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a request for Expressions of Interest in Commer
cial Clean Coal Technology Projects in Foreign
Countries in accordance with the guidance
provided by the Congress. DOE is directed to
make the international dissemination of Clean
Coal Technologies (CCTs) an integral part of its
policy
to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in
developing countries. Accordingly, DOE is re
quired to solicit Statements of Interest in commer
cial projects employing CCTs in countries
projected to have significant growth in
greenhouse gas emissions.
Additionally, DOE must submit to the Congress,
by April 15, 1995, a report that analyzes the infor
mation contained in the Statements of Interest,
and that identifies the extent to which various
types of federal incentives would accelerate the
commercial availability of these technologies in
an international context.
The deadline for receipt of submittals was
January 13, 1995.
Potential respondents were advised that DOE
has no monies or wherewithal to fund, or to other
wise provide any incentive in support of, any of
the projects that may be proposed; does not an
ticipate endorsing or supporting any proposals
pursuant to this Announcement; and cannot reim
burse submitters for any expenses they may in
cur in responding to this Announcement. This
solicitation is being conducted, as requested by
the Congressional guidance, so that Congress
may
have the information it requires in order to
consider the technical, economic, and environ
mental aspects of various incentives to support
international CCTs, and their merits for potential
future support.
The Future of DOE's CCT Program
With the announcement of the results of the fifth
competitive CCT solicitation in May 1993, the
goals of the CCT Program as originally envi
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sioned by the U.S. and Canadian "Special En
voys on Acid Rain"
have been largely met, as in
novative pollution control technologies are begin
ning to move into the marketplace. By the
completion of the fifth "round,"
the Program will
have laid the basis for a new generation of ad
vanced industrial and electric power tech
nologies. In the course of evaluating future
prospects for DOE's CCT Program, in its
May 1994 report to the Congress entitled, "CCT
Program:
Mission,"
Completing the DOE found
that "an expansion of the current demonstration
program in the form of an additional round of
completion is not
recommended."
However, the
report conjectured a likelihood that, by virtue of
possible termination of one or two CCT projects
prior to completion, "$150 million would be avail
able both to fund new initiatives and provide
program direction in the out
years."
Thus, DOE
recommended "that Congress initially establish
Program."
an International Technology Transfer
In its Fiscal Year 1995 Congressional Budget Re
quest for the CCT Program, DOE proposed a
new initiative for CCTs that would substantially
reduce environmental pollutants, including
greenhouse gases, in developing countries or
countries with economies in transition. The ob
jective of the program is to increase trade ex
ports and U.S. jobs by increasing the market
share for U.S. energy and environmental technol
ogy services in developing countries and to im
prove environmental performance of existing and
new power generating facilities in these
countries. The Program would finance a portion
of the differential cost (when compared to con
ventional technology currently
used in the host
country) of using high efficiency and environmen
tally sound U.S. technology
in two "showcase"
projects-one in China, another in Eastern
Europe-for the generation of power from new
facilities or the improvement of performance of
existing facilities.
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THE SYNTHETIC FUELS REPORT, JANUARY 1995