SMALL MODULAR BIOPOWER SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT On or about Feb 15, 1998, Sandia National Laboratories intends to release a request for quotation for Small Modular Biopower System development. This activity is sponsored by the Department of Energy's Office of Solar Thermal, Biomass Power, and Hydrogen Technologies. This procurement is jointly funded by Sandia and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and comprises the first step in what will be a larger development process. The objective of this project is to develop a number of small, modular biopower systems that are fuel-flexible, efficient, simple to operate, whose operation has minimum negative impacts on the environment, and which will provide power in the range of electrical generation sizes of 5 kW to 5 MW for domestic and international markets. The development of these systems will be cost-shared between DOE and U. S. industry. This procurement, the first step in the process, is undertaken to evaluate the feasibility of developing cost-effective technologies and the markets for small, modular biopower systems. We believe that these systems have distinct advantages accruing from the modularity of the systems and their potential for requiring a minimum of field engineering and having simple connections at customer sites. For additional information, please contact Mr. William E. Peters, Sandia National Laboratories, MS 0212, Albuquerque, NM, 87185. Tel. (505) 844-4438, FAX (505) 284-4218 E-MAIL: William Peters, email wepeter@sandia.gov.

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