Opportunity Information: Apply for DE FOA 0000317
Apply for DE FOA 0000317
- The National Energy Technology Laboratory in the energy science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Office of Fossil Energy FY2010 Energy and Water Appropriations Act RD Projects" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 81.089 Fossil Energy Research and Development.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 20, 2010 and posted on Apr 20, 2010.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 19, 2010. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $1,474,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 3 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Office of Fossil Energy FY2010 Energy and Water Appropriations Act RD Projects funding opportunity (DE-FOA-0000317) was issued by the U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) to award a small set of fossil energy research and development projects through full and open competition. The driver for the announcement was a legal requirement in the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 111-85). Section 506 addressed certain projects listed in House report language that were treated as congressional earmarks; if any of those projects were intended to be awarded to a for-profit entity, DOE had to compete them instead of directly assigning them. A related conference report identified 20 Congressionally Directed Fossil Energy Projects, and three of those were specifically targeted for for-profit award, triggering this competitive Funding Opportunity Announcement.
NETL structured the FOA around three technical topic areas that line up with DOE Fossil Energy program priorities: gasification, turbines, and fuel cells. Across these areas, DOE was looking for applied R&D that could move toward commercially relevant demonstrations, with an emphasis on improving efficiency, cutting capital costs, and reducing emissions for power systems that rely on coal-derived synthesis gas (syngas) and other high-hydrogen fuels. Awards were planned as cooperative agreements, meaning DOE expected substantial involvement during the project period rather than a hands-off grant arrangement.
Topic Area 1, Gasification, focused on lowering the cost and improving the performance of gasification-based power systems that can support carbon capture. The Gasification Technologies Program goal highlighted in the FOA is the ability to capture and sequester 90 percent of the carbon from coal with minimal impact on the cost of electricity. A central bottleneck identified in the solicitation is oxygen production, since many modern gasification systems require large quantities of oxygen and conventional oxygen production can be expensive and energy-intensive. DOE therefore sought research to speed development of high-temperature oxygen production technologies that could be integrated into state-of-the-art gasification systems. The agency signaled interest in configurations that are reliable and efficient while also delivering meaningful capital cost reductions, and it specifically preferred technologies that could be ready for commercially relevant testing by 2012.
Topic Area 2, Turbines, targeted the control challenges that come with burning syngas or other hydrogen-rich fuels in advanced turbine systems. DOE described its Advanced Turbine Program portfolio as aiming for revolutionary, near zero-emission turbine technologies capable of operating on coal-derived syngas and other high-hydrogen fuels. Because fuel flexibility brings both environmental and energy security benefits, DOE emphasized the need for combustion systems that can be controlled efficiently despite the instabilities that syngas combustion can produce. The FOA therefore called for R&D on adaptive control techniques designed to mitigate combustion instabilities and improve stable operation under varying conditions, which is a key step toward reliable, low-emission turbine performance on these alternative fuels.
Topic Area 3, Fuel Cells, centered on high-temperature fuel cell systems that can generate electricity efficiently from domestic coal and also accommodate biomass-derived fuels, while minimizing water use and atmospheric emissions (including CO2 and criteria pollutants). DOE's stated mission for the Fuel Cell Program in this FOA was to advance technology enabling cost-effective electricity with near zero water consumption and near zero emissions. To demonstrate both fuel flexibility and modularity, applicants were asked to develop a small prototype fuel cell system in the 1 to 5 kW range, with the overall system required to be under 10 kW. The system was expected to be designed to operate on fossil- and biomass-derived fuels, and the scope could include fabrication and operation on a proposed biofuel, reflecting DOE's interest in practical proof-of-concept work rather than purely theoretical development.
From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity was categorized as discretionary funding for energy R&D and planned to make three awards total, one aligned to each earmark-derived project area. The estimated total DOE funding across the FOA was $1,474,000, with topic-level maximum DOE contributions estimated at $720,500 for innovations in low-cost gasification systems, $288,000 for innovations in control technologies for syngas combustion, and $481,000 for R&D of fuel cells for electricity from fossil and bio-based fuels. The FOA required cost sharing or matching, and eligibility was listed as unrestricted, meaning applications could be submitted by a wide range of entity types (subject to any additional eligibility language in the full announcement). The FOA was posted April 20, 2010, and closed May 19, 2010, with an archive date of September 20, 2010. The listed point of contact for access issues was Michael S. DeStefano at NETL.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is this funding opportunity?
This opportunity is the Office of Fossil Energy FY2010 Energy and Water Appropriations Act RD Projects Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), number DE-FOA-0000317. It was issued by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) through the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) to award a small set of fossil energy research and development (R&D) projects through full and open competition.
Why did DOE issue this FOA?
The FOA was driven by a legal requirement in the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 111-85). Section 506 addressed certain projects referenced in House report language that were treated as congressional earmarks. If any of those projects were intended to be awarded to a for-profit entity, DOE was required to compete them instead of directly assigning them. A related conference report identified 20 Congressionally Directed Fossil Energy Projects, and three of those were targeted for for-profit award, which triggered this competitive FOA.
Who issued and administered the announcement?
DOE's National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) issued the FOA on behalf of the Office of Fossil Energy.
What type of funding is this?
The opportunity was categorized as discretionary funding for energy R&D.
How many awards were planned?
DOE planned to make three awards total, with one award aligned to each of the three topic areas associated with the earmark-derived project areas.
What is the total estimated DOE funding available under this FOA?
The estimated total DOE funding across the FOA was $1,474,000.
What were the three technical topic areas?
NETL structured the FOA around three technical topic areas aligned with DOE Fossil Energy priorities:
- Topic Area 1: Gasification
- Topic Area 2: Turbines
- Topic Area 3: Fuel Cells
What was DOE generally looking for across all topic areas?
DOE sought applied R&D intended to move toward commercially relevant demonstrations. Across the topics, the emphasis was on improving efficiency, reducing capital costs, and cutting emissions for power systems relying on coal-derived synthesis gas (syngas) and other high-hydrogen fuels.
What award instrument was planned?
Awards were planned as cooperative agreements. This means DOE expected substantial involvement during the project period rather than a hands-off grant arrangement.
What was the focus of Topic Area 1 (Gasification)?
Topic Area 1 focused on lowering cost and improving performance of gasification-based power systems that can support carbon capture. A key bottleneck identified was oxygen production, because many modern gasification systems require large quantities of oxygen and conventional oxygen production can be expensive and energy-intensive.
What specific kinds of gasification work did DOE want to fund?
DOE sought R&D that would speed development of high-temperature oxygen production technologies that could be integrated into state-of-the-art gasification systems. DOE signaled interest in reliable and efficient configurations that also provide meaningful capital cost reductions, with a preference for technologies that could be ready for commercially relevant testing by 2012.
What is the carbon capture performance goal mentioned for gasification?
The Gasification Technologies Program goal highlighted in the FOA was the ability to capture and sequester 90 percent of the carbon from coal with minimal impact on the cost of electricity.
What was the maximum estimated DOE funding for Topic Area 1 (Gasification)?
The topic-level maximum DOE contribution for gasification innovations was estimated at $720,500.
What was the focus of Topic Area 2 (Turbines)?
Topic Area 2 targeted control challenges associated with burning syngas or other hydrogen-rich fuels in advanced turbine systems. DOE emphasized the need to control combustion efficiently despite instabilities that syngas combustion can produce.
What turbine R&D did DOE specifically call for?
The FOA called for R&D on adaptive control techniques designed to mitigate combustion instabilities and improve stable operation under varying conditions. This was presented as an important step toward reliable, low-emission turbine performance when operating on coal-derived syngas and other high-hydrogen fuels.
What was the maximum estimated DOE funding for Topic Area 2 (Turbines)?
The topic-level maximum DOE contribution for innovations in control technologies for syngas combustion was estimated at $288,000.
What was the focus of Topic Area 3 (Fuel Cells)?
Topic Area 3 centered on high-temperature fuel cell systems intended to generate electricity efficiently from domestic coal while also accommodating biomass-derived fuels, with a focus on minimizing water use and atmospheric emissions (including CO2 and criteria pollutants).
What fuel cell prototype size was requested?
Applicants were asked to develop a small prototype fuel cell system in the 1 to 5 kW range, with the overall system required to be under 10 kW.
What fuels was the fuel cell system expected to use?
The system was expected to be designed to operate on fossil- and biomass-derived fuels. The scope could include fabrication and operation on a proposed biofuel, reflecting DOE's interest in practical proof-of-concept work.
What was the mission statement described for the Fuel Cell Program in this FOA?
DOE described its mission as advancing technology that enables cost-effective electricity with near zero water consumption and near zero emissions.
What was the maximum estimated DOE funding for Topic Area 3 (Fuel Cells)?
The topic-level maximum DOE contribution for fuel cell R&D for electricity from fossil and bio-based fuels was estimated at $481,000.
Was cost sharing required?
Yes. The FOA required cost sharing or matching.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was listed as unrestricted, meaning a wide range of entity types could submit applications (subject to any additional eligibility language in the full announcement).
When was the FOA posted and when did it close?
The FOA was posted on April 20, 2010, and it closed on May 19, 2010.
When was the FOA archived?
The archive date listed for the opportunity was September 20, 2010.
Who was the point of contact for access issues?
The listed point of contact for access issues was Michael S. DeStefano at NETL.
Is this opportunity connected to Congressionally Directed Fossil Energy Projects?
Yes. A related conference report identified 20 Congressionally Directed Fossil Energy Projects, and three were specifically targeted for for-profit award. Those three triggered the competitive FOA and correspond to the three topic areas.
What kinds of power systems were emphasized in the FOA?
The FOA emphasized power systems that rely on coal-derived synthesis gas (syngas) and other high-hydrogen fuels, with goals tied to improved efficiency, lower capital costs, and reduced emissions.
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