SPECIAL NOTICE
99 -- Collaborative Opportunities with Sandia National Laboratories for testing Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Power Cycles
- Notice Date
- 1/6/2020 3:09:38 PM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 54171
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life SciencesT
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- 20_008
- Response Due
- 2/28/2020 10:59:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 03/14/2020
- Point of Contact
- Gary E. Rochau, Manager, Advanced Nuclear Concepts, Phone: (505) 845-7543
- E-Mail Address
-
gerocha@sandia.gov
(gerocha@sandia.gov)
- Description
- Background Information: National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia LLC (NTESS), with Department of Energy (DOE) sponsorship, has made substantial contributions over the last decade to the development of supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO2) Brayton power cycles. Supercritical CO2 Brayton power cycles provide industry value through increased efficiency and a smaller overall system footprint compared to industry standard steam-based power conversion cycles. Recognizing the potentially significant advantages of greater efficiency in power cycles, SNL in 2006 developed a laboratory-scale test assembly to establish the viability of the underlying science and demonstrate system performance. To date SNL has designed and developed sCO2 Brayton power cycles up to 1 MWth, generated over 100 kWh of energy, verified cycle performance, and developed cycle controls and maintenance procedures. The test assembly has successfully operated in different configurations (simple Brayton, waste heat cycle, and recompression) and tested additives to the sCO2 working fluid. Challenges remain to (1) confirm viability of existing components and suitability of materials, (2) demonstrate that theoretical efficiencies are achievable, and (3) integrate and scale up existing technologies to be suitable for a range of commercial applications. Opportunity Description: NTESS is seeking proposals for collaborative partnerships from a U.S. company or companies to advance sCO2 power cycles and foster growth for U.S. industry. This will be a partnership between SNL and selected industry partners, through which we intend to create or improve sCO2 technologies applicable to U.S. manufacturing or commercialization. NTESS, Nuclear Energy Systems Laboratory (NESL) / Brayton Lab seeks to collaborate with commercial developers (the �partner�) of supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO2) closed Brayton cycles (CBC) through experimental testing of their systems in a new test cell under construction at the Brayton Lab. This FBO calls for partners seeking to test sCO2 Brayton power systems in order to demonstrate grid-readiness of the technology and eventual demonstration power on the grid. Testing objectives include: 1) verifying the system performance and the quality of its electric output to relevant standards. 2) performing functional tests to establish operational and control procedures, and to characterize the system interaction under typical usage scenarios. 3) accumulating reliability data and developing failure mitigation techniques through endurance testing. Brayton Lab input and output capacities will be sufficient for interfacing with an up to 5 MWe sCO2 CBC. The test cell includes natural gas supply, heat rejection system, electrical energy rejection, auxiliary electrical supplies, CO2 (but not inventory management), and data acquisition system to validate system performance. The partner will provide a complete/partial sCO2 CBC power system that includes some/all necessary turbomachinery, natural gas combustion system, heat exchangers and recuperators, CO2 inventory management, controls architecture and programming, piping, and any other features necessary to operate the power system within the Brayton Lab test cell and interfaces. Partners that do not have the full system developed, are still encouraged to apply for consideration. The Brayton Lab team will be involved in power system testing and have access to design information that is sufficient to verify compliance with SNL safety requirements. Funding information: Selected partners could be responsible for funding any materials or equipment purchases required for the collaboration. The Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) is the mechanism that facilitates collaborative work with SNL; however if there is a specific deliverable or service that a selected partner would like Sandia to perform in a non-collaborative fashion, then the proper mechanism would be a Strategic Partnership Project (SPP).� A decision to utilize a CRADA or a SPP will be mutual and be based upon the negotiated Statement of Work. The award period will be negotiated after the proposal selection process is completed. Any intellectual property developed by the selected partner during the course of this agreement will be retained solely by the partner. Selected partners will also have the option to negotiate up to and including an exclusive license to any new intellectual property developed jointly with or solely by SNL during the course of the partnership. Please see �Technology Partnerships� for a description of the various types of partnerships and agreements available. What SNL Brings to the Partnership: The Brayton team at SNL has expertise and capabilities from the development of sCO2 recuperated closed Brayton cycle (RCBC) systems up to 1 MWth which can be leveraged to enable U.S. manufacturers in development of marketable system components. The collaborative relationship is intended to pair our models and facilities with interested vendors in development of sCO2 power cycles Proposals Sought: Concept proposals are anticipated to be brief (up to 5 pages). The following information is being requested. Interested parties may provide additional relevant information as needed. Description of the technical problem and proposed solution. The need for Sandia National Laboratories� expertise and resources to solve the technical problem. A succinct statement of work (SOW), expected funding needs, and potential timeline. Description of the relevant experience, expertise, and capabilities of the interested party. Description of any past experience partnering with Research and Development organizations such as Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDC), Universities, National Laboratories, or Government Laboratories. More detailed information may be requested during the review process. Instructions to Responders: Interested parties that meet the Mandatory Requirements provided below are invited to respond to this opportunity for collaboration. Any and all responses are voluntary and Sandia will not pay for any information submitted in response to this opportunity for collaboration. Responses should be emailed to Gary Rochau at gerocha@sandia.gov by February 28th, 2020. Responses should include the Collaboration Opportunity title and the submitting organization�s name in the subject line. Any attachments should not exceed 5MB; only document formats with a .docx, .doc, or .pdf suffix will be accepted. Questions may be submitted to the same email. Evaluation Criteria: In addition to evaluating the proposals for their technical content and viability, SNL will evaluate all responses and select prospective parties to engage in further discussions based on the following criteria: Mandatory: U.S. firms willing and able to enter into a partnerships agreement with SNL, such as a CRADA, SPP, etc. Firms must be able to ensure products developed as a result of this partnership are manufactured largely in the United States by U.S. citizens at U.S. owned and controlled companies. Compliance with Federal Export Control requirements per the Department of State. Ability to provide in-kind support and collaborate on specific activities as defined within a Statement of Work developed jointly with the interested party and SNL. Desired: Demonstrated successful partnering and teaming relationships with R&D organizations. Demonstrated experience, expertise, and capabilities in the design, development, and manufacturing of sCO2 components, including demonstrated ability to design for manufacturability. � Discussion with organizations of interest may begin soon after the application is received and be ongoing while the FBO is open. These conversations do not indicate a commitment from Sandia. SNL will consider teaming arrangements where two or more companies may form a team to satisfy the Desired Requirements.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Albuquerque, NM 87185, USA
- Zip Code: 87185
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 87185
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