Department of Energy’s (DOE) EERE Industrial Energy Efficiency Grand Challenge Grant

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The purpose of this FOA, “Industrial Energy Efficiency Grand Challenge”,
is to fund cost-shared development of transformational industrial
processes and technologies that reduce the energy intensity (million
Btu’s per unit system output) or greenhouse gas emissions (carbon
equivalent) of the system by a minimum of 25 percent while providing a
return on investment of 10 percent or greater. The proposed requirement
complies with the following goal and strategy of the Energy Security
Theme of DOE’s 2006 Strategic Plan:

Goal 1.4 Energy Productivity: Cost effectively improve the energy
efficiency of the U. S. economy.

Pertinent strategy to meet this goal: Partner with energy-intensive
industries to develop transformational manufacturing processes and
technologies that enable more efficient use of energy in industrial
processes.

The FOA is in support of the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
(EERE) mission to strengthen America’s energy security, environmental
quality, and economic vitality in public-private partnerships that
enhance energy efficiency and productivity. It would help accomplish the
goal of EERE’s Portfolio Priority 6, “Increase the Energy Efficiency /
Reduce the Energy Intensity of Industry”.
In support of the above mission and goals, the Industrial Technologies
Program (ITP) of EERE defined its mission in 2007 as: “Improve national
security, climate and environment, and economic competitiveness by
transforming the way U. S. industry uses energy” and set a goal to
“Drive a 25 percent reduction in U. S. industrial energy intensity by 2020
in
support of EPAct 2005”.

The planned solicitation will select and fund concept definition
Research and Development (R and D) studies to develop transformational
manufacturing processes and technologies that meet the grand challenges
of energy-intensive industries. Industrial collaboration is strongly
recommended, and cost sharing is required.

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