SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- Gasification Technologies Fundamental Research
- Notice Date
- 11/26/2002
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- 3610 Collins Ferry Road (MS-I07) P.O. Box 880 Morgantown, WV 26507-0880
- ZIP Code
- 26507-0880
- Solicitation Number
- DE-PS26-03NT41716-0_MASTER_SOLICITATION
- Archive Date
- 2/23/2003
- Point of Contact
- Mary Gabriele, Contracting Officer, Contact Contract Specialis= t, mgabri@netl.doe.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This solicitation is intended to support near-term fundamental gasification technologies research projects that are: 1) Fundamental in nature, and = 2) Important for the commercial success of gasification technologies. It = is anticipated that the resultant projects will provide fundamental data useful to many organizations across the industry to help move gasification technologies toward the commercial marketplace. A secondary objective is to increas= e university involvement with the Gasification Technologies Program to en= sure the inclusion of fresh, innovative ideas in the program, and to educate fut= ure scientists and engineers in gasification technologies. Last year, the Gasification Technologies Product Team held interviews with industry organizations to gain industry?s perspective on barriers to the commerc= ial success of gasification technologies. This resulted in a list of speci= fic research and development areas for product team consideration. This solicitation will address some of the near-term fundamental research ne= eds described on this industry-generated list, chosen and modified by the Gasification Technologies Product Team based on additional input from industry and the needs of the DOE Gasification Technologies Program. The program solicitation will focus on the following three topic areas:= 1. Economic Use of Low Ranked Coals - Develop technologies to remove t= he barriers preventing the economic use of low ranked (sub-bituminous and lignite) coals. Examples: (a) New/improved approaches for increasing the therma= l stability of dewatered lignite. (b) Process/technology to create a hig= her energy density feed slurry, including understanding the critical proper= ties changed by the process in terms of feed systems. 2. Improved Materials to Increase Equipment Life or Reliability - Devel= op improved materials to increase equipment life or reliability in the gasifier and through the process to the syngas cooler inlet. The net result of = the material improvement must have potential to be an economic advantage to= the gasification industry. Examples: (a) Improve feed system injector materials to increase the injector life. (b) Increase the life of gasifier refracto= ry, by creating a more robust refractory, through investigation of refractory reactivity with gasifier contaminants and techniques to improve refract= ory stability, etc. (c) Metal alloys/fabrication that can survive in the gasifier environment long enough to: 1) Assist the development of more robust instrumentation (current average lifetime of thermocouples is 30-45 day= s), or 2) Permit metal candle filter use at temperatures approaching those in = the gasifier (current metal filters have an operation limit of about one ye= ar at 450=B0C). 3. Cleanup of Fuel Gas Contaminants and Flue Gas Pollutants - Develop innovative, less expensive approaches to resolve environmental and/or economic concerns with coal gasification fuel gas contaminants and combustion fl= ue gas pollutants, including the need for ultra clean feed gas for chemical production. Examples: (a) Conduct a mercury balance on the gasificatio= n process. (b) Create an added value technology or study for solid or chemical by products such as the concentration of mercury from conventional remo= val system for sale, creation of a process using high purity sulfur to make= a more lucrative product, etc. (c) More effective/less expensive reduction of= pollutants and/or trace contaminants in the combustion flue gas. (d) N= ew instrumentation/techniques to measure trace metal concentrations in a high-temperature, high-pressure, reducing environment. Given the objective of this program to increase university involvement = in the Gasification Technologies Program, a determination was made to limit recipients under this program solicitation to U.S. colleges and universities and university-affiliated research institutions. Industry collaboration wi= ll be encouraged under this program, but only through cost-share and subcontracting arrangements. Subcontracting opportunities by private entities/corporations is limited to no more than 10% of DOE funding provided under the cooperati= ve agreement. In addition, Federal agencies and agents (i.e. Management = and Operating (M&O) contractors and/or National Laboratories) are prohibite= d from proposing as a prime contractor or subcontractor under this solicitatio= n. Cost sharing is encouraged, but not required, under the subject program solicitation.
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