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A -- RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, VILLAGE POWER PLANNING MODELING SOFTWARE SOL 0-381 DUE 013100 POC Peter Lilienthal, 303-384-7444 WEB: HOMER Express can be downloaded for free, http://www.nrel.gov/international/tools/homer.html. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the point of contact via email, peter_lilienthal@nrel.gov. A Licensing Agreement for Village Power Planning Modeling Software: HOMER and ViPOR. Contact Peter Lilienthal 303/384-7444. Transfer of National Laboratory technologies to the private sector is a mission of the U.S. Department of Energy. In accordance with legislation allowing the transfer of technologies, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is seeking industrial partners for the licensing and commercialization of this technology. On behalf of the U.S. Department of Energy, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) anticipates negotiating one or more license agreements with U.S. Companies interested in commercializing a set of software optimization models for planning and designing distributed and off-grid power systems using combinations of renewable and conventional generation technologies. The models have a user-friendly graphical interface and can compare thousands of possible power system configurations per minute of runtime. Comprehensive technical and economic results are presented in a variety of graphical and tabular forms. Sensitivity analyses can be automated. HOMER Express is a simplified version and HOMER Pro is the full featured version of the power system design tool. HOMER Express can be downloaded for free at http://www.nrel.gov/international/tools/homer.html . ViPOR uses a geographical interface to compare stand-alone energy systems to a grid-connected system. These software tools have value to anyone considering the use of renewable or distributed generation systems. Respondents to these partnering opportunities should be fully conversant with off-grid and distributed power systems, including rural applications in developing countries. Selected respondents will be asked to submit a marketing plan for the commercialization of this technology. Interested companies should send a written response by January 31, 2000 to Peter Lilienthal, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, peter_lilienthal@nrel.gov, or phone at (303) 384-7444. Posted 12/28/99 (W-SN411730). (0362)

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