2014 US Code
Title 42 - The Public Health and Welfare (Sections 1 - 18445)
Chapter 152 - Energy Independence and Security (Sections 17001 - 17386)
Subchapter V - Accelerated Research and Development (Sections 17171 - 17244)
Part A - Solar Energy (Sections 17171 - 17175)
Sec. 17174 - Solar air conditioning research and development program
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE CHAPTER 152 - ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND SECURITY SUBCHAPTER V - ACCELERATED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT Part A - Solar Energy Sec. 17174 - Solar air conditioning research and development program |
| Contains | section 17174 |
| Date | 2014 |
| Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 5, 2015 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 110-140, title VI, §606, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1676. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 121 Stat. 1676 |
| Public and Private Law | Public Law 110-140 |
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The Secretary shall establish a research, development, and demonstration program to promote less costly and more reliable decentralized distributed solar-powered air conditioning for individuals and businesses.
(b) Authorized activitiesGrants made available under this section may be used to support the following activities:
(1) Advancing solar thermal collectors, including concentrating solar thermal and electric systems, flat plate and evacuated tube collector performance.
(2) Achieving technical and economic integration of solar-powered distributed air-conditioning systems with existing hot water and storage systems for residential applications.
(3) Designing and demonstrating mass manufacturing capability to reduce costs of modular standardized solar-powered distributed air conditioning systems and components.
(4) Improving the efficiency of solar-powered distributed air-conditioning to increase the effectiveness of solar-powered absorption chillers, solar-driven compressors and condensors,1 and cost-effective precooling approaches.
(5) Researching and comparing performance of solar-powered distributed air conditioning systems in different regions of the country, including potential integration with other onsite systems, such as solar, biogas, geothermal heat pumps, and propane assist or combined propane fuel cells, with a goal to develop site-specific energy production and management systems that ease fuel and peak utility loading.
(c) Cost sharingSection 16352 of this title shall apply to a project carried out under this section.
(d) Authorization of appropriationsThere are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for carrying out this section $2,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012.
(Pub. L. 110–140, title VI, §606, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1676.)
1 So in original.
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