Sec. 8. Advanced energy systems
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Subtitle F of title IX of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 16291 et seq.) is further amended by adding at the end the following: The Secretary shall conduct a program, with the purpose of reducing emissions from fossil fuel power generation by not less than 50 percent, of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application with respect to the following: High-efficiency turbines in accordance with the program under section 969A–1. Supercritical and ultrasupercritical carbon dioxide, with an emphasis on developing directly-fired and indirectly fired cycles in the next 10 years.
Advanced combustion systems, including oxy-combustion systems and chemical looping. Fuel cell technologies for low-cost, high-efficiency, fuel-flexible, modular power systems, including solid oxide fuel cell technology for commercial, residential, and distributed generation systems, using improved manufacturing production and processes. Gasification systems to enable carbon capture, improve efficiency, and reduce capital and operating costs. Thermal cycling with ramping or rapid black start capabilities that do not compromise efficiency or environmental performance.
Small-scale and modular coal-fired technologies with reduced carbon outputs or carbon capture that can support incremental power generation capacity additions. In carrying out the program under subsection (a), the Secretary is encouraged to prioritize transformational technologies that enable a step change in reduction of emissions as compared to the technology in existence on the date of enactment of this section. Of the amounts made available under section 961, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for activities under this section and section 969A–1— $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; $157,500,000 for fiscal year 2021; $165,375,000 for fiscal year 2022; $173,643,750 for fiscal year 2023; and $182,325,938 for fiscal year 2024.
The Secretary of Energy, through the Office of Fossil Energy, shall carry out a multiyear, multiphase program of research, development, and technology demonstration to improve the efficiency of gas turbines used in power generation systems and to identify the technologies that ultimately will lead to gas turbine combined cycle efficiency of 67 percent or simple cycle efficiency of 50 percent. The program under this section shall— support first-of-a-kind engineering and detailed gas turbine design for megawatt-scale and utility-scale electric power generation, including— high temperature materials, including superalloys, coatings, and ceramics; improved heat transfer capability; manufacturing technology required to construct complex three-dimensional geometry parts with improved aerodynamic capability; combustion technology to produce higher firing temperature while lowering nitrogen oxide and carbon monoxide emissions per unit of output; advanced controls and systems integration; advanced high performance compressor technology; and validation facilities for the testing of components and subsystems; include technology demonstration through component testing, subscale testing, and full-scale testing in existing fleets; include field demonstrations of the developed technology elements so as to demonstrate technical and economic feasibility; and assess overall combined cycle and simple cycle system performance.
The goals of the multiphase program established under subsection
(a)shall be— in phase I— to develop the conceptual design of advanced high efficiency gas turbines that can achieve at least 65-percent combined cycle efficiency or 47-percent simple cycle efficiency on a lower heating value basis; and to develop and demonstrate the technology required for advanced high efficiency gas turbines that can achieve at least 65-percent combined cycle efficiency or 47-percent simple cycle efficiency on a lower heating value basis; and in phase II, to develop the conceptual design for advanced high efficiency gas turbines that can achieve at least 67-percent combined cycle efficiency or 50-percent simple cycle efficiency on a lower heating value basis. Within 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall solicit grant and contract proposals from industry, small businesses, universities, and other appropriate parties for conducting activities under this Act. In selecting proposals, the Secretary shall emphasize— the extent to which the proposal will stimulate the creation or increased retention of jobs in the United States; and the extent to which the proposal will promote and enhance United States technology leadership. The provision of funding under this section shall be on a competitive basis with an emphasis on technical merit. Section 988 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 16352 ) shall apply to an award of financial assistance made under this section. The limits on participation applicable under section 999E of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 16375 ) shall apply to financial assistance awarded under this section. .
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