,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bhjc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bc1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,tonko introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,science1 ,space1 and ,technology  ,a   
,,bill  ,to establish a research1       
development1 and technology             
demonstration program to improve the    
efficiency of gas turbines used in      
combined cycle and simple cycle power   
generation systems4  #a4 ,high          
efficiency gas turbines  7a7 ,in general
 ,the ,secretary of ,energy1 through the
 ,office of ,fossil ,energy1 shall carry
 out a multiyear1 multiphase program of 
research1 development1 and technology   
demonstration to improve the efficiency 
of gas turbines used in power generation
 systems and to identify the            
technologies that ultimately will lead  
to gas turbine combined cycle efficiency
 of #fe percent or simple cycle         
efficiency of #ej percent4  7b7 ,program
 elements ,the program under this       

section shall--  7#a7 support           
first-of-a-kind engineering and detailed
 gas turbine design for megawatt-scale  
and utility-scale electric power        
generation1 including--  7,a7 high      
temperature materials1 including        
superalloys1 coatings1 and ceramics2    
7,b7 improved heat transfer capability2 
7,c7 manufacturing technology required  
to construct complex three-dimensional  
geometry parts with improved aerodynamic
 capability2  7,d7 combustion technology
 to produce higher firing temperature   
while lowering nitrogen oxide and carbon
 monoxide emissions per unit of output2 
7,e7 advanced controls and systems      
integration2  7,f7 advanced high        
performance compressor technology2 and  
7,g7 validation facilities for the      
testing of components and subsystems2   
7#b7 include technology demonstration   
through component testing1 subscale     
testing1 and full scale testing in      
existing fleets2  7#c7 include field    
demonstrations of the developed         

technology elements so as to demonstrate
 technical and economic feasibility2 and
  7#d7 assess overall combined cycle and
 simple cycle system performance4  7c7  
,program goals ,the goals of the        
multiphase program established under    
subsection 7a7 shall be--  7#a7 in phase
 ,i--  7,a7 to develop the conceptual   
design of advanced high efficiency gas  
turbines that can achieve at least #fb  
percent combined cycle efficiency or #dg
 percent simple cycle efficiency on a   
lower heating value basis2 and  7,b7 to 
develop and demonstrate the technology  
required for advanced high efficiency   
gas turbines that can achieve at least  
#fb percent combined cycle efficiency or
 #dg percent simple cycle efficiency on 
a lower heating value basis2 and  7#b7  
in phase ,,ii1 to develop the conceptual
 design for advanced high efficiency gas
 turbines that can achieve at least #fe 
percent combined cycle efficiency or #ej
 percent simple cycle efficiency on a   
lower heating value basis4  7d7         

,proposals ,within #ahj days after the  
date of enactment of this ,act1 the     
,secretary shall solicit grant and      
contract proposals from industry1 small 
businesses1 universities1 and other     
appropriate parties for conducting      
activities under this ,act4 ,in         
selecting proposals1 the ,secretary     
shall emphasize--  7#a7 the extent to   
which the proposal will stimulate the   
creation or increased retention of jobs 
in the ,united ,states2 and  7#b7 the   
extent to which the proposal will       
promote and enhance ,united ,states     
technology leadership4  7e7 ,competitive
 ,awards ,the provision of funding under
 this section shall be on a competitive 
basis with an emphasis on technical     
merit4  7f7 ,cost sharing ,section #ihh 
of the ,energy ,policy ,act of #bjje    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #afceb7 shall apply to an
 award of financial assistance made     
under this section4  7g7 ,limits on     
participation ,the limits on            
participation applicable under section  

#iii;,e of the ,energy ,policy ,act of  
#bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #afcge7 shall apply
 to financial assistance awarded under  
this section4  7h7 ,authorization of    
appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated to the ,secretary for   
carrying out this section #ej1jjj1jjj   
for each of fiscal years #bjae through  
#bjba4