From U7592CB%DOECE.BITNET@UBVM.cc.buffalo.edu Fri Feb 19 14:30:43 1993 Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1993 11:59:53 EST From: "Bruce Cranford, CE-222" Subject: NICE3 To: Multiple recipients of list BIOSPH-L Sincerely Bruce Cranford 202-586-9496 *** Forwarding note from U7592CB --DOECE 02/19/93 11:59 *** To: BIOSHPL --DOECE SCHROEDE--CMSNAMES Al Schroeder, NICE FROM: Bruce Cranford, CE-222 Subject: NICE3 US Department of Energy Office of Industrial Technologies CE-222 1000 Independence Avenue SW Washington DC, 20585 February 12, 1993 Dear Sir/Madam; DOE and EPA are in the FY93 round of grant awards for the NICE3 (NICE cubed) program. The purpose of this letter is to make you aware of the opportunity and generate interest in the program with industry. Here are some NICE3 Program briefing materials for your information. Your address was part of our contact lists for pollution prevention/waste reduction. The NICE3 program has been set up for industry for the express purpose of demonstrating new technology that fit all three of the following: 1) reduces energy use, 2) prevents the generation of pollution by industry, and 3) improves industrial cost-competitiveness. The grant proposal must take place through a state agency. Awards are made to the state, who then makes an award to industry and manages the award. Closing date for proposals is April 30th, 1993. Thank you for you interest in Pollution Prevention. Sincerely, Alan C. Schroeder Program Manager Waste Reduction US DOE Headquarters 202-586-1641 ºINTRODUCTION TO NICE3 PROGRAM National Industrial Competitiveness through efficiency: Environment, Energy, and Economics Solicitation available through Ernie Rios, 510-273-4202 DOE San Francisco Support Office Participants: DOE Office of Industrial Technologies Office of National Programs All Regional Offices EPA Office of Pollution Prevention All Regional Offices STATES All 50 States and Territories INDUSTRY The following Standard Industrial Classifications SIC 26-Pulp and Paper Products SIC 28-Chemicals and Allied Products SIC 29-Petroleum Refining & Coal SIC 33-Primary Metals Industries Other SIC (1-39) not excluded FUNDING DOE, 1.5 million dollars EPA, 1 million dollars FY93 total funds=$2,500,000 Solicitation: Number: DE-PS49-93R900019 Run by San Francisco Operations in FY 1993 Contracting Official: Ernie Rios Maximum total Fed Dollars in award= $400,000 Cost-sharing requires that 50% of total project cost must come from industry+state. Alternately said in the solicitation as follows: "Total Project Cost = Cost-Share Ratio (DOE + EPA Funds) The lower acceptable limit of cost share ratio is 2.0. Cooperative Roles: Industry: Propose with a state office sponsor -write proposal with state assistance -contact state energy office -contact state pollution prevention office State: Proposal generation with industry -assist industry in proposal preparation -propose through state office -cofund part of work -manage instrument to industry Regional: Facilitate/Cooperate/Evaluate/Select Headquarters: Oversight/Evaluate/Select Eligibility: Program covers all 50 states, District of Columbia, The U.S. Virgin Islands, The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, any territory or possession of the U.S. Eligibility is restricted to state agencies such as the state environmental protection office, the state energy office, and the state business development office. Industry must apply through one of the state offices. A minimum of matching of federal funds with some combination of state and industry(ies) funds is required. Excluded types of projects: 1) noise, 2) nuclear radiation or waste, including disposal/remediation, 3) waste heat recovery, 4) renovation of hazardous waste sites, 5) changes in toxicity of waste through treatment, 6) disposal, 7) cross-media contamination shifts, 8) end-of-pipe solutions to waste, 9) electromagnetic radiation(EMF) Goals: o The primary purpose of individual projects is to simultaneously address process modifications for energy efficiency, pollution efficiency, and competitiveness (defined as total dollars required for manufacture per dollar of product produced). o The types of projects sought are ones that address all three efficiencies with favorable results. o A second purpose of the program is to promote coordination and cooperation among EPA, DOE, and State offices at the state, regional, and federal level. Upcoming Events: Solicitation Closed: 3:00 PM local time April 30, 1993 Previous Awards made in 1991 & 2: Awards-OHIO Ohio Department of Development AAP St. Marys, St. Mary OH Aluminum chip/turnings recycling & oil recovery 1992 federal award $ 200,000 Ohio Department of Development Avery Dennison Fasson Films Division, 250 Chester Street Painesville, OH 44077 Replace solvent silicone with 100% UV cure system 1992 federal award $ 240,000 Ohio Department of Development Western Reserve Manufacturing Company, Inc. 5311 West River Road, North, Lorain, OH 44045 Continuous casting machine tundish w/ electric induction 1992 federal award $ 241,000 Ohio Department of Development PPG Industries, 3800 West 143rd Street, Cleveland OH Cationic process cleaning water reclamation & reuse 1991 federal award $ 227,000 Awards NEW YORK New York State Energy Office NYSERDA, Carrier, Niagra Mohawk Power Mechanical Technology Inc, NYS Energy Office Agency Bldg. #2, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12223 To replace solvent use in a broad spectrum of industries 1991 federal award $ 277,000 Awards NEW JERSEY New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and Energy DuPont-Merck's Chambers Works Facility in Deepwater, NJ Ultrasonic cleaning of chemical and pharmaceutical tanks 1992 federal award $ 399,000 Awards CALIFORNIA California Department of Water Resources SCEdison, Southern California Gas Company SC Air Quality Management District Ultrasonic Products Inc.,Multiple addresses Ultrasonic dishwashing technology 1992 federal award $ 220,000 California Integrated Waste Management Board Competitively awarded-paper product manufacturer in CA Demonstration of 40% substitution of raw material fiber with post consumer mixed paper waste. 1992 federal award $ 100,000 Awards TEXAS Texas Water Commission FMC, 12000 Bay Area Blvd.,Pasadena, TX Methanol recovery/peroxygen chemical manufacturing. 1991 federal award $ 96,000 Contact Address Lists: General Information Contact on NICE3 Steve Rubin Technical Inquiry Service National Renewable Energy Laboratory 1617 Cole Blvd. Golden, CO 80401 (303) 231-7303 º Sincerely Bruce Cranford 202-586-9496