Award Number: DE-EE0008403CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6Solar Energy Technologies OfficeLocation(s): HIOffice(s): Golden Field Office
Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance
August 23, 2018
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Award Number: DE-EE0008403
CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6
Solar Energy Technologies Office
Location(s): HI
Office(s): Golden Field Office
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to provide federal funding to the National Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority (NELHA) for the design, development, fabrication, and field testing of a Forward Osmosis (FO) solar thermal desalination plant. The project would be completed over three Budget Periods (BP). This NEPA determination is only for BP1 tasks and subtasks as identified in the project’s Statement of Project Objectives. Tasks associated with BP2 and BP3 are dependent upon installation of the proposed FO system at the NELHA concentrating solar power (CSP) renewable energy and research facility (CSP Farm), located near Kona, Hawaii. Additional information is needed regarding installation prior to review of those BPs. As such, all tasks associated with BP2 and BP3 are not able to be reviewed at this time.