By Mark Edward Nero
The US Maritime Administration is making about $2 million in
federal funding available to help fund projects that support vessel emissions
reductions and alternative energy.
The funding is being made available under two separate
requests for applications. One is focused on exhaust gas cleaning demonstration
projects on US-flagged vessels that remove pollutants from the stacks of ships
and other marine vessels.
Estimated funding for the program is $750,000. Closing date
for applications is July 19.
The other request for applications focuses on projects that
demonstrate vessel emissions reductions through the use of alternative fuels or
energy sources such as LNG or fuel cells, and improvements in vessel energy
efficiency through use of conservation technology and practices.
Estimated funding is $1.3 million, with a closing date for
applications set for June 11.
The agency said it intends to use the results of the data
demonstration projects to support further work related to air emissions
reduction and alternative energy research and o assess the public benefit of
possible incentives to encourage adoption of emissions reduction and
alternative energy in the maritime sector.
Additional information about these requests for applications
can be found on the US government grants website: http://www.grants.gov/search-grants.html?agencies%3DDOT|Department%20of%20Transportation
