SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- Ground Breaking Innovative Technology Concepts
- Notice Date
- 2/6/2003
- 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-PS26-03NT41757-0
- Archive Date
- 5/31/2003
- Point of Contact
- Richard Rogus, Contracting Officer, Please Contact the Contract Specialist Identified Below., rogus@netl.doe.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Notice is hereby given of the intent to issue Financial Assistance Solicitation No.DE-PS26-03NT41757-0 entitled, "Ground Breaking Innovative Technology Concepts For Mining." The Department of Energy (DOE), National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) is seeking white paper applications on behalf of the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Mining Industries of the Future Program, for advanced concepts that span the mining industry and are capable of revolutionizing the industry as a whole or for discrete segments as regards energy intensity (i.e. energy used to achieve a unit output). The objective of this solicitation is to support the stated national interests by providing seed funding for development of "revolutionary" concepts or "unique" approaches that would define the direction for potential future research and development projects that address needs that broadly fall in the domestic mining industry. These approaches should represent significant departures from existing approaches, not simply incremental improvements. This solicitation seeks "out-of-the-box" thinking; therefore, mature ideas, past the conceptual stage, are not eligible for this program. Cost sharing is not required because of the fundamental nature of the requested research under this solicitation, but the DOE/NETL will only contribute up to $50,000 per project selected for award. DOE has identified specific mining industry activities where energy efficiency improvements would have the most significant impact. This solicitation encourages prospective concepts to be developed in the following areas: Area of Interest 1: DE-PS26-03NT41757-1 Energy Efficient Alternatives to Current Technologies in Materials Handling Interests include energy alternatives with regard to energy use per unit of output to current technologies involving the used of equipment or processes to transport ore and waste. Area of Interest 2: DE-PS26-03NT41757-2 Energy Efficient Alternatives to Current Beneficiation and Processing Technologies, Particularly Crushing and Grinding Interests include energy alternatives with regard to energy use per unit of output to current technologies using equipment or processes to crush, grind, concentrate and/or separating the ore from the unwanted material. Area of Interest 3: DE-PS26-03NT41757-3 Mineral Extraction Processes to Reduce Downstream Material Handling and Beneficiation and Processing Requirements; Efficiency Alternatives to Pumping in Mining Applications Interests include energy alternatives to mineral processes using equipment or processes to explore, mine and process ore. Applications offering emissions or waste disposal, remediation or treatment as a primary focus are not eligible for funding under this solicitation. This limitation does not include applications that target materials recycling or by-product utilization as their primary focus. Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDC), DOE Management and Operating (M&O) contractors and Federal Agencies are prohibited from participating at any level in applications submitted in response to this solicitation. If an application is received which includes participation by these organizations, it will be rejected without evaluation.
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- Record
- SN00254519-W 20030208/030206213318 (fbodaily.com)
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