Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) Program
1999-2000 SPENDING PLANS
October 25, 1999
 
 

KEY
Contracts approved and initiated — blue
Contracts or NOPA under development - red
Activity not initiated - green


RENEWABLE ENERGY ($10.5 million)

<> Collaborative Agreements or Sole Source Contracts ($2.7 million)

Making Renewables More Affordable
Byproduct development: lignin testing ($500k): (Q2)
Lower cost utility-scale wind turbines: Phase 2 ($1 million) (Q3)

Cross Cutting Analytical Tools
Strategic Value Analysis: ($300k) (Q2)
Market Assessments: ($360k) (Q2)
Quantification of Benefits from Renewable Electricity: ($60k) (Q2)

<> COMPETITIVE SOLICITATIONS ($7.2 million)

Small Modular Biomass CNS ($1.3 million) (Q2)
Making Renewables More Affordable ($2.8 million)
Reducing capital and/or O&M costs, developing value added products, capturing non-energy benefits, etc. (Q3)

Increasing Reliability and Dispatchability of Renewables ($1.8 million)
Co-firing, hybrid systems, lower cost storage, etc. (Q4)

Increasing Environmental Benefits ($1.3 million)
Increasing use of waste fuels, reduced air, water or land impacts, etc. (Q4)

<> MEMBERSHIPS ($581k)

EPRI (1999)

Renewables Target ($331k) (Q1)

Wind Forecasting Model: Tailored Collaborative ($250k) (Q2)


ENVIR. PREF. ADV. GENERATION (EPAG) ($9.92 Million)

<> INTERGOV/TARGETED SOLE SOURCE ($3.7 million)

Advanced Turbine Generators
    MT Demo&Testing ($500k)
    Development of Ultra-Low Nox Surface Stabilized Combustor ($1,000k)

Fuel Cells (FC)
    Residential-Scale FC Testing & Evaluation ($500k)
    Dynamic Models for FC Systems ($400k)
    FC Performance Analysis Tools ($300k)

Cross-Cutting and Other EPAG Technologies
    Unanticipated opportunities ($1,000k)
 
 

<> COMPETITIVE SOLICITATIONS ($5.5 million)

Advanced Turbine Generators
    Targeted MT Development ($2,000k)

Fuel Cells
    Targeted FC Development ($2,000k)
    Total FC Power Plant System Performance ($300k)

Cross-Cutting and Other EPAG Technologies
    Power Conditioner Unit ($200k)+
    Innovative projects grant ($1,000k)
 
 

<> MEMBEERSHIPS ($0.72million)

Cross-Cutting and Other EPAG Technologies
    EPRI ($155k)*
    IC Engine For DG
    FC DG Systems
    GRI Advanced SOFC ($68k)*

    GRI Reciprocating Engine Collaborative ($500k)

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*These projects are being co-funded with at least one other PIER program area.
*The estimated cost in this table is only the EPAG portion of the total cost.
+ Only successful EPAG projects selected competitively in the Small Grants Program will be eligible.


BUILDINGS PROGRAM AREA ($10M)

<> INTERGOV/TARGETED SOLE SOURCE ($1.0 - 1.5M)

ASHRAE (Sole Source)
Staff developing draft contract.

ARTI — HVAC (Sole Source)
Staff reviewing collaboration opportunities

DOE — Building America (Intergovernmental Agreement)
Staff developing draft contract and continuing discussions with DOE to develop EE residential systems designs in CA inland regions

<> COMPETITIVE SOLICITATIONS ($8M)

Programmatic Solicitation ($6M)
Responds Across Technologies to Issues, Goals, Objectives
RFP release 7/99; Proposals due 9/99; NOPA anticipated 11/99

{ Awards were announced Nov 8 --
http://www.energy.ca.gov/contracts/1999-11-08_notice_awards.html
http://www.energy.ca.gov/contracts/1999-11-08_PIER_AWARD.PDF }

Targeted Solicitation ($2M)
Planning (including public focus group meetings) Begin 1/00
Anticipated solicitation 6/00
 

<> MEMBERSHIPS ($.35M)

EPRI
1 TC ($126k) and 1 Target ($40k) approved 7/99

Lighting Research Center (LRC) ($50k)
Staff developing draft contract

Gas Research Institute (GRI)
1 Target approved 7/99 ($77k)

Center for the Built Environment (CBE) ($30k)
Membership approved 8/99
 


INDUSTRIAL/AG/WATER PROGRAM ($15.3M)

<> INTERGOV/TARGETED SOLE SOURCE Total $ 5.8M

UC DAVIS
Ozone for replacing Methyl Bromide, irrigation scheduling, dairy wastewater treatment $ 1.8 M

CAL POLY
Optimizing California agricultural water delivery $ 1.5 M

CIEE/LBL $ 0.5 M
Hi-Tech Industry Clean-room Initiative

WATER-ENERGY R&D $ 2.0 M
Water Energy Research

<> COMPETITIVE SOLICITATIONS Total $ 7.9 M

MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLY AND INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT $ 1.0 M
RFP under development

FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY $ 2.0 M
Industry analysis completed
RFP under development

CALIFORNIA INDUSTRY EFFICIENCY RD&D $ 2.5 M
RFP under development

CROSSCUTTING TECHNOLOGIES FOR HIGH IMPACT BUSINESS SECTORS $ 1.5 M

<> MEMBERSHIPS Total $1.6M

ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Eight Targets ($ 1.4 M/yr)
TC Projects ($ 0.5 M/yr)
Tech Transfer

GAS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Two Programs (0.2 M)
Tech Transfer


ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM AREA ($10.6M)

<> INTERGOV/TARGETED SOLE SOURCE ($3.5M)

Central California Ozone Study ($3M)
approved 6/99, work statement under development

Transmission Line Right of Way($300k)
Staff reviewing collaborative opportunities

Developing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Methodologies ($200k)
Staff reviewing collaborative opportunities
 
 

<> COMPETITIVE SOLICITATIONS ($5.5M)

Alternative cooling water strategies ($2M)
    Targeted solicitation planning (including public focus group meetings) Begin 1/00
    Anticipated solicitation 6/00
Evaluate, select and fund promising electro-technologies ($3M)
    Targeted solicitation planning (including public focus group meetings) Begin 3/00
    Anticipated solicitation 9/00
Innovative Concept Support — Phase I and II ($500k)
    Staff developing plan in cooperation with grant manager
 
 

<> MEMBERSHIPS ($1.6M)

Decrease impacts of power plant water intakes on fish populations ($357k) approved 7/99
Develop cumulative impact models for assessing the impacts of hydro-facilities on watersheds ($179k) approved 7/99
Improve water management practices in power plants ($138k) approved 7/99
Modeling — integrated analysis of pollution discharges to air, water, and soil at energy facilities ($690k) approved 7/99
Tailored Collaborative on Dry Cooling Technology ($200k)
    Staff developing draft contract


STRATEGIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ($11.6 Million)
 

<> Targeted and Negotiated ($1.8 million)

Interconnection Standards ($300K)

Interconnection Hardware ($400k)

Power Quality ($600 K)

Storage ($600 k)

<> Programmatic ($5.2 million)

System reliability ($2.4 million/yr for 3 years)

Seismic Studies ($1.8 million/yr for three years)

Distributed Energy Collaborative ($1 million/yr for three years)
 
 

<> MEMBERSHIPS ( $2.6 Million)

    EPRI
    GRI

Special Opportunity
    CINS ($1 million/yr for three years)

Unplanned Opportunity ($1 million)