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Energy Services Platform (ESP) Installed at Selela Village, Monduli District, Arusha Region Shukuru Meena, TaTEDO

Contents

Why Should Tanzania Opt for Sustainable Charcoal Production

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33 Billion Tshs From World Bank to Boost Power Project in Tanza-nia

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Fireless Cooker—A Simple Cooker that Cooks Food without Fuel

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Training on Okoa Stoves Con-struction at Poli Ward in Arumeru District

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TaTEDO participated in Discus-sion for Charcoal Production Sector Reform In Tanzania at Kibaha District

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Conference and Workshop 6

Sources of Funds 7

TaTEDO Workshop on Develop-ing Monitoring and Evaluation System

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Selela is the second village in Monduli District to benefit from TaTEDO initiatives of enabling marginalized com-munities to access better en-ergy services through Energy Services Platforms (ESP). Engaruka was the first village to be electrified in 2006.

The ESP installed at Selela is made up of engine with capac-ity of 20HP and is coupled with alternator of 15Kw. The engine generates power for driving alternator to generate electricity for various purposes such as lighting, radio, TV and video shows.

Selela is a centre which is growing fast and demand of energy services is very high. There are business centres such as saloon, shops and video show areas which are using generators as source of energy. Minigrid for electricity

distribution to villagers has been constructed. About 32 villagers have been connected to the minigrid. Customers connected were business cen-ters and households. Institu-tions based in the village are also in process of being con-nected. Institutions which will be connected to the grid are Selela Primary School and Health Centre.

The health centre staff have been using candles and wicked lamps during the night shifts for light when attending medical emergencies such as infant deliveries and accidents. According to in-charge of the health centre Dr Michael Ma-salu, “Inability to use medical apparatus such as microscope and laboratory facilities has been one of obvious bottle-neck of lack of electricity for this health centre”. He said generation of electricity in the village will help several activi-ties in the health centre but will accelerate development of

income generating activities among villagers.

Teachers houses at Selela are in process of being connected to minigrid. Teachers have been using kerosene lamps for lessons preparations. Having good lights in their home will improve their works and they will have more time to work.

The installed ESP has been handed over to the entrepre-neur in the village Mr. Ahmed Mohamed. He was selected by other villagers to run the ma-chine. He is an experienced business-man and he has been a reliable supplier of varieties of goods at the village. He will be given all the necessary technical support to manage and operate the ESP. The man-agement of the system will be also overseen by electricity board.

This board will monitor the performance of the project as well as entrepreneurs services. Electricity board has been formulated by members from groups of representatives of different actors in the village. These are members of electric-ity users, village government council, village energy team, institutions based at the village and district energy team.

The installation of ESP and construction of minigrid were also going concurrently with on-job training for technicians who were identified from Mwanga, Monduli and Hai districts. About six technicians

with different skills and ex-perience on mechanical, welding and fabrication were trained on different aspects of designing and sizing, steps of ESP installation, its operation and maintenance.

Trainees were empowered in order for them to become contractors and TOT to other technicians in the future . In this training it was learnt that the installation mode being used by TaTEDO is very eas-ier to practice and also pro-vide flexibility of changing and adding equipment in the ESP frame according to the demand of services in the rural areas.

TaTEDO Bulletin issued by Sustainable Energy Information and Communication Management Department Issue NO 4/2010 April 2010

Photo 1: One of the technician connect households to the platform for

electricity access in Selela Village, Monduli District

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Why Should Tanzania Opt for Sustainable Charcoal Production Neatness Bwenge, TaTEDO

The World Bank has recently estimated

that one million tones of charcoal are

consumed in Tanzania each year,

roughly half of this in the city of Dar es

Salaam. Most are produced in the for-

ests far from the city and out of sight.

Smaller charcoal are produced in indi-

vidual farms, where local government

authorities rarely visit.

Environmentally, charcoal use has a

severe impact, accounting for a large

part of deforestation in developing

countries. According to TaTEDO, ap-

proximately 300 hectares of forest are

cleared everyday in Tanzania, for char-

coal production leave aside timber pro-

duction, agriculture and livestock ac-

tivities.

Also, One million tones of charcoal are

produced annually in Tanzania, result-

ing in nine million tones of CO2 emit-

ted into the atmosphere. The charcoal

industry generates an estimated 350

million dollars a year, employing hun-

dreds of thousands of people, in the

categories of as producers, transporters,

artisans who manufacture charcoal

stoves, and retailers .

Press reports on illegal timber exports

and growing awareness of deforestation

made the government to impose a total

ban on charcoal in 2006. In March 2009

study of charcoal use in Tanzania by

the World Bank shows the ban's only

impact was to deprive the government

of revenue from licensing production

while making charcoal trade to be car-

ried on illegally. Prices for charcoal

went up and stayed up.

The recommendations from the World

Bank was for the government to im-

prove collection of taxes from charcoal

are collected. The authors call for reve-

nue to be collected from is transporta-

tion of charcoal, instead of attempting

to license tens of thousands of small

producers; More of this revenue should

be left at the district level, where it

should be spent on reducing forest deg-

radation through community-based

management and train charcoal produc-

ers on more efficient techniques.

On the other end of the chain, more

efficient stoves would reduce demand

while saving poor households money

and affordable alternatives to charcoal,

such as ethanol gels or briquettes

pressed out from waste materials.

33 Billion Tshs From World Bank to Boost Power Project in Tanzania The Citizen Reporter

The World Bank has approved an addi-

tional International Development Asso-

ciation (IDA) credit of $25 million

(about Sh32.5 billion) to Tanzania’s

Energy Development and Access Ex-

pansion Project (TEDAP). A statement

issued by the WB Dar es Salaam office

yesterday said this adds to the IDA

credit of $105 million (about Sh136.5

billion) and the Global Environment

Facility grant of $6.5 million (about

Sh8.4 billion) approved for the project

in December 2007.

The project aims at improving the qual-

ity and efficiency of electricity service

provision in the three main growth cen-

tres of Dar es Salaam, Arusha and Kili-

manjaro and to establish a sustainable

basis for energy access expansion and

renewable energy development in Tan-

zania. The approval of the project was

made by the World Bank’s board of

executive directors in April 2010.

More information:

http://thecitizen.co.tz/news/4-national-news/1209-

sh33-billion-wb-boost-for-power-project.html

Photo 2: Sample of a burnt forest in Tanzania due to

human activities in natural resources.

NATIONAL ISSUES

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Fireless Cooker - A Simple Cooker That Cooks Food Without Fuel

Practical Action, Kenya

TECHNICAL ISSUES

The practical fireless cooker is helping

families to escape the vicious cycle of

poverty that is perpetuated by the sheer

struggle to survive.

By making families less dependent on

fuel, they no longer have to make the

heartbreaking choice between sending

their children to school and short-term

survival, or going to work and collecting

wood.

How it Works

The "fireless cooker" uses stored heat to

cook food over a long period of time. The

food is cooked on a traditional stove,

before it’s transferred to the fireless

cooker.

A simple basket, insulated with local

resources such as banana leaves or old

clothes, can reduce fuel use by 40%, pre-

serving scarce food and saving people

hours of precious time.

This one practical solution provides a

range of life-changing benefits:

• Nutritious food Women can cook

nutritious foods that previously re-

quired lots of fuel for simmering

(such as beans, rice and whole

maize).

• Improve children’s health The fire-

less cooker produces no smoke, so

there is less risk of children develop-

ing respiratory disease.

• Create opportunities for income gen-

eration Women no longer have to

spend hours cooking, freeing up time

to earn money at the market or in the

field.

• Reduce fuel consumption by an aver-

age 40% Women and children can

spend less time foraging for fire-

wood, also reducing the need to re-

sort to potentially toxic fuels.

• Reduce water usage by 25% Water is

retained in the food, rather than

evaporating, preserving nutrients,

flavours and precious drinking water.

• Help preserve local forests and the

environment This ‘green technology’

will help to reduce the demand for

scarce natural resources.

Source: http://practicalaction.org/?id=fireless-cooker

1Locally-available material such as recycled clothing is collected for insulation.

2 The insulating material is sewn into a strong basket or box

3 A lining of tough cloth is glued or nailed to

hold the insulation in position.

4 Dry heat-resistant polythene covers line the cloth on the inside, to protect the stuffing

5 Two cloth cushions are packed around the top and bottom of the pot

6 A fireless cooker, ready to use

How to Make a Fireless Cooker

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TaTEDO in 1st - 5th of March, 2010 con-

ducted training on Okoa wood fuel stoves

at Poli ward in Meru district for six days.

Poli ward has three villages, which are

Njoro, Ndatu and Poli village.

The training involved nine participants

from above three villages. TaTEDO in

collaboration with Meru district exten-

sion field officer (Mrs. Jane Maturo)

were responsible for identifying stove

artisans who were involved in the train-

ing .

The training was conducted in two ses-

sions (theory and practical) but 75% was

spent in practical session. During the

training stove artisans were taught on ;-

• Site selection

• selection of the construction materi-

als and quality standards;

• Reading and taking measurement.

• Stove construction, chimney making

and servicing

• Monitoring and supervision of con-

struction stoves

• Market assessment

During the training, awareness creation

on TaTEDO energy technologies

(charcoal baking and establishment of

tree nurseries) were conducted to 150

people .

At the end of the meeting participants

agreed to establish tree nurseries, conduct

demonstration on the use of improved

charcoal oven and construction of more

Okoa woodfuel stoves to their house-

holds .

Finally, TaTEDO agreed to provided two

(2 ) sets of chimney mould , brochures

and posters for awareness creation.

Families which can not afford to pay the

cost of stove construction were advised to

form the sustainable energy groups in

order to find means of getting loans.

Stoves artisans were urged to identify

marketing personnel's who will be re-

sponsible for creating awareness to the

people through village meeting, churches,

mosques and other public places.

Training on Okoa Stoves Construction at Poli Ward in Arumeru District Emmanuel Benjamini, TaTEDO

Photo 5: Okoa Stove Construction training participants

Photo 6: Mr. Emmanuel Benjamin addressing training participants of Poli

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A Policy Note on Charcoal Production

and Utilization in Tanzania was pub-

lished by the World Bank in August

2009, and has received considerable at-

tention among policy makers, develop-

ment partners and the public.

The Policy Note was developed through

intensive stakeholder consultations in

order to provide adequate information on

feasible policy options that aim at sus-

tainable charcoal production with eco-

nomic benefits for rural communities.

Building on this analysis and ongoing

policy dialogue for charcoal sector re-

form and sustainable natural resources

management, the World Bank is now

exploring options on how to support the

Government of Tanzania and other stake-

holders to further inform and improve

implementation of this agenda.

The Policy Note showed that at present,

the contribution of the charcoal sector to

national employment, rural livelihoods

and the economy is estimated at about

US$350 million per year.

As a first step, the recent Policy Note put

forward a number of policy options to

make the charcoal sector in Tanzania

more environmentally and socially sus-

tainable. As a second step, the proposed

analytical work will contribute to the

policy dialogue in Tanzania in order to

study and get a better understanding so-

cial impacts of these policy measures.

The objective of this activity was to con-

duct focus group discussions with differ-

ent charcoal stakeholders in order to get a

better understanding of the political econ-

omy situation in the charcoal sector and

to discuss some poverty and social impli-

cations of the proposed policy reform

options.

TaTEDO was contracted by World Bank

to facilitate meetings with different char-

coal stakeholders from 18 March – 1

April 2010. During these focus group

discussions the Net-Map methodology

was used to guide the discussion and

visualize the political and economic

situation in the charcoal sector in a sys-

tematic and structured way.

The Groups were divided into 10 and 20

people in size and come together for par-

ticipatory and interactive discussion

meetings.

Different stakeholder groups were invited

for separate focus group discussions in

different locations in Dar es Salaam re-

gion, Kibaha and Kisarawe District in

Coast region.

These groups included Policy makers/

technical government staff, Development

partners, Charcoal producers, Charcoal

Transporters, Charcoal Wholesalers,

Charcoal Retailers, Charcoal Consumers

(including women’s groups). Local gov-

ernment and administration

Charcoal will remain the dominant source

of energy for cooking in the urban house-

holds for the foreseeable future. Cur-

rently, the charcoal industry in Tanzania,

despite its many shortcomings, delivers

charcoal to urban users through an infor-

mal system based on unfair market

forces.

Therefore, the efforts of the World Bank

to facilitate preparation of charcoal policy

note and support reform of charcoal sec-

tor in Tanzania should be fully supported

and are commended.

TaTEDO Participated in Discussions on Charcoal Sector Reform in Tanzania at Kibaha District

Shima Sago, TaTEDO

Photo 7: Focus group discussions with charcoal producers at Mwembengozi Village Kibaha

District

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A monitoring and evaluation system is an

essential tool in any successful organiza-

tion that monitors the implementation of

its activities and emerging impacts.

Monitoring of project activities is an im-

portant procedure for checking the effec-

tiveness and efficiency in implementation

of a project by identifying strengths and

shortcomings and recommending correc-

tive measures to optimize the intended

outcomes.

Having an effective monitoring and

evaluation system will help TaTEDO to

improve its operational plans and take

timely corrective actions in case of devia-

tions from project goals, objectives and

targets. It will contribute towards the

achievement of the organization’s goal,

vision and mission of developing and

promoting access to sustainable modern

energy technologies and rendering ser-

vices for socio-economic development of

the communities, poverty reduction and

environmental conservation.

TaTEDO has been implementing a num-

ber of programmes since it was estab-

lished 19 years ago. So far, the organiza-

tion has made impressive performance in

the past years. However, although TaT-

EDO has a strategic plan in place and the

organization is pursuing a good number

of activities geared towards achieving

organizational goals, the organization has

been challenged for not having an elabo-

rate monitoring and evaluation system to

monitor the implementation of its activi-

ties and emerging impacts.

The consolidation and strengthening of

TaTEDO activities in programmes and

specific projects required putting in place

a sound M&E System that will ease the

process of monitoring and evaluating the

success or failure of the implementation

of these programmes. Key success points

need to be elaborated as indicators of

anticipated changes, upon which TaT-

EDO is committed to deliver successful

projects based on an elaborate Monitor-

ing, Evaluation and Reporting System.

In April 2010, TaTEDO conducted work-

shop for developing M&E Framework, at

her centre (SEDC) in Dar es Salaam, and

this workshop will be followed by the

development of electronic database. It

was participatory technical workshop

which involved key staff from organiza-

tion and it was facilitated by an experi-

enced M&E expert Professor John F.

Kessy from Sokoine University of Agri-

culture Morogoro. The system which is

still under development will, therefore, be

an imperative of the management to en-

sure that the strategic plan and other

driven interventions are on course and the

intended change is attained. The work-

shop was combined by both lectures and

practical sessions, group discussions and

in each stage information generated by

groups was shared in a preliminary ses-

sions.

EVENTS

TaTEDO Workshop on Developing Monitoring and Evaluation System Jane Mambo, TaTEDO

Workshop on Innovations in Off-grid

lighting products and Energy Services for

Rural Tanzania was held on 8th to 9th

April, 2010 at Arusha International Con-

ference Centre, The workshop was organ-

ised by Rural Energy Agency (REA) and

TaTEDO was one of the participants who

attended the workshop.

This workshop was opened by Dr. l.

Mwakahesya during the opening session,

he said, “By promoting modern lighting

products and services, we add value to

the efforts the government is making to

increase access to modern energy ser-

vices in rural areas.

Dr. Mwakahesya continued to say that, “I

therefore urge all interested parties to

play their role in order to spearhead the

provision of modern energy services in

our country for sustainable develop-

ment”.

We appreciate the World Bank initiatives

to support this project as an integral part

of broader lighting Africa program which

seeks to reach 250 million people with

modern, affordable lighting by 2030”

said Dr. Lutengano Mwakahesya.

Modern Energy Challenges in the Rural Areas of Mainland Tanzania Helmut Nyoni, TaTEDO

CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOP

Photo 9: participants in group discussion in one

of workshops, Tanzania

Photo 8: Participants of the workshop listening to the presentation from Ms. Gisela Ngoo, TaTEDO at

SEDC—Goba Mbezi Juu

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Amy Ehlers, Policy Manager in BIO’s Indus-trial and Environmental Section, gave a pres-entation in the Sustainability and the Envi-ronment track at the 2010 DOE Biomass Conference in Washington, DC. Ms. Ehlers highlighted industrial biotechnology as the key enabling technology for producing biofu-els and biobased products like bioplastics and renewable chemicals to aid in reducing our dependence on foreign sources of oil, thereby reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Indus-trial biotechnology is the application of life sciences to improve traditional manufactur-ing and chemical synthesis manufacturing processes by using micro-organisms like

bacteria and fungi as well as enzymes to improve manufacturing processes and make new “biobased” products and materials, in-cluding biofuels, from renewable feedstocks. Companies are using this technology to im-prove the yield, efficiency and energy inputs in first generation biofuels production, de-velop new feedstocks such as purpose-grown energy crops, broaden the use of algae tech-nologies, make advancements in end mole-cule diversification for fuels and increase focus on renewable chemicals and biopro-ducts. The benefits on all fronts reach far beyond ethanol, even beyond biofuels. The inte-grated biorefinery is the goal. Similar to a petroleum refinery, the integrated biorefinery has one feedstock going in, multiple products coming out. The benefits are numerous: an economic business model, energy efficient facilities, lowering dependence on foreign oil, lowering fuels, products and chemicals prices, boosting regional/rural economies, creating thousands of new permanent jobs and significantly reducing green house gas emissions compared to petroleum counter-parts.

Finally Ms. Ehlers recommended that as the federal and several state governments con-template and draft comprehensive climate change legislation and regulations, it’s im-portant to keep in mind the benefits of indus-trial biotechnologies, biofuels and biopro-ducts and not inadvertently deter commer-cialization of some of the most promising greenhouse gas reduction technologies ready to be deployed. Specifically, biofuels should not be reregulated in a carbon regime as they are already regulated under the renewable fuel standard and biobased products need to be recognized and treated equally as these products provide green house gas emission reduction benefits by replacing petroleum use. Also, with regard to bio-power we need to consider how biomass feedstocks used for electricity be regulated in climate legislation, will biopower feedstocks be held responsible for indirect land use change like biofuels and how this could affect feedstock pricing for biofuels and biobased products. In closing, Ms. Ehlers reminded the audience that you can’t have a low carbon future without sig-nificant contributions from the biofuels and bioproducts industries.

GLOBAL ENERGY ISSUES

Advanced biofuel technology trends and policy opportunities

According to an assessment by the United Na-tions Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Global Environment Facility, there is 4,000 Megawatts (MW) of electricity ready for har-v e s t i n g a l o n g t h e R i f t V a l l e y . Like other renewable energy sources such as solar, wind and hydro, geothermal offers signifi-cant potential in terms of climate change mitiga-tion. "Geothermal is 100 percent indigenous, environmentally friendly, and a technology that has been under-utilized for too long. "It is time to take this technology off the back burner in order to power livelihoods, fuel development and reduce dependence on polluting and unpredict-able fossil fuels," says the UNEP Executive Director, Achim Steiner Only Kenya has begun tapping this renewable resource in the Rift Val-ley, with a goal of generating 1200 MW by 2015. Based on preliminary exploration, current esti-mates indicate a geothermal potential of 650 MW in Tanzania. The government of Tanzania is interested in the use of small-scale geothermal plants for rural electricity mini-grid systems, although this has not yet started. The geothermal field in the vicinity of Lake Natron in Tanzania would allow base-load power to be fed into the main grid system of the Tanzania Electricity Supply Company. In Malawi, 21 major hot springs are reported in the Chitipa-Karonga area down to Chipudze in the southern region. Almost all the known geothermal energy sources of the country are of the convective type. For

Mozambique, the most promising areas for geo-thermal energy development are in the northern and central provinces. The local availability of geothermal fluids confirms the possibility of small-scale power generation, and warrants more detailed studies and eventual exploratory drill-ing. At least 38 thermal springs have been identi-fied in Mozambique mostly within the Rift Val-ley just north of Metangula where vigorously boiling water is reported on the edge of Lake Niassa. There are several springs lower in temperature (below 60 degrees Celsius) found along and to the west of major faults in the Espungabera-Manica areas, near the border with Zimbabwe. South Africa is also relatively well-endowed with eighty-seven thermal springs documented to day of temperatures ranging from 25 degrees Celsius to 67.5 degrees Celsius. Of the 87 ther-mal springs, 29 have been developed for direct use, mainly as family leisure and recreational resorts, using the water for health or spa pur-poses. Since coal is abundant and relatively cheap, coal-burning power stations are the major suppliers of South Africa's energy requirements. Until recently, very little attention was devoted to research on renewable energy resources such as geothermal. A recently launched research project in South Africa is aimed at investigating the feasibility of generating power using a thermal spring binary system as well as from hot gran-ites.

According to Monique Barbut, Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer of the Global Environ-ment Facility, "The work in the Rift Valley is

demonstrating that geothermal is not only tech-nologically viable but cost effective for countries in Africa where there is an overall potential of at least 7000 MW." The World Geothermal Congress to be held in Bali, Indonesia on 25-30 April would provide an opportunity for southern Africa to gain confidence into tapping this clean and re-newable energy source.

Southern Africa Has Potential for Geothermal 'Clean' Energy Clair Marrey, Allafrica.com

Photo 11: UNEP Executive Director, Achim Steiner

Photo 10: Ms. Amy Ehlers, Policy manager

BIO’s Industrial and Environmentla session

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SOURCES OF FUNDS

Dedicated to Scaling Up Access to Integrated Sustainable Modern Energy Technologies and Services

CONTACTS

TaTEDO, P. O. Box 32794 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Mpakani A (Kitalu), Plot No KJM/MPA/98, Near Institute of Social Work, Kijitonyama

Director: +255-22-2700771, General: +255-22-2700438, Fax: +255-22-2774400

Email: energy@tatedo.org, Website: www.tatedo.org

TaTEDO in Brief

TaTEDO is a sustainable Modern Energy

(NGO) based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

with activities in several district with more

than 17 years experience. TaTEDO is ac-

tively involved in sustainable energy devel-

opment projects and programs in rural

areas. The organization is not for profit and

is spearheading the development of sus-

tainable modern energy technologies and

services, while conserving the environment

Our Vision:

Self-reliant and poverty free communities

in Tanzania accessing sustainable modern

energy services.

Our Mission:

To advance popular access to sustainable

modern energy technologies in marginal-

ized communities in Tanzania, through

technological adaptations, capacity build-

ing, community mobilization and advocacy

for increased access to sustainable energy

services, poverty reduction, environmental

conservation and self-reliance.

N.J. EDA has $15 million to award for clean energy projects

Tom Hester Sr. newjerseyroon.com

Second ACP-EU Energy Facility

A total of 667 proposals for a total re-quested amount of €1 billion have been submitted to the Call for Proposals launched on 30 November 2009. The administrative check of Concept Notes has been finalized on 22 March.2010. 54 proposals have been rejected on dif-ferent grounds: concept notes submitted after the deadline, amount requested too high or too small, countries or appli-cants not eligible… 613 proposals have been accepted and are now being evalu-ated. The evaluation of Concept Notes is expected to end by the end of April 2010.

Source:http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/where/acp/regional-cooperation/energy/news/documents/

newsletter_april2010_en.pdf

The state Economic Development Author-

ity (EDA) announced Thursday that it has

$15 million in federal funds to award to

help finance clean energy.

Projects seeking aid must show innovative

uses of a commercially available energy-

efficient, renewable energy or alternative

energy technology that furthers the goals

of the state energy master plan, officials

said.

Up to 35 percent of a project's total costs

could be awarded, but would not exceed

$5 million per project. A project must

expand the commercialization and deploy-

ment of innovative technology.

"The Clean Energy Solutions Edison Inno-

vation Project Fund was specifically cre-

ated to assist deserving projects in New

Jersey that were impacted by the recession

and the lack of credit and capital," EDA

Chief Executive Officer Caren S. Franzini

said. "This competitive grant program will

create jobs, ensure energy security and

help achieve New Jersey's goals to reduce

greenhouse gas emissions, combat global

warming and grow energy businesses in

the state."

The fund is open to New Jersey-based

projects, with preference given to those

with technology formed, created or in-

vented in the state. Eligible projects

should have the ability to create jobs, re-

duce greenhouse gas emissions, increase

sources of renewable energy and/or reduce

energy consumption in New Jersey.

It is also expected that projects be com-

menced and completed expeditiously in

compliance with federal standards. Both

public and private projects are eligible and

partnering is permitted. However, only

one entity may apply per project and must

be the entity holding title or license to the

technology. The recipient of the grant

must be a private entity.

Interested applicants must complete the

EDA's standard online application and

supporting attachments by 5 p.m., June 3.

The program solicitation and application

can be found at here, in PDF format and at

the NJEDA site. In addition to the online

submission, the requested documentation

must be provided on a CD-Rom or thumb

drive via postal or other delivery service

to:

Clean Energy Solutions EIP Fund Appli-

cation, New Jersey Economic Develop-

ment Authority 36 West State Street, PO

Box 990 Trenton, NJ 08625. To learn

more about the Clean Energy Solutions

EIP Fund, visit njeda.com/EIPFund