News

March 27, 2009

Clean Energy Application Centers – Funding Opportunity Announcement

The Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Industrial Technologies Program seeks to enable the use of Combined Heat and Power (CHP), District Energy, Waste Heat Recovery, and other clean energy systems as solutions to the energy issues facing our nation. Currently the Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Regional Application Centers (RACs) promote the development of CHP technology applications offering local, individualized solutions to customers on project-specific support along with providing end user education and outreach. The creation of Clean Energy Application Centers (Centers) will replace the RACs, expanding their activities beyond CHP to include District Energy Systems, Waste Heat Recovery and other clean energy systems as funding becomes available.

These Clean Energy Applications Centers will represent multi-state regions similar to the existing RACs (see www.eere.energy.gov/de/chp/chp_applications) or comparable multi-state regions. The objective of this Funding Opportunity Announcement is to seek applications to establish Clean Energy Application Centers. These Centers will provide essential support for the technology transfer of Combined Heat and Power, District Energy, Waste Heat Recovery, and other clean energy systems, along with support for evaluating the economic and environmental value of proposed systems based on these technologies. The deadline to submit an application is April 30, 2009. To view a summary please follow the link to the announcement on the NETL site, www.netl.doe.gov/business/solicitations/index.html#00020.

ASERTTI continues to work with a range of partners in Washington, DC to expand funding for the centers, and to communicate the value that they deliver. If you have questions or suggestions, pleased contact David Terry at DTerry@asertti.org.

EE Block Grant Guidance Released

The Department of Energy has released the Funding Opportunity Announcement for the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program. Read the announcement here, and a full story from DOE can be accessed by clicking here. If you have any questions, please contact David Terry at ASERTTI.