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GFO-20-501 – Developing and Demonstrating Advanced Combustion Systems for the Industrial Sector

CA Energy Commission · 4247

Eligibility details

This solicitation is open to all public and private entities. Demonstration projects in this solicitation must be located in the service territory of a California natural gas Investor Owned Utility (NG IOU), which includes Pacific Gas and Electric Company, San Diego Gas & Electric Company, and Southern California Gas Company. All projects in this solicitation must benefit natural gas IOU ratepayers.

Matching funds & resources

Source matching-funds field: 20%. Match funding for projects within Group 1 is required in the amount of at least 20% minimum of the requested project funds. Match funding for projects within Group 2 is not required for this solicitation. However, applications that include match funding will receive additional points during the scoring phase.

Matching funds and leveraged resources are different requirements. Read the description and reviewed rules below before determining resource commitments.

About this opportunity

The purpose of this solicitation is to fund projects that will demonstrate increased efficiency of the oxygen-enriched combustion for industrial applications, or improve economics of equipment for oxygen production. Projects must fall within the following project groups: · Group 1: Demonstration of oxygen-enriched combustion for industrial applications; and · Group 2: Test advanced oxygen production with improved economics. See Part II of this solicitation for project eligibility requirements. Applications will be evaluated as follows: Stage One proposal screening and Stage Two proposal scoring. Applicants may submit multiple applications, though each application must address only one of the project groups identified above. If an applicant submits multiple applications that address the same project group, each application must be for a distinct project (i.e., no overlap with respect to the tasks described in the Scope of Work). Prospective applicants looking for partnering opportunities for this funding opportunity should register on the California Energy Commission’s Empower Innovation website at www.empowerinnovation.net

Funding geography: Demonstration projects in this solicitation must be located in the service territory of a California natural gas Investor Owned Utility (NG IOU), which includes Pacific Gas and Electric Company, San Diego Gas & Electric Company, and Southern California Gas Company. All projects in this solicitation must benefit natural gas IOU ratepayers.

Funding instrument: Grant. Issuing jurisdiction: California. This is not a geographic eligibility determination.