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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3029 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 2, 2009 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources 

AN ACT 

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


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1 SECTION 1. HIGH EFFICIENCY GAS TURBINES. 

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

3 carry out a multiyear, multiphase program of research, de4 velopment, and technology demonstration to improve the 

5 efficiency of gas turbines used in power generation sys6 tems and to identify the technologies that ultimately will 

7 lead to gas turbine combined cycle efficiency of 65 percent 

8 or simple cycle efficiency of 50 percent. 

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

10 section shall— 

11 (1) support first-of-a-kind engineering and de12 tailed gas turbine design for megawatt-scale and 

13 utility-scale electric power generation, including— 

14 (A) high temperature materials, including 

15 superalloys, coatings, and ceramics; 

16 (B) improved heat transfer capability; 

17 (C) manufacturing technology required to 

18 construct complex three-dimensional geometry 

19 parts with improved aerodynamic capability; 

20 (D) combustion technology to produce 

21 higher firing temperature while lowering nitro22 gen oxide and carbon monoxide emissions per 

23 unit of output; 

24 (E) advanced controls and systems integra25 tion; 


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1 (F) advanced high performance compressor 

2 technology; and 

3 (G) validation facilities for the testing of 

4 components and subsystems; 

5 (2) include technology demonstration through 

6 component testing, subscale testing, and full scale 

7 testing in existing fleets; 

8 (3) include field demonstrations of the devel9 oped technology elements so as to demonstrate tech10 nical and economic feasibility; and 

11 (4) assess overall combined cycle and simple 

12 cycle system performance. 

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

14 program established under subsection (a) shall be— 

15 (1) in phase I— 

16 (A) to develop the conceptual design of ad17 vanced high efficiency gas turbines that can 

18 achieve at least 62 percent combined cycle effi19 ciency or 47 percent simple cycle efficiency on 

20 a lower heating value basis; and 

21 (B) to develop and demonstrate the tech22 nology required for advanced high efficiency gas 

23 turbines that can achieve at least 62 percent 

24 combined cycle efficiency or 47 percent simple 


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1 cycle efficiency on a lower heating value basis; 

2 and 

3 (2) in phase II, to develop the conceptual de4 sign for advanced high efficiency gas turbines that 

5 can achieve at least 65 percent combined cycle effi6 ciency or 50 percent simple cycle efficiency on a 

7 lower heating value basis. 

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

9 enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall solicit grant and 

10 contract proposals from industry, universities, and other 

11 appropriate parties for conducting activities under this 

12 Act. In selecting proposals, the Secretary shall empha13 size— 

14 (1) the extent to which the proposal will stimu15 late the creation or increased retention of jobs in the 

16 United States; and 

17 (2) the extent to which the proposal will pro18 mote and enhance United States technology leader19 ship. 

20 (e) COMPETITIVE AWARDS.—The provision of fund21 ing under this section shall be on a competitive basis with 

22 an emphasis on technical merit. 

23 (f) COST SHARING.—Section 988 of the Energy Pol24 icy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16352) shall apply to an award 

25 of financial assistance made under this section. 


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1 (g) LIMITS ON PARTICIPATION.—The limits on par2 ticipation applicable under section 999E of the Energy 

3 Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16375) shall apply to finan4 cial assistance awarded under this section. 

5 (h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

6 are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for car7 rying out this section $85,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

8 2011 through 2014. 

Passed the House of Representatives December 1, 

2009. 

Attest: LORRAINE C. MILLER, 

Clerk. 


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