recovery act slides
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A presentation discussing the allocation of funds by the U.S Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 towards the Cleantech sectors.TRANSCRIPT
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: Cleantech Sectors
Overview
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Topics Covered
• Recovery Act Spending 2009 vs 2012
• Allocation of Funds by Sector
• Allocation of Funds by Cleantech Program:
– Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
– Environmental Management
– Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability
– Fossil Energy
– Energy Science
– Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy
– Environmental Protection Agency
• Broad Recovery Goals
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By fiscal year 2012 expenditure on Energy and Environment will increase from 1% of total recovery act funding spent to 17%
Recovery Spending in 2009 vs. 2012
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Overall Allocation of Funds
• The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) was signed into law by President Obama on February 17th, 2009
• $43 billion is to be distributed to the U.S Energy sector
• $111 Billion is to be allocated to Infrastructure improvements and Science
• $16.4 billion will be allocated to the U.S Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
[www.recovery.gov]
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General Services Administration’s (GSA) Funded Program: Green Buildings
A $5.5 Billion investment in federal public building projects
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DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Recovery Plan
Total Funds Available: $16.8 billion Total Funds Authorised: $16,800,000Total awarded: $860,621 (5.1%)
1. $5 billion for the Weatherisation Assistance Program
2. $3.1 billion for the State Energy Program
3. $3.2 billion for Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants
4. $2.5 billion for Applied Research, Development, Demonstration, and Deployment, including:
5. $256 million for the Industrial Technologies Program
6. $117 million for the Solar Technologies Program
7. $110 million for the Vehicle Technologies Program
8. $100 million for facility and infrastructure improvements at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory
9. $93 million to support Wind Energy Projects
10. $50 million for Information and Communications technology
11. $41.9 million to spur the growth of the fuel cells market
12. $25 million for the Massachusetts Wind Technology Testing Centre
13. $2 billion for Advanced Battery Manufacturing Grants
14. $400 million for Transportation Electrification
15. $300 million for an Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate Program and ENERGY STAR
16. $300 million for an Alternative Fuelled Vehicles Pilot Grant Program
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DOE Environmental Management Recovery PlanTotal Funds Authorised: $6,000,000
Total awarded: $2,892,965 (48.2%)Focus of Projects:
1. Cleanup of soil and groundwater
2. Transportation
3. Disposal of waste
4. Demolishing former weapon complex facilities
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DOE Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability Recovery Plan
Total Funds Authorised: $4,500,000
Total awarded: $0 (0%)
Focus of Projects:
1. Smart Grid
2. Transmission Reliability
3. Energy Efficiency/Energy Storage
4. Renewable Energy Integration
[www.cresthalifax.org]
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DOE Fossil Energy Recovery Plan
Total Funds Authorised: $3,400,000
Total awarded: $81,000 (0%)
Focus of Projects:
1. Industrial Carbon Capture and Storage
2. Site Characterization of Promising Geologic Formations for CO2 Storage
3. Clean Coal Power Initiative
4. Carbon Capture and Sequestration from Coal-Fueled Power Plants
5. Geologic Sequestration Training and Research
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DOE Energy Science Recovery Plan
Total Funds Authorised: $1,600,000
Total awarded: $574,888 (35.9%)
Focus of Projects:
1. Advanced Scientific Computing Research
2. Biological and Environmental Research
3. High Energy Physics
4. Fusion Energy Sciences
5. Science Laboratories Infrastructure
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DOE Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy Recovery Plan
Total Funds Authorised: $400,000
Total awarded: $0 (0%)Focus of Projects:
1. Enhance the economic and energy security of the United States
– reductions of imports of energy from foreign sources
– reductions of energy-related emissions, including greenhouse gases
– improvement in the energy efficiency of all economic sectors
2. Ensure that the United States maintains a technological lead in developing and deploying advanced energy technologies.
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Environmental Protection Agency Recovery Plan
[http://www.epa.gov/recovery/]
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Broad Recovery Goals:
• Promote Energy Efficiency
• Deploy Renewable Power
• Modernise the Grid
• Reduce Oil Consumption
• Restore America’s Scientific Leadership
• Reduce Legacy Environmental Footprint
• Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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