rules constitute a move away from a command-and-control style regulation, adopting a market-oriented cap and trade system where the operators of the power plants find the best ways, the fastest ways, and the most efficient ways to make the reductions," Leavitt added. "It provides incentives to do more than required and serious market-imposed sanctions for those who do less." SO2 and NOx are key contributors to fine particles (PM2.5) and ground-level ozone.
Fine particles can pose serious health risks, especially for people with heart or lung disease (including asthma) and older adults and children. Ground-level ozone can irritate the respiratory system, aggravate asthma, reduce lung capacity and increase people's susceptibility to respiratory illnesses like pneumonia and bronchitis. Mercury is a toxic, persistent pollutant that Americans are exposed to primarily through eating mercury-contaminated fish. The Edison Electric Institute is a trade association whose members generate almost 70 percent of the electricity produced by U.S. electric utilities. January 9, 2004. Source: Utilities Monthly Report, 1/24/2004.
Eighteen business, consumer, environmental, and energy policy organizations
have called upon members of the U.S. Congress to "enact the broadly-supported
energy efficiency and renewable energy provisions in the proposed, but presently
stalled, national energy bill."
In letters being sent today to members of the congressional leadership, the
groups stressed that "there is substantial support in Congress and around
the country for the cross-section of sustainable energy provisions in the
final energy bill. [Accordingly,] Congress should act immediately to enact
these non-controversial and vitally important provisions as part of a comprehensive,
balanced, and environmentally sound energy bill, as stand-alone legislation,
or through incorporation into another piece of legislation."
In particular, "such widely supported clean energy provisions include:
the Renewable Fuels Standard, improved appliance efficiency standards, extension
and expansion of the Production Tax Credit as well as broadened investment
tax credits for efficiency and renewables, higher funding authority for energy
efficiency and renewable energy programs, net metering and interconnection
standards, revisions in geothermal leasing, the reauthorization of the Renewable
Energy Production Incentive program, and extension and expansion of federal
energy management provisions including energy-saving performance contracting
authority."
The letter concluded that "these sustainable energy provisions are needed
by all Americans to reduce energy imports, improve national and homeland security
through less vulnerable and more dispersed energy systems, curb greenhouse
gas emissions, enhance electrical grid reliability, and create new jobs and
domestic businesses." The list of 18 signing organizations follows:
Source: PowerMarketers.com via Electric Light and Power.
In the wake of President Bush's renewed call for energy legislation in his Jan. 20 State of the nion address, Senate Republicans began what appears to be an uphill push to try to pass the stalled energy bill. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Pete Domenici, R-N.M., said Jan. 20 he is confident he "can nail down the votes we need for cloture, but I'm still concerned about the budget points of order that will likely be raised." Source: APPA Public Power Daily, 1/23/2004.
Nearly 1,700 MW of new wind electric generating capacity-enough to serve approximately 425,000 average homes-were installed in the U.S. in 2003, the American Wind Energy Association said January 22.
The near-record performance for the American wind industry is overshadowed, however, by the failure of Congress to pass comprehensive energy legislation including a three-year extension of the wind energy production tax credit, an incentive that is vital to the industry's future growth. The credit expired December 31, 2003, leading to layoffs, stalled projects, and a negative near-term market outlook.
AWEA urged Congress to act quickly to extend the PTC "so the American public can reap the rewards of a growing base of fuel- and emission-free wind power." The trade group said 2003 was very close to the best year ever in the U.S. in terms of installed capacity, with 1,687 MW of new wind power constructed, topped only by the 1,696 MW installed in 2001. Current installed capacity in the U.S. is now over 6,370 MW, with utility-scale wind turbines installed in 30 states.
The large buildup in capacity is a 36 percent increase over the installed wind power base in the U.S. at the beginning of the year. Over the last five years, U.S. wind capacity has expanded at an annual average rate of 28 percent, and preliminary indications are that 2003 continued the pattern of wind being the fastest-growing electricity source in the world on a percentage basis. More wind power in the nation's power portfolio, AWEA said, means less reliance on fossil fuels, more economic development in rural areas, and more pollution-free electric power. With the PTC incentive, wind power is now in an increasingly competitive range with other generation sources, and the cost of wind-generated electricity is not affected by fuel price volatility.
However, instead of building on the momentum established in 2003, the wind industry in 2004 is again waiting for a clear signal from Congress that will ensure the stable financial environment needed to promote the industry's continued development. "The record in 2001 and 2003 shows that the wind industry can ramp up quickly to meet the nation's power needs. However, like any new technology, wind power faces some market barriers. In order put this new technology to work for the American people, Congress should extend the wind energy production tax credit quickly," said AWEA executive director Randall Swisher.
He went on to say, "Our members tell us that 2004 could have been an even better year than 2003 had the PTC extension in the energy bill gone into effect. There are thousands of megawatts of projects, representing billions of dollars in investments, that could move quickly if Congress takes action early in the year."
The wind industry would only have to maintain an annual growth rate of about 18 percent to achieve AWEA's goal of providing six percent of the nation's electricity by the year 2020. The past year has shown that rate to be a readily achievable goal with strong and consistent policy support from federal and state governments. Project information for all existing wind power projects is available online. Get the complete listing of 2003 projects and basic facts about wind energy in the AWEA newsroom. Source: AWEA Wind Energy Weekly, 1/23/2004.
Gov. James Douglas announced Thursday an effort to engage the public in a discussion of the pros and cons of putting power-generating windmills on Vermont's mountaintops. "Renewable energy can provide a greater degree of energy independence and help assure a locally produced and reliable energy supply," Douglas said.
But the current state of the art in wind power calls for 330-foot wind towers on windy mountain ridges where the wind is strongest and blows most often. Douglas said that raises legitimate aesthetic concerns. "Frankly I have reservations about having large commercial wind towers across our ridge lines," the governor said. "But there may be a compromise in both scale and location that would allow for some commercial wind generation ... on a scale that's consistent with our state."
Vermont currently has only one commercial wind power operation up and running, in Searsburg. The Green Mountain Power Corp. project has 11 wind turbines that are 192 feet tall at the top of the blade arc. In response to a question, Douglas said of that project, "I'm not offended by it." Douglas said the Agency of Natural Resources would hold a series of at least eight public meetings around the state in February and March - times and locations to be determined - where those interested could learn about and comment on wind as a source of renewable energy.
He said the state would focus first on developing a policy for its own lands, where such development currently is forbidden. But Douglas said he wanted a broader discussion of wind power policy as well. Elizabeth McLain, secretary of the Agency of Natural Resources, said she hoped the public process could be completed and a policy prepared by June.
The issue of wind power has split environmentalists. Some worry that wind towers will spoil many of Vermont's splendid views and pose a threat to birds. Others contend that wind development should be encouraged, because it can reduce the need for other, more polluting forms of electrical generation. "It's really a clash of values," Douglas said. "There's the value of ... generating energy from a source that is non-polluting, and the aesthetic concerns which are quite legitimate."
Three environmental groups this week called for a moratorium on wind development until a statewide policy could be crafted. Lobbyists for those groups say they would like to see Vermont's Act 250 land-use law applied to wind towers. Currently, utility projects are judged by a separate law under which the Public Service Board applies similar criteria to Act 250, but counterbalances those with a "public good" doctrine that does not apply to non-utility projects.
Douglas said he favors maintaining the current law under which the more forgiving utility-project standard would be applied to wind turbines. Source: By David Gram, Associated Press Writer, Daily Power Report, 2/2/2004.
The recently released Renewable Energy Annual 2002 from the Energy Information Administration shows that wind power increased its share to close to a projected 3 percent of U.S. renewable electricity production in 2002, more than tripling from 1998. Wind generation is the only renewable electricity source that grew appreciably during the period: its 347 percentgrowth compares to an 8 percent growth in solar photovoltaic generation, a 1 percent growth in biomass generation, and a reduction in generation in hydroelectric generation during the same period.
Wind energy consumption rose 56 percent from 2001 to 2002, due to the boost in new capacity that went online in 2001. Based on the large growth in installed capacity that occurred in 2003, electricity generated from wind power is expected to be 4 to 5 percent of renewable electricity production in 2004, depending on the overall level of generation-hydro generation, the largest renewable electricity source, varies widely from year to year.
Electricity produced from wind generation-10.5 billion kWh in 2002-still accounted for about 0.3 percent of the over 3.5 trillion kWh of total electricity generation in the U.S. AWEA estimates that meeting a goal of providing six percent of the nation's electricity by the year 2020 could be achieved with an annual growth rate of just over 17 percent. The Renewable Energy Annual 2002 is available on the EIA Web site. Source: AWEA January Windletter, 1/30/2004.
Rural Utilities Service Assistance to High Energy Cost Rural Communities Grant. For more information go to Fedgrants.gov. Source: FedGrants Opportunities Posting Update, 1/23/2004.
The Western Area Power Administration, in conjunction with the American Public Power Association and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, is seeking information on the certification and marketing of wholesale and retail tradable renewable certificates, or green tags, from consumer-owned power sources. The groups have developed guidelines for certification and are seeking ideas and proposals for how to support such a program. Detailed information as well as the guidelines in a PDF can be found on WAPA's Web site. The request for information does not provide funding or guarantee any contracting for services. Source: California Energy Markets, 1/20/2004
The Program Opportunity Notice for the 2004 State Energy Program Special Projects has been released by the California Energy Commission. The program is funded by the U.S. Dept of Energy through state energy agencies. The goal of the special projects activities are to assist states accelerate deployment of energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies, facilitate the commercialization of emerging and underutilized technologies, and to increase the responsiveness of Federally-funded technology development efforts to the needs of the marketplace. For details about this PON, please go to our Web site. Source: CEC, 1/23/2004.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Utilities Service requests applications for Assistance to High Energy Cost Rural Communities. The purpose of this program is to support a broad range of energy facilities, equipment and related activities to offset the impacts of extremely high residential energy costs on eligible communities. Eligible facilities include on-grid and off-grid renewable energy systems and implementation of cost-effective demand side management and energy conservation programs that benefit eligible communities. $11.3 million expected to be available, no cost share required. Responses due 3/5/04. For more info, contact Karen Larsen, USDA, at (202) 720-9545 or go to USDA's Web site. Refer to Sol# USDA-RD-RUS-HECG03-1. (FedGrants 1/23/04). Source: Seattle Regional Office of the U.S. Department of Energy, 1/30/2004.
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory has a major responsibility for
implementation of the U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy RD&D programs. As a part of this mission, NREL conducts a broad
range of technical, economic, financial and organizational studies and analyses.
In order draw upon expertise beyond its own capabilities to conduct such work,
NREL seeks to establish subcontract agreements to perform specific tasks
that shall be defined by NREL on an as-needed basis. Work areas include: Technology
and Applications Analysis, Market Analysis, Policy and Benefits Analysis and
Program Analysis and Evaluation. The extensive list of sub-areas of interest
includes but is not limited to:
Responses due 2/27/04. For more info, contact Laura Hughes, NREL, at (303) 384-7347. Refer to Sol# RCX-4-44402. Source: Seattle Regional Office of the U.S. Department of Energy, 1/30/2004.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency requests
proposals from organizations to provide indoor air quality training and
technical assistance to members and staff of Indian Tribes in Region 10, which
includes AK, ID, OR, and WA. The major goals of this work are improving tribal
indoor air quality as well as improving tribal capacity to develop and implement
indoor air quality programs in the future. Responses due 3/12/04. Up to $100K
expected to be available, 2
awards anticipated. (FedGrants 1/27/04). Source: Seattle Regional Office
of the U.S. Department of Energy, 1/30/2004.
The U.S. Department of Energy requests proposals for State Energy Program Special Projects. The goal of the Special Projects Program is to assist States, D.C., and Territories to accelerate deployment of energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies;
Funding areas include: Clean Cities/Alt. Fuels, Industrial, Building Codes and Standards, Rebuild America, Building America, FEMP, Solar, Wind, Distributed Generation, and Biomass. Applications must be submitted by State or Territorial Energy Offices or other agencies responsible for the lead administration of the SEP. $16 million expected to be available. Cost share, funding amounts and due dates vary by project area. Due date range is 3/29/04 to 4/2/04. For more info, go to DOE's Web site. Refer to Sol# DE-PS26-04NT42068-00. (FedGrants 1/16/04). Source: Seattle Regional Office of the U.S. Department of Energy, 1/30/2004.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Environmental Justice seeks a 501(c)(3) organization to conduct an Environmental Professional Student Intern Program to provide-on-the-job training for graduate and undergraduate students interested in careers in the environmental area. In cooperation with the EPA, the recipient will select and employ student interns to work at EPA-approved locations, on individual projects in response to internship opportunities established by the regional and program offices within the EPA. Up to $500K expected to be available. Responses due 3/1/04. For more info, contact Linda Smith, EPA, at (202) 564-2602. Refer to Sol# EPA-GRANTS-011304-002. (FedGrants 1/15/04). (See attached file: Sol122.doc). Source: Seattle Regional Office of the U.S. Department of Energy, 1/30/2004.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Environmental Justice,
seeks a 501(c)(3) organization to develop and support the 2004-2006
Training on Using Environmental Laws to Achieve Environmental Justice.
The purpose of the training is to educate community residents who want to
know how the environmental laws can be used to promote environmental justice
in their communities, without the use of lawyers. Approx. $300K available
to award to a 3
year period to one eligible organization. Responses due 3/1/04. For more info,
contact Linda Smith at (202) 564-2602. Refer to EPA-GRANTS-011304-001. (FedGrants
1/15/04). Source: Seattle Regional Office of the U.S. Department of Energy,
1/30/2004.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the U.S. Department of
Energy, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture request proposals to improve
understanding of changes in the distribution and cycling of carbon among the
active land, ocean, and atmospheric reservoirs. Of special interest are the
factors that affect changes in atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations and
the impact of such changes on carbon management. Approx. $36 million
expected to be available over a 3 yr. period. Notice
of Intent to apply due 2/11/04, final proposals due 4/7/04. For more info,
contact William Emanuel, NASA, at (202) 358-0559. Refer to Sol# NRA-04-OES-01.
(Federal Grants and Contracts Weekly 1/12/04). Source: Seattle Regional
Office of the U.S. Department of Energy, 1/30/2004.
The U.S. Department of Energy requests
applications for research to develop models that will simulate global
climate decades to centuries in the future and contribute measurably to improving
the ability to use terascale computing for forecasting climate change. The
program aims to increase the accuracy and throughput of computer programs
designed to predict the effects of increased concentrations of greenhouse
gases in the atmosphere on the climatic system.
$4 million expected to available. Pre-applications requested by mid-February
but are not required. Final applications due 3/15/04. For more info, contact
Jeffrey Amthor, DOE, at (301) 903-2507. Refer to DE-FG01-04ER04-08. (Federal
Grants and Contracts Weekly 1/12/04). Source: Seattle Regional Office
of the U.S. Department of Energy, 1/30/2004.
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation requests quotes for solar powered and portable traffic lights. Responses due 2/6/04. For more info, contact Nora Jenn, at (509) 633-9509. Refer to Sol# 03SQ171081. (FBO 1/28/04). Source: Seattle Regional Office of the U.S. Department of Energy, 1/30/2004.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service, requests proposals
for a fuel cell installation at the Big Goose Range Station (approx. 30 miles
SW of Sheridan, WY). The project will include but not be limited to site,
utility and preparation work for installation of a government furnished 10KW
solid oxide fuel Estimated cost of the proposed contract is between $100K
and $250K. The RFP will posted on or about 1/30/04, responses due 3/1/04.
For more info, contact
Noella Bond, Forest Service, at (303) 275-5393. Refer to Sol# RMAST-04-032.
(FBO 1/18/14). Source: Seattle Regional Office of the U.S. Department
of Energy, 1/30/2004.
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory requests
information on existing engineering models that may assist in the assessment
of technologies and systems that may comprise a future national hydrogen infrastructure
that includes production, delivery, storage, conversion, vehicle, and building
technologies and subsystems. This RFI is not a solicitation, it is for planning
purposes only. Responses due 2/18/04. For more info, contact Randy Combs at
(303) 275-444 .
Refer to RCL-4-0001. (FBO 1/10/04). Source: Seattle Regional Office (SRO)
of the U.S. Department of Energy, 1/30/2004.
The U.S Department of Navy has issued a Broad Agency Announcement for investigations in the following areas: (a) Kinematic and dynamic studies of the Coso geothermal area and the Coso/Argus Ranges including the Indian Wells Valley to the South and the Owens Lake to the north insofar as those areas contribute to understanding of the Coso system; (b) Dynamic studies of the heat and mass transfer processes within the geothermal area itself, and /or processes that influence the heat and mass flux budget therein; (c) Fracture prediction modeling and related fluid flow processes within the Coso geothermal field. Responses due 4/15/04. For more info, contact Peggy Richter at (760) 939-4272. Refer to Sol# N68936-04-R-0001. (FBO 1/7/04). Source: Seattle Regional Office (SRO) of the U.S. Department of Energy, 1/30/2004.
The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Program requests proposals for development and maintenance of standards for testing solar thermal energy systems. A primary objective of SETP is to accelerate the development and adoption of solar energy technologies, both in the US and abroad. $1.15 million expected to be available, 1 award anticipated. Responses due 3/26/04. For more info, contact Beth Dwyer, DOE, at (303) 275-4719. Source: Seattle Regional Office of the U.S. Department of Energy, 1/30/2004.
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