The objective of this FOA is to solicit and competitively award university-based R&D projects that address and resolve scientific challenges and applied engineering technology issues associated with advancing the performance and efficiency of combustion turbines in combined cycle applications (e.g.,
IGCC/NGCC) in fossil fuel power generation.
The FOA will seek to solicit and competitively award laboratory/bench-scale R&D in the following six technical topic areas:
1) Low-NOx Combustion Technology Development for ‘Air-Breathing’ Advanced Turbines 2) Advanced Cooling Technology Development for ‘Air-Breathing’ Advanced Turbines 3) Advanced Materials Technology Development for ‘Air-Breathing’ Advanced Turbines 4) Big Data Analytics 5) Advanced Instrumentation 6) Pressure Gain Combustion