U. S. - India Joint Clean Energy Research and Development Center

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FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT U. S. - INDIA JOINT CLEAN ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER U. S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, OFFICE OF POLICY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS On November 4, 2010, the U. S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Government of India entered into an Agreement establishing the U. S. - India Joint Clean Energy Research and Development Center. The Center will facilitate joint research and development on clean energy by teams of scientists and engineers from India and the United States, and related joint activities, needed to deploy clean energy technologies rapidly with the greatest impact. To begin implementation of the Agreement, DOE and the Government of India are launching cooperation in three initial priority areas: (1) Energy Efficiency of Buildings, (2) Second-Generation Biofuels, and (3) Solar Energy. The U. S. Department of Energy's Office of Policy and International Affairs has the mission of facilitating this initiative to generate technological advancement in the areas of building efficiency, biofuels and solar energy. This competitive Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is released for prospective applicant's interested in forming a consortium of knowledgeable and experienced researchers from the public and private sectors companies, national laboratories, universities and other research, analytic and non-profit organization to undertake the objectives outlined in the above priority areas. Prospective applicants are asked to submit questions regarding the FOA no later than July 25, 2011 at 12:00 pm to the following e-mail addresses: JCERDC@HQ.DOE.GOV and JCERDC@INDOUSSTF.ORG.

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