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WASHINGTON, DC, US, September 7, 2005 (Refocus
Weekly)
The U.S. Department of Energy will provide
US$16.5 million for 178 projects involving renewables and energy
efficiency in 42 states.
Five projects in wind energy will receive total funding of
$278,340 to support monitoring of wind resources above 60 m height.
States will propose instrumentation of existing coastal and barrier
island tall towers (100 m) for one year of measurements at three
heights, using duplicate anemometers at each location to avoid tower
shadow.
Projects will also identify opportunities for wind applications in
the treatment, movement and use of water resources.
One project in solar technology will receive $250,000 to examine
internal and external maximum temperature conditions in which micro
inverters will work. Micro inverters are a first step toward
commercialization of solar PV panels which provide AC power to
utility-connected or mini-utility loads, and are designed to fit in
the back of PV modules or in the window railing of buildings, and
able to withstand the environments associated with rooftops.
In biomass, seven projects will receive $512,501 to support
development of state or local incentives and projects that will
facilitate increased market development for bio-based power, fuels
and products.
The balance of the projects were classified for clean cities ($5.4
million) which supports alternative fuel vehicles, industrial
technology ($1,9 million) to identify and implement energy saving
practices in large facilities, building codes and standards ($1.9
million) to support state actions on residential and commercial
building energy codes, Rebuild America ($3.5 million) to support
state programs in efficiency, Building America ($478,00) to
accelerate market adoption of advanced energy-efficient residential
building products, Federal Energy Management Program ($444,000) to
support bulk procurement of energy for federal facilities,
distributed energy in cogeneration ($1.4 million) to support CHP
application centres, and air quality integration ($140,000) to
support emission reductions.
Funding is provided through DOE State Energy Program Special
Projects competitive grants, and will be awarded in September. State
energy offices will use the funds to improve energy efficiency of
buildings, promote energy-efficient industrial technologies, and
support renewable energy sources.
Some projects will create opportunities for distributed energy
resources. The DOE awards will provide specialized funding, in
addition to annual formula grants given to each state energy office.
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