2019 US Code
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
| 42 U.S.C. § 17174 (2019) |
| §17174. Solar air conditioning research and development program |
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(a) Establishment
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. Section 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. |
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(Pub. L. 110–140, title VI, §606, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1676.) |
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EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective on the date that is 1 day after Dec. 19, 2007, see section 1601 of Pub. L. 110–140, set out as a note under section 1824 of Title 2, The Congress. |
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1 So in original. |
| United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE |
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| 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 |
| section 17174 |
| 2019 |
| January 24, 2020 |
| No |
| standard |
| 121 Stat. 1676 |
| Public Law 110-140 |
