Recovery Act Cooley Alert

FOA - Deployment of Combined Heat and Power Systems, District Energy Systems, Waste Energy Recovery Systems, and Efficient Industrial Equipment

KEY ATTORNEY CONTACTS

Elias Blawie 650/843-5060

Tom Coll 858/550-6013

Alison Freeman-Gleason
206/452-8755

Jim Fulton 650/843-5103

Gordon Ho 650/843-5190

Craig Jacoby 415/693-2147

James Linfield 720/566-4010

Andrew Lustig 703/456-8134

Patrick Mitchell 617/937-2315

Kevin Mullen 202/842-7882

Ryan Naftulin 202/842-7822

John Robertson 206/452-8763

Joseph Scherer 415/693-2017

Application Deadline

The application is due on July 14, 2009 at 8:00 PM Eastern Time. Please note: Important information regarding registration and other pre-submission requirements are included in the funding opportunity announcement (FOA). Please refer to the FOA for details.

Anticipated Notice of Selection: October 2009
Total Funding Available: $156,000,000
Award Instrument: Grants

Eligibility Requirements

All types of entities are eligible to apply, except other federal agencies, Federally Funded Research and Development Center Contractors, and nonprofit organizations described in section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that engaged in lobbying activities after December 31, 1995.

Program Description

Through this FOA the Department of Energy (DOE) seeks to solicit applications for cost-shared projects that will deploy sustainable energy infrastructure projects and energy efficient industrial technologies in the following four areas of interest: (1) Combined Heat and Power; (2) District Energy Systems; (3) Industrial Waste Energy Recovery; and (4) Efficient Industrial Equipment. Applications for areas of interest 1 through 3 are sought for deployment of commercially available technologies and may include single installations or multiple installations at multiple sites. Further, applications for areas of interest 1 through 3 are limited to deployment of new integrated systems where similar systems had not previously existed and replacement of inefficient existing systems.

Areas of Interest

Area of Interest 1: Combined Heat and Power - The term ‘combined heat and power’ means the generation of electric energy and heat in a single, integrated system, with an overall thermal efficiency of 60% or greater on a higher-heating-value basis. New combined heat and power systems shall have a minimum efficiency of 60%. Replacement of an inefficient existing system shall have at least 60% overall system efficiency and represent at least a 25% efficiency increase when compared with the system being replaced.

Area of Interest 2: District Energy Systems - The term ‘district energy systems’ means systems providing thermal energy from a renewable energy source, thermal energy source or highly efficient technology to more than one building or fixed energy-consuming use from one or more thermal-energy production facilities through pipes or other means to provide space heating, space conditioning, hot water, steam, compression, process energy, or other end uses for that energy. New district energy systems shall have a minimum efficiency of 60%. Replacement of an inefficient existing system shall have at least 60% overall system efficiency and represent at least a 25% efficiency increase when compared with the system being replaced.

Area of Interest 3: Waste Energy Recovery - The term ‘waste energy recovery’ means the collection and reuse of energy from sources such as exhaust heat or flared gas from any industrial process; waste gas or industrial tail gas that would otherwise be flared, incinerated, or vented; and a pressure drop in any gas, excluding any pressure drop to a condenser that subsequently vents the resulting heat. New waste energy recovery systems shall have a minimum efficiency of 30%. Replacement of an inefficient existing system shall have at least 30% overall system efficiency and represent at least a 25% efficiency increase when compared with the system being replaced.

Area of Interest 4: Efficient Industrial Equipment - The term ‘efficient industrial equipment’ refers to any proven, commercially available technology. Applications shall include deployment of technologies and systems with a minimum efficiency improvement of 25% into the industrial sector. Bundling of multiple projects within a single application is required.

Cost Sharing

• Recipient cost share for Areas of Interest 1, 2 and 3 must be at least 50% of the total allowable costs of the projects and must come from non-federal sources unless otherwise allowed by law. However, applications with proposed cost share as low as 25% may be considered.
• Recipient cost share for Area of Interest 4 must be at least 50% of the total allowable costs of the project. Applications with less than 50% cost share for Area of Interest 4 will be considered non-responsive and will not be reviewed.