Demonstration and commercial application projects

42 U.S. Code § 12005. Demonstration and commercial application projects

(a) Purpose
The purpose of this section is to direct the Secretary to further the commercialization of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies through a five-year program.
(b) Demonstration and commercial application projects
(1) Establishment
(A) The Secretary shall solicit proposals for demonstration and commercial application projects for renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies pursuant to subsection (c). Such projects may include projects for—
(i)
the production and sale of electricity, thermal energy, or other forms of energy using a renewable energy technology;
(ii)
increasing the efficiency of energy use; and
(iii)
improvements in, or expansion of, facilities for the manufacture of renewable energy or energy efficiency technologies.
(B)Requirements.—
Each project selected under this section shall include at least one for-profit business. Activities supported under this section shall be performed in the United States. Each project under this section shall require the manufacture and reproduction substantially within the United States for commercial sale of any invention or product that may result from the project.
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