U.S. Department of Energy, Golden Field Office, 1617 Cole Blvd., Golden, CO 80401

A -- SUPPLEMENTAL ANNOUNCEMENT-14, CO-FIRING BIOMASS WITH LIGNITE, TO THE BROAD BASED SOLICITATION (DE-PS36-99GO10383) FOR SUBMISSION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATIONS INVOLVING RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION FOR THE OFFICE OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY SOL DE-PS36-99GO10383-14 DUE 080699 POC Contact Ruth E. Adams, Contracting Officer, (303) 275-4722 WEB: click here to download a copy fo the Solicitaton., http://www.eren.doe.gov/golden/solicitations.html. E-MAIL: click here to contact the contracting officer via, ruth_adams@nrel.gov. Under this Supplemental Announcement, DOE is requesting public, private, and business proponents of biomass energy to undertake cost-shared projects that demonstrate the viability of co-firing biomass with lignite coal for power production. Respondents are encouraged to form appropriate consortia or other business arrangements with biomass producers, industry, power producers, research institutions, or other applicable organizations for the conduct of this venture. These arrangements are intended to demonstrate how cooperative efforts can lead to sustaining, economically beneficial, power generation using lignite and biomass feedstock. The overall objective of selected project(s) is to successfully demonstrate the viability of co- firing biomass with lignite for power production. To meet this objective, successful applicants will: 1) determine the optimum parameters for low-cost, high-performance co-firing of biomass with lignite through pilot-scale co-firing tests; and 2) validate the viability of co-firing biomass with lignite through a full-scale demonstration. Awards under this Supplemental Announcement will be Cooperative Agreements with a term of up to two years. Subject to funding availability, the total DOE funding available under this Supplemental Announcement will be approximately $1,000,000. DOE anticipates selecting one application for award under this Supplemental Announcement. A minimum cost share of 50% of total project costs is required in order to be considered for award under this Supplemental Announcement. Solicitation Number DE-PS36-99GO10383, in conjunction with this Supplemental Announcement 14, will include complete information on the program including technical aspects, funding, application preparation instructions, application evaluation criteria, and other factors that will be considered when selecting projects for funding. Issuance of the solicitation is planned for July 6, 1999, with responses due 30 days following solicitation release. The solicitation, once issued can be obtained from the Golden Field Office Home Page at http://www.eren.doe.gov/golden/solicitations.html. All responsible sources may submit an application and all timely applications will be considered. Posted 06/29/99 (W-SN348278). (0180)

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