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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3029 

To establish a research, development, and technology demonstration program 

to improve the efficiency of gas turbines used in combined cycle power 

generation systems. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 24, 2009 

Mr. TONKO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Science and Technology 

A BILL 

To establish a research, development, and technology demonstration program to improve the efficiency of gas turbines used in combined cycle power generation systems. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. HIGH EFFICIENCY GAS TURBINES. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy shall 

5 carry out a multiyear, multiphase program of research, de6 velopment, and technology demonstration to improve the 

7 efficiency of gas turbines used in combined cycle power 

8 generation systems and to identify the technologies that 


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1 ultimately will lead to gas turbine combined cycle effi2 ciency of 65 percent. 

3 (b) PROGRAM ELEMENTS.—The program under this 

4 section shall— 

5 (1) support first-of-a-kind engineering and de6 tailed gas turbine design for utility-scale electric 

7 power generation, including— 

8 (A) high temperature materials, including 

9 superalloys, coatings, and ceramics; 

10 (B) improved heat transfer capability; 

11 (C) manufacturing technology required to 

12 construct complex three-dimensional geometry 

13 parts with improved aerodynamic capability; 

14 (D) combustion technology to produce 

15 higher firing temperature while lowering nitro16 gen oxide and carbon monoxide emissions per 

17 unit of output; 

18 (E) advanced controls and systems integra19 tion; 

20 (F) advanced high performance compressor 

21 technology; and 

22 (G) validation facilities for the testing of 

23 components and subsystems; 


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1 (2) include technology demonstration through 

2 component testing, subscale testing, and full scale 

3 testing in existing fleets; 

4 (3) include field demonstrations of the devel5 oped technology elements so as to demonstrate tech6 nical and economic feasibility; and 

7 (4) assess overall combined cycle system per8 formance. 

9 (c) PROGRAM GOALS.—The goals of the multiphase 

10 program established under subsection (a) shall be— 

11 (1) in phase I— 

12 (A) to develop the conceptual design of ad13 vanced high efficiency gas turbines that can 

14 achieve at least 62 percent combined cycle effi15 ciency on a lower heating value basis; and 

16 (B) to develop and demonstrate the tech17 nology required for advanced high efficiency gas 

18 turbines that can achieve at least 62 percent 

19 combined cycle efficiency on a lower heating 

20 value basis; and 

21 (2) in phase II, to develop the conceptual de22 sign for advanced high efficiency gas turbines that 

23 can achieve at least 65 percent combined cycle effi24 ciency on a lower heating value basis. 


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1 (d) PROPOSALS.—Within 180 days after the date of 

2 enactment of this section, the Secretary shall solicit pro3 posals for conducting activities under this section. In se4 lecting proposals, the Secretary shall emphasize— 

5 (1) the extent to which the proposal will stimu6 late the creation or increased retention of jobs in the 

7 United States; and 

8 (2) the extent to which the proposal will pro9 mote and enhance United States technology leader10 ship. 

11 (e) COST SHARING.—Section 988 of the Energy Pol12 icy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16352) shall apply to an award 

13 of financial assistance made under this section. 

14 (f) LIMITS ON PARTICIPATION.—The limits on par15 ticipation applicable under section 999E of the Energy 

16 Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16375) shall apply to finan17 cial assistance awarded under this section. 

18 (g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

19 are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for car20 rying out this section $65,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

21 2011 through 2014. 

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