A -- POSSIBLE AVAILABILITY OF COAL-FIRED FACILITY

Notice Date

May 16, 2001

Contracting Office

Bechtel BWXT Idaho, LLC, P.O. Box 1625, Mail Stop 3805, Idaho Falls, ID 83405-3805

ZIP Code

83405-3805

Solicitation Number

S-7

Response Due

June 16, 2001

Point of Contact

Paul Grahovac 208-526-3488 pg2@inel.gov

E-Mail Address

Paul Grahovac (pg2@inel.gov)

Description

NOTICE TYPE: Solicitation NOTICE DATED: 05/16/01 OFFICE ADDRESS: Bechtel BWXT Idaho, LLC (BBWI), P. O. Box 1625, Idaho Falls, ID 83415-3805. ZIPCODE: 83415-3521 SUBJECT: A Possible availability of coal-fired facility. SOLICITATION NO.: SOL-7 RESPONSE DEADLINE: DUE 06/16/01 CONTACT: POC Paul Grahovac NOTICE TEXT: A -- Possible availability of coal-fired facility. The U. S. Department of Energy (DOE) is considering making the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL) coal-fired steam generation facility available to private industry, government agencies, and university researchers for the purpose of conducting engineering-scale technology development and testing of new coal, municipal waste, and biomass gasification, combustion, and ancillary technologies consistent with Department of Energy mission objectives. It is anticipated this will in some cases create opportunities for joint research and development projects and proposal efforts with DOE's management and operating contractor at the INEEL (Bechtel BWXT Idaho LLC (BBWI)). In conjunction with the proposed technology development and testing mission, the possibility of concurrent commercial electrical power production at the facility by a non-DOE entity to be selected is also being considered. With turbines added, the facility could generate 15 MW. Constructed in 1983, the coal-fired steam generation facility at the INEEL offers a one-of-a-kind test facility in terms of its size and operational flexibility. The INEEL's coal fired steam generation facility is unique in the fact that it provides a cost-effective facility where engineering-scaled tests can be performed with the necessary operational and infrastructure support in place. The type of tests currently capable of being performed at the facility include: trial burns for emissions analysis, trial burns with process derived fuel, trial burns of low grade fuels, alternate adsorbent bed material evaluations, boiler erosion/corrosion analysis, boiler scaling, bag house performance testing, particulate capture and re-injection. The facility has the capability to perform these tests 24 hours day seven days a week. Additionally, the facility has the operational flexibility to add additional sensing equipment and make the necessary equipment modifications or additions to meet specific test objectives. Air permitting of the facility is handled as part of the INEEL site-wide air permit. Facility specifications are as follows: 2 Foster Wheeler Atmospheric Fluidized Bed Boilers, 135,000-pounds steam generation per hour capacity, 150 650 psig operating pressure, bubbling (limestone) bed design, pulsed jet bag house particulate control, Detroit overbed fuel feeders, stoker coal / processed derived fuel / liquid-solid fuel mixture feeds, fuel feed / bottom ash / fly ash boiler sample ports, and railcar or truck fuel receiving / unloading. The facility is fully equipped with a continuous emission monitoring system. Additionally, the facility has a mobile mounted air analyzer for certification of the stack's emission monitoring system that can be modified to meet project-specific requirements. The continuous emission monitoring system monitors SO2, NO2 , O2, CO, and opacity. The mobile mounted air analyzer monitors SO2, NO2, O2, and project-specific emissions. This is not an opportunity to provide goods or services to the Department of Energy or BBWI. This Request for Interest (RFI) will close to response 30 days after publication. Interested parties should call (208-526-3488) or send e-mail (pg2@inel.gov) to Paul Grahovac, Senior Account Executive, Technology Transfer & Commercialization, BBWI, or send regular mail to Paul Grahovac, Senior Account Executive, Technology Transfer & Commercialization, BBWI, P. O. Box 1625, Idaho Falls, ID 83415-3805.

Record

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