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A -- U. S. ARMY RESEARCH OFFICE -- COLD CLIMATE ENERGY BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT SOL DAAG55-97-R-BAA6 DUE 100297 POC Helpline: 919 549-4375 The U. S. Army Research Office (ARO) announces the FY 98 Broad Agency Announcement for Cold Climate Energy research. These funds shall be used to develop energy-related-technologies configured specifically to extremely cold environments. In cold climates, heat recovery from power generation equipment is an important means for reducing fuel requirements and this energy conservation strategy could be a possible area for productive research. Development of equipment such as portable space heaters that would remove heat from an engine waste stream (such as exhaust or water jacket) and supply it to temporary structures would be an example of this sort of concept. Other examples of energy conservation research in extreme cold climates are innovative thermal barrier coatings or panels such as superinsulation concepts based on aerogels, thermal storage systems such as phase change materials or fuel reservoirs, light/heat pipe technology or light filtering, and other passive solar concepts. Some examples of possible areas for research related to energy generation are concepts for starting polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells at extremely cold conditions. ARO expects to make one to three awards for three-year performance periods, to be fully funded at time of award for $950,000, subject to availability of appropriations. Proposals may be submitted only by U. S. institutions of higher education with graduate degree-granting programs in science and/or engineering. Proposals under this Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) are due by 4:00 p.m. local time on Thursday, October 2, 1997, to the appropriate agency address stated in the BAA. This announcement is only available on the Web at the following site address: http://www.aro.ncren.net. Printed copies of this BAA are not available. (0240)

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