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| EPA CHP Partner Calpine Dedicates ENERGY STAR CHP Award-winning Plant in Deer Park, Texas |
| Important CHP Funding Opportunities–Application Deadlines Approaching! |
EPA CHP Partner Calpine Dedicates ENERGY STAR CHP Award-winning Plant in Deer Park, Texas
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Tom Kerr, Chief, Energy
Supply and Industry Branch, U.S. EPA Office of Air and Radiation;
and William Chenette, Calpine Deer Park Energy Center Plant Manager |
Important CHP Funding Opportunities–Application Deadlines Approaching!
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs RFP for CHP at 4 facilities in Pennsylvania
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced on October 22, 2004, the issuance of Request for Proposals No. 101-004B-05-01 for the financing, development, construction, operation, management and maintenance of a proposed co-generation energy center at one or more of the following VA VISN 4 facilities in the state of Pennsylvania:
- VA PITTSBURGH HEALTHCARE SYSTEM UNIVERSITY DRIVE DIVISION, PITTSBURGH, PA
- H. JOHN HEINZ III PROGRESSIVE CARE CENTER, PITTSBURGH, PA
- PHILADELPHIA VA MEDICAL CENTER, PHILADELPHIA, PA
- COATESVILLE VA MEDICAL CENTER, COATESVILLE, PA
- WILKES BARRE VA MEDICAL CENTER, WILKES BARRE, PA
Proposals are due no later than 3:00 p.m. EST January 27, 2005.
A pre-proposal conference will be scheduled to take place approximately 4-6 weeks from the RFP issuance date. Notification will be placed on the website identified below.
To access the complete RFP and for additional information, please visit http://www.faacllc.com/bid
Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) Fuel Cell Demonstration at Military Facilities
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is soliciting proposals for PEM fuel cell demonstration projects at military facilities. The core requirement of this program is to supply a turnkey package for the installation, operation, maintenance, monitoring, and removal/site restoration of domestically-produced residential PEM fuel cell(s) at military facilities. Fuel cells with heat recovery are eligible. Individual projects may consist of single fuel cell units, or a combination of fuel cell units at a single site. In either case, individual projects must be between the sizes of 1 kW and 20 kW. This opportunity is open to all sources; however, sources who are not residential PEM fuel cell manufacturers must submit a signed letter of agreement from a residential PEM fuel cell manufacturer.
Initial pre-proposals must be submitted by November 1, 2004 for awards to be made from the FY2004 funding.
For complete details, visit http://www.mvk.usace.army.mil/contract/Docs/2004_PEM_BAA.pdf
California Self-Generation Incentive Program
This program receives $125 million annually statewide to provide financial incentives for usiness and residential customers who install up to 1.5 MW of "clean" distributed generation equipment onsite. Qualifying "self-generation" equipment must be certified to operate in parallel with the electrical grid and meet other criteria established by the CPUC. The program runs through January 1, 2008. Retail electric and gas customers of San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E), Pacific Gas & Electric, Southern California Edison or Southern California Gas are eligible for the Self-Generation Incentive Program. The San Diego
regional energy office administers the program within the SDG&E service territory.For complete details and application procedures, visit www.sdenergy.org/
and click on Self-Generation Incentive Program in the Program drop down menu.
International Energy Agency (IEA) Currently Soliciting Proposals for District Heating and Cooling
The International Energy Agency (IEA) is currently soliciting proposals for District Heating and Cooling and CHP is among the eight areas of interest. Solicitations are due by September 30, 2004. The expected budget is $1 million for the 6-10 projects selected by the Executive Committee. For complete information, visit www.iea-dhc.org/call_for_proposal.htm.
New DOE Funding Opportunity: State Energy Program (SEP)
The Department of Energy (DOE), National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) is seeking applications on behalf of the DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), for a variety of Special Projects under the State Energy Program (SEP) in accordance with 10 CFR part 420. DOE is inviting States to submit applications under the Program Category Sub-opportunities outlined in this master funding opportunity to implement specific DOE EERE deployment activities and initiatives. Funding of approximately $16,000,000 will be available under this opportunity in fiscal year 2004. Projects may be proposed with performance periods of one year to a maximum of three years. For more information, click here.
Feasibility Studies Now Available from the EPA CHP Partnership
The CHP Partnership conducts comprehensive level 1 feasibility studies. Please contact Kim Crossman at crossman.kim@epa.gov or (202) 343-9388 to discuss your projects.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) Support
ORNL has a variety of R & D activities and centers which might be a resource or partner for states or teams supporting CHP projects. Key areas under Biomass include Bio-feedstock Analysis and a Bio-processing R & D Center, Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Research, the Combined Heat & Power Integration Laboratory and User Facility and the Stationary Fuel Cell Demonstration Facility. ORNL also has an active State Partnership Program providing technical assistance on smaller projects which may serve as a baseline for this solicitation. See www.ornl.gov/ORNL/Energy_Eff.
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Support
NREL has technical assistance and partnering opportunities. Some of their technical capabilities include: Biomass Feedstock Pretreatment, Cellulase Enzyme Development, Microbial Strain Development and Testing, Process Development and Integration, Process Engineering, Life Cycle Analysis and Biomass Analysis and Characterization. To obtain more information about NREL's biomass expertise and facilities, go to www.nrel.gov/biomass/.
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On June 23, 2004, Calpine Corporation dedicated their 792 MW Deer
Park Energy Center in Deer Park, Texas. The EPA CHP Partnership
attended and spoke at the dedication ceremony. The first phase of
this project won a 2003 EPA ENERGY STAR CHP Award. The Deer Park
Energy Center consists of four combustion turbines, one steam turbine
generator, and four heat recovery steam generators. Steam is utilized
by Shell Chemical Company's facility adjacent to Calpine's site.
The baseload capacity for the Deer Park Energy Center is 792 megawatts.
Deer Park Energy Center unit one operates at more than 72% overall
efficiency and consumes 30% less fuel than typical onsite thermal
generation and purchased electricity. Fully operational, it is estimated
that the overall project will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by
almost 2 million tons of carbon dioxide each year, equal to removing
the emissions of over 300,000 cars from our roads.