New Manhattan Project for Energy Independence
Latest action · Jan 14, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
Progress
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- IntroducedJan 14, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
New Manhattan Project for Energy Independence - Requires the President to convene a summit to review the progress and promise of, the interrelationship of, and the additional funding needed to accelerate the progress of: (1) developing alternative technology vehicles that are not more than 10% more expensive than comparable model year vehicles; (2) developing and building energy efficient buildings that use no more than 50% of the energy of buildings of similar size and type; (3) constructing a large scale solar thermal power plant or solar photovoltaic power plant capable of generating 300 megawatts or more at a cost of 10 cents or less per kilowatt-hour; (4) developing and producing biofuel that does not exceed 105% of the cost for the energy equivalent of unleaded gasoline; (5) developing and implementing a carbon capture and storage system for a large scale coal-burning power plant that does not increase operating costs more than 15% compared to a baseline design without carbon capture and storage while providing an estimated chance of carbon dioxide escape of no greater than 1% over 5,000 years; (6) developing both a process to remediate radioactive waste so that it is not harmful for at least 5,000 years and a model that accounts for the effects of nuclear waste in that process; and (7) developing a sustainable nuclear fusion reaction capable of providing a large-scale sustainable source of electricity for residential, commercial, or government entities.
Requires the Secretary of Energy to implement: (1) a program to support such technologies; and (2) a program to competitively award cash prizes to advance the research, development, demonstration, and commercial application necessary to advance such technologies.
Establishes the New Manhattan Project Commission on Energy Independence and sets forth its duties, including recommending to Congress steps to achieve 50% energy independence within 10 years and 100% energy independence within 20 years and assessing the impact of foreign energy dependence on national security.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 3, 2009 to Apr 20, 2010.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Mar 3, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Lamar Smith | Jun 16, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Jul 8, 2009 | |
| R-PA | Jim Gerlach | Apr 20, 2010 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 14, 2009Introduced in House
- Jan 14, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Science and Technology.
- Jan 14, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
- Advisory bodies
- Air quality
- Alternative and renewable resources
- Coal
- Electric power generation and transmission
- Energy
- Energy efficiency and conservation
- Energy research
- Energy storage, supplies, demand
- Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
- Motor fuels
- Nuclear power
- Radioactive wastes and releases
- Research administration and funding
- Research and development
- Technology transfer and commercialization
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- Jan 14, 2009Introduced in House
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