Supplemental Announcement Number 04, Production of Ethanol from Biomass, to the Broad Based Solicitation (DE-PS36-00GO10482) for Submission of Financial Assistance Applications Involving Research, Development and Demonstration

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 235 (Wednesday, December 8, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68673-68674]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-31792]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy


Supplemental Announcement Number 04, Production of Ethanol from 
Biomass, to the Broad Based Solicitation (DE-PS36-00GO10482) for 
Submission of Financial Assistance Applications Involving Research, 
Development and Demonstration

AGENCY: The Department of Energy (DOE).

ACTION: Request for applications for research and development projects 
in support of the DOE Biomass Program.

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SUMMARY: The DOE Office of Fuels Development is funding a competitive 
financial assistance program in support of the DOE Biomass Program. 
Proposals are requested under a DOE Broad Based Solicitation that is 
anticipated to result in the award of several cooperative agreements in 
Fiscal Year 2000.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Fuels Development of the DOE 
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) is supporting 
the issuance of this Supplemental Announcement to the EERE Broad Based 
Solicitation for Submission of Financial Assistance Applications 
Involving Research, Development and Demonstration, DE-PS36-00GO10482. 
The Broad Based Solicitation contains information that must be used in 
conjunction with this Supplemental Announcement when applying for an 
award. Thus, in order to prepare a complete application, it is 
mandatory to comply with the requirements of the overall Broad Based 
Solicitation document, DE-PS36-00GO10482 (found on the Golden Field 
Office Home Page at https://www.eren.doe.gov/golden/solicitations.html) 
as well as the requirements of this Supplemental Announcement 04 
document.
    Under this Supplemental Announcement, DOE is seeking research and 
development (R&D) proposals that will increase the efficiency or lower 
the cost of producing and converting biomass to transportation fuels. 
The objective of this solicitation is to support new approaches to 
improve technology for the efficient, cost effective production of 
ethanol. There are three specific areas of interest for this 
solicitation. Biomass feedstock collection and storage, which includes 
research and development related to improving the harvest, harvest 
equipment, handling, transportation and storage of biomass for 
conversion to fuels and chemicals. Conversation

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technologies, which includes biological processing of biomass to 
ethanol. Pretreatment fundamentals, which includes research techniques 
and analytical tools that could lead to a better understanding of 
fundamental processes of pretreatment.
    This solicitation is for Financial Assistance Applications, and the 
Statement of Work (SOW) and budget information requested under this 
Supplemental Announcement should address a period of up to 12 months. 
Awards, if any, will result from a merit review process applied to the 
applications.

DATES: Applications should be submitted as described in the 
Supplemental Announcement by January 31, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: U.S. Department of Energy, Golden 
Field Office, 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden, CO 80401. The Project 
Engineer is Andrew Trenka, at (303) 275-4745 or e-mail at 
andy__trenka@nrel.gov. The Contract Specialist is James McDermott, at 
FAX: (303) 275-4788 or e-mail at jim__mcdermott@nrel.gov. The 
Supplemental Announcement can be obtained from the GFO website at 
www.eren.doe.gov/golden/solicitations.html as of December 15, 1999. If 
unable to access the internet, you may obtain a copy of the 
Solicitation by calling Amy Castelli at (303) 275-4716, FAX (303) 275-
4788.

    Issued in Golden, Colorado, on November 30, 1999.
Matthew A. Barron,
Contracting Officer, Golden Field Office.
[FR Doc. 99-31792 Filed 12-7-99; 8:45 am]
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