Innovative Technology Resources
DEQ encourages technological innovation for improving environmental quality while sustaining economic growth. New technologies can help Virginians to better and more cost-effectively protect our environment. Improved processes and devices can improve business productivity while reducing the generation of waste and pollution. At the same time innovators and investors join together to create businesses and industries that produce new environmentally favorable goods and services.
The DEQ innovative technology program had several components, including:
- encouraging participation in demonstration/validation programs (such as EPA's Environmental Technology Verification program) that generate credible performance data;
- exploring opportunities to join with other states in reciprocal acceptance of new technologies and removal of impediments to new technology;
- enhancing awareness of new technologies by potential users and regulators;
- connecting technology developers and entrepreneurs to supporting business and technical resources; and
- performing outreach and helping companies to showcase new environmentally preferable technologies.
See the DEQ Combined Heat and Power/Distributed Energy Resources Pages including links to utilities, interconnection standards, and air regulatory requirements.
See the Technology Acceptance and Reciprocity Partnership (TARP) Page
For more information, please contact:
Rodney Sobin - Former Innovative Technology Manager
Office of Small Business Assistance
rsobin@deq.virginia.gov
Tel. (804) 698-4382
Fax (804) 698-4264
What's new in Innovative Technology?
EPA invites small business firms to submit research proposals under the SBIR Solicitation. EPA is interested in advanced technologies that address the following topics: Innovation in Manufacturing, Nanotechnology, Green Buildings, Drinking Water and Water Monitoring, Water Infrastructure Rehabilitation, Monitoring and Control of Air Pollution, Biofuels and Vehicle Emissions Reduction, Waste Management and Monitoring and Homeland Security. The objective of Phase I is to determine the technical feasibility and the preliminary commercialization potential of the proposed effort. The maximum dollar amount of awards under this Phase I solicitation is $70,000 and the term of performance should not exceed six months. The solicitation opened March 20 and closes May 21. For details see http://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2008/2008_sbir_phase1.html
The solicitation for the FY 2009 Department of Defense Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) was released on January 10, 2008. - Details
USDA National Research Initiative competitive grants program supports research, extension and education grants that address key problems of national, regional and multistate importance in sustaining all components of agriculture. See: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/nri_rfa.html
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Strategic Technology Office broad agency announcement. Responses accepted through December 31, 2008. Areas of interest include but are not limited to power harvesting technologies and devices, and next generation power generation systems, including electrodynamics and momentum tethers, and advanced solar systems. See http://www1.fbo.gov/spg/ODA/DARPA/CMO/BAA07%2D01/SynopsisP.html
Refer to Sol# BAA07-01.
New Links:
Energy TechNet (U.S. Dept. of Energy) From idea development to market assessment, intellectual property protection to fund raising, Energy TechNet covers every stage of energy technology development and commercialization. It includes new on funding opportunities and events, links to technology development and commercialization resources, including angel and venture capital sources.
Industrial Technologies Program Solicitation Information (U.S. Dept. of Energy) offers links to a variety of industry-specific and other solicitations of DOE's Industrial Technologies Program.
National Energy Technology Laboratory (U.S. Dept. of Energy) solicitations
Technology Innovation Program (U.S. Dept. of Commerce) was established for the purpose of assisting U.S. businesses and institutions of higher education or other organizations, such as national laboratories and nonprofit research institutes, to support, promote, and accelerate innovation in the United States through high-risk, high-reward research in areas of critical national need.
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EPA Environmental Technologies Opportunities Portal: ETOP links to governmental and non-governmental programs that foster the use and acceptance of innovative technologies through collaborative recognition and incentives or advocacy and information programs. http://www.epa.gov/etop.
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The DEQ Office of Innovative Technology as well as the Division of Pollution Prevention and Compliance Assistance were disbanded at the end of October 2002 as a budget austerity measure. These pages remain available as resources for environmental technology developers, entrepreneurs, potential users, nongovernmental organizations, and others.
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