80 FR 13365 - Wave Energy Prize
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 49 (March 13, 2015)
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 49 (March 13, 2015)
| Page Range | 13365-13365 | |
| FR Document | 2015-05770 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 49 (Friday, March 13, 2015)] [Notices] [Page 13365] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-05770] [[Page 13365]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Wave Energy Prize AGENCY: Wind and Water Power Technologies Office, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of release of draft competition rules for public comment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) gives notice of the availability of the draft Wave Energy Prize competition Rules and Terms and Conditions and requests public comment on the Rules and Terms and Conditions. The prize is designed to achieve game-changing performance enhancements to wave energy conversion (WEC) devices, establishing a pathway to sweeping cost reductions on a commercial scale. The prize consists of three phases--design, build, and test and evaluation. Prize purses to the winner(s): Grand Prize ($1,500,000), 2nd Place Finisher ($500,000), and 3rd Place Finisher ($250,000). DATES: DOE intends to launch the Wave Energy Prize in April 2015. DOE is currently accepting public comments on the draft Prize Rules and Terms and Conditions through March 20, 2015. ADDRESSES: Interested persons can find the draft Prize Rules and Terms and Conditions at waveenergyprize.org under the ``About'' tab. To provide feedback, please submit questions and comments to: waveenergyprize.org">info@waveenergyprize.org. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (America COMPETES), Public Law 111-358, enacted January 4, 2011, authorizes Federal agencies to issue competitions to stimulate innovations in technology, education, and science. The Wave Energy Prize leverages the America COMPETES Act to provide incentives to design, build, and test innovative WEC devices using novel WEC concepts. DOE intends to launch the Wave Energy Prize, a public prize challenge sponsored by DOE's Water Power Program, in April 2015 and is currently accepting public comments on the draft Rules and Terms and Conditions. The prize is designed to increase the diversity of organizations involved in WEC technology development, while motivating and inspiring existing stakeholders. DOE envisions this competition will achieve game-changing performance enhancements to WEC devices, establishing a pathway to sweeping cost reductions on a commercial scale. The wave energy industry is young and is experiencing many new innovations as evidenced by a sustained growth in patent activity. While the private industry is developing these early-concept WEC devices through design and benchtop prototype testing, funding is hard to secure for performance testing and evaluation of WEC devices in wave tanks at a meaningful scale. This is a problem for the industry since scaled WEC prototype tank testing, validation, and evaluation are key steps in the advancement of WEC technologies through the technical readiness levels to reach commercialization. Goal of the Wave Energy Prize: The Wave Energy Prize will encourage the development of more efficient WEC devices that double the energy captured from ocean waves, which in turn will reduce the cost of wave energy, making it more competitive with traditional energy solutions. Economic impact of the Wave Energy Prize: A successful Wave Energy Prize could jump-start private sector innovation critical to the country's long-term economic growth, energy security, and international competitiveness in the wave energy conversion sector. Why participate in the Wave Energy Prize? The Wave Energy Prize seeks to attract innovative ideas from developers new to the industry and next-generation ideas from existing developers by offering a monetary prize purse and providing an opportunity for tank testing and evaluation of scaled WEC device prototypes at the U.S. Navy's Maneuvering and Seakeeping Basin (MASK) facility in Carderock, MD. Eligibility: U.S. entities are able to participate in the Wave Energy Prize. This includes U.S. persons and companies as well as foreign companies that are incorporated in and maintain a primary place of business in the United States. Full eligibility requirements for the Wave Energy Prize are set in accordance with those established by America COMPETES, and are fully outlined in the draft Wave Energy Prize Rules document available at: waveenergyprize.org. DOE is accepting public comments on these draft Rules and the draft Terms and Conditions through March 20, 2015. See waveenergyprize.org for more information. Issued in Washington, DC, on March 10, 2015. Jose Zayas, Wind and Water Power Technologies Office Director, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. [FR Doc. 2015-05770 Filed 3-12-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450-01-P
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY sweeping cost reductions on a Issued in Washington, DC, on March 10,
commercial scale. 2015.
Office of Energy Efficiency and Jose Zayas,
The wave energy industry is young
Renewable Energy Wind and Water Power Technologies Office
and is experiencing many new
Director, Office of Energy Efficiency and
Wave Energy Prize innovations as evidenced by a sustained Renewable Energy.
growth in patent activity. While the [FR Doc. 2015–05770 Filed 3–12–15; 8:45 am]
AGENCY: Wind and Water Power private industry is developing these
BILLING CODE 6450–01–P
Technologies Office, Office of Energy early-concept WEC devices through
Efficiency and Renewable Energy, design and benchtop prototype testing,
Department of Energy. funding is hard to secure for DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
ACTION: Notice of release of draft performance testing and evaluation of
competition rules for public comment. WEC devices in wave tanks at a Federal Energy Regulatory
meaningful scale. This is a problem for Commission
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
the industry since scaled WEC
Energy (DOE) gives notice of the prototype tank testing, validation, and [Docket Nos. CP15–90–000]
availability of the draft Wave Energy
evaluation are key steps in the
Prize competition Rules and Terms and Texas Eastern Transmission, LP;
advancement of WEC technologies
Conditions and requests public Notice of Application
comment on the Rules and Terms and through the technical readiness levels to
Conditions. The prize is designed to reach commercialization. March 4, 2015.
achieve game-changing performance Goal of the Wave Energy Prize: The Take notice that on February 19, 2015,
enhancements to wave energy Wave Energy Prize will encourage the Texas Eastern Transmission, LP (Texas
conversion (WEC) devices, establishing development of more efficient WEC Eastern), 5400 Westheimer Court,
a pathway to sweeping cost reductions devices that double the energy captured Houston, Texas 77056, filed in the
on a commercial scale. The prize from ocean waves, which in turn will above referenced docket an application
consists of three phases—design, build, reduce the cost of wave energy, making pursuant to section 7(c) of the Natural
and test and evaluation. Prize purses to it more competitive with traditional Gas Act (NGA), and Part 157 of the
the winner(s): Grand Prize ($1,500,000), energy solutions. Commission’s regulations requesting
2nd Place Finisher ($500,000), and 3rd authorization to construct and operate
Economic impact of the Wave Energy the Gulf Markets Expansion Project
Place Finisher ($250,000).
Prize: A successful Wave Energy Prize (Project). Specifically, the Project will
DATES: DOE intends to launch the Wave could jump-start private sector enable Texas Eastern to provide 650
Energy Prize in April 2015. DOE is innovation critical to the country’s long- MMcf/d of firm transportation service to
currently accepting public comments on term economic growth, energy security,
the Gulf Coast region of Louisiana and
the draft Prize Rules and Terms and
and international competitiveness in the Texas, as well as to provide mainline
Conditions through March 20, 2015.
wave energy conversion sector. markets with the opportunity to access
ADDRESSES: Interested persons can find growing supply basins in the Northeast,
the draft Prize Rules and Terms and Why participate in the Wave Energy
Prize? The Wave Energy Prize seeks to all as more fully set forth in the
Conditions at waveenergyprize.org application which is on file with the
under the ‘‘About’’ tab. To provide attract innovative ideas from developers
new to the industry and next-generation Commission and open to public
feedback, please submit questions and inspection. The filing is available for
comments to: info@waveenergyprize.org. ideas from existing developers by review at the Commission in the Public
offering a monetary prize purse and
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Reference Room or may be viewed on
America COMPETES Reauthorization providing an opportunity for tank
the Commission’s Web site web at
Act of 2010 (America COMPETES), testing and evaluation of scaled WEC http://www.ferc.gov using the
Public Law 111–358, enacted January 4, device prototypes at the U.S. Navy’s ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket
2011, authorizes Federal agencies to Maneuvering and Seakeeping Basin number excluding the last three digits in
issue competitions to stimulate (MASK) facility in Carderock, MD. the docket number field to access the
innovations in technology, education, Eligibility: U.S. entities are able to document. For assistance, contact FERC
and science. The Wave Energy Prize participate in the Wave Energy Prize. at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call
leverages the America COMPETES Act This includes U.S. persons and toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202)
to provide incentives to design, build, companies as well as foreign companies 502–8659.
and test innovative WEC devices using that are incorporated in and maintain a Any questions concerning this
novel WEC concepts. primary place of business in the United application may be directed to Bill
DOE intends to launch the Wave States. Full eligibility requirements for Hammons, P.O. Box 1396, Houston,
Energy Prize, a public prize challenge the Wave Energy Prize are set in Texas 77251, by telephone at (713) 215–
sponsored by DOE’s Water Power accordance with those established by 2130.
Program, in April 2015 and is currently America COMPETES, and are fully The Project consists of the
accepting public comments on the draft outlined in the draft Wave Energy Prize construction of one new compressor
Rules and Terms and Conditions. The Rules document available at: station at Provident City in Lavaca
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
prize is designed to increase the County, Texas; the installation of a new
waveenergyprize.org. DOE is accepting
diversity of organizations involved in compressor unit at an existing
public comments on these draft Rules
WEC technology development, while compression station in Opelousas,
motivating and inspiring existing and the draft Terms and Conditions Louisiana; and other facilities
stakeholders. DOE envisions this through March 20, 2015. See modifications. Texas Eastern proposes
competition will achieve game-changing waveenergyprize.org for more rolled-in rate treatment for the Project,
performance enhancements to WEC information. and to charge its existing recourse rates
devices, establishing a pathway to for service on the Project. The cost of
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| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of release of draft competition rules for public comment. | |
| Dates | DOE intends to launch the Wave Energy Prize in April 2015. DOE is currently accepting public comments on the draft Prize Rules and Terms and Conditions through March 20, 2015. | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 13365 |
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