Transforming The Process Industries. RAPID Proposal and Award Process

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1 Transfrming The Prcess Industries RAPID Prpsal and Award Prcess PHASE I: Call fr Prpsals and Prpsal Submissin Opprtunity Annunced. RAPID issued a call fr prject prpsals n August 21 st, 2017 with a clsing date f 12:00AM EST n September 19 th, The call has been cmmunicated bradly thrugh ur member base, and psted n the publically accessible AIChE and RAPID websites. Deadlines, needed infrmatin, and prcedures fr submitting prpsals are included in the annuncement. Anyne (members r nn-members) can submit a prpsal. Hwever, a membership agreement must be in place befre funding fr a selected prject will prceed. Prpsal Submissin. Prject prpsals must be submitted electrnically submissin instructins can be lcated n the RAPID website. Interested parties will be asked t submit a prpsal describing their prject prpsal. A template with details n required infrmatin is available as part f the prpsal call. Prpsals must be submitted t nly ne f the six fcus areas. Prpsal Submissin Acknwledgement. Prpsal submitter will receive an cnfirmatin that their prpsal was received Prject prpsals will be assigned t a technical advisry bard (TAB) subcmmittee based n the fcus area selected by the prpsal submitter. A cmpliance review will be perfrmed fr all prpsals t insure they meet minimum cst share requirements and frmatting as called ut in the prpsal template. A prpsal may be returned withut review if it des nt cmply. PHASE II: Prpsal Review and Prcessing The TAB Sub-Cmmittees will review the prject prpsals submitted t their respective areas. Each TAB Sub-Cmmittee is led by the Fcus Area (FA) Lead and cnsists f RAPID members nminated by TAB members. The TAB Sub-Cmmittees will be gverned by the Cnflict f Interest (COI) Plicy fr RAPID and will fllw a recusal prcess fr thse with an apparent r real COI. Peer Review. Once a prpsal is received, the Fcus Area Lead will lead his/her TAB Sub- Cmmittee in evaluating prject prpsals. The FA lead will assign each prject prpsal t a set f reviewers (including ne Lead Reviewer wh will present the findings t the entire FA TAB Sub-Cmmittee)

2 Transfrming The Prcess Industries within the FA TAB Sub-Cmmittee. The Reviewers will evaluate their assigned prjects using the criteria in the Screcard (belw) by assigning a scre f Excellent (E), Very Gd (VG), Gd (G), Fair (F), and Pr (P) fr each categry and then prviding an verall assessment f the prject based n the criteria scres. Descriptins f what is meant by E, G, and P are prvided t help calibrate scring. Particular emphasis will be given t the technical merits f the prpsal and the fit with RAPID bjectives. Fit Impact Technical Merit Prject Team Cst Share Descriptin Excellent (E) Gd (G) Pr (P) The fit f the prject Prject addresses multiple Prject addresses at least Prject fcus is subject t RAPID fcus themes deemed imprtant ne majr FA gap identified unrelated t prcess areas and gaps identified in t RAPID via radmapping during the radmapping intensificatin r the RAPID radmapping wrkshp. Impact crsses wrkshp. Majrity f mdular manufacturing prcess. The ability t fcus areas at apprpriate prject wrk lies within the (e.g. new prduct address multiple gaps is technlgy readiness level scpe f RAPID (i.e. MCPI). fcus) r fails t seen as a significant (TRL). address any majr gaps psitive. identified in radmapping. The ability f the prject t reach RAPID s perfrmance metrics and the level f ptential benefit vs level f technical risk. The prject will need t benefit the RAPID member cmpanies generally, as well as the team prpsing the prject. Demnstrated technical merit. Nvelty f the prpsed cntent. The skills sets f the prpsing team vs the technical scpe f the prject. The level f industrial/academic supprt. The level f cst share by industrial and academic partners. Preliminary results demnstrate ability t address ne r mre RAPID metrics. Industrial supprt fr ptential impact n CAPEX/OPEX. Significant ptential fr benefits beynd the prject prpsed. Prject prpses t d first f its kind wrk in a field f relevance t RAPID. Ptential t significantly reduce barriers t MCPI implementatin by advancing a nvel technlgy apprach. Crss disciplinary team with apprpriate skill sets. Industrial and nnindustrial team members actively supprting the prject. Cst share at/abve 2:1. Cnvincing argument t impact a key energy/capex driver. Ptential t have derivative value t ther prjects dne within a similar industry r FA. Well rganized plan t extend existing wrk in MCPI areas t new feeds/applicatins. Ptenti al t increase cnfidence in applying emerging technlgies in MCPI space thrugh deeper understanding f a specific apprach. Team with ptentially small skills gaps - addressable via cnsultatin with thers. Industrial supprt missing in an area that wuld be cnsidered industrially relevant. Cst share rati at/abve 1:1. N analysis r supprting claims t link prject perfrmance t RAPID metrics. Limit scpe f impact t specific technlgy area r set f users. Wrk plan that is prly defined r clearly unachievable based n time/funding requested. Wrk that is repetitive f existing, publically available results. Individual r team wrking entirely utside f their area f expertise. Limited t n frmal cllabratin utside f the submitting institute. Cst share belw 1:1. The FA TAB Sub-Cmmittee will participate in a frmal review meeting t rank all prject prpsals submitted t their respective FA. The meeting will be run by an

3 AIChE Facilitatr. Transfrming The Prcess Industries The FA Lead will create a Rank-Ordered List f prjects reviewed by the FA TAB Sub- Cmmittee, srted based n prject scre. All prjects will be included in the list regardless f scre. Aggregatin f the TAB Sub-Cmmittee results. The FA Lead will prvide the RAPID CTO with a Rank-Ordered List f prjects. The CTO will aggregate Rank-Ordered Lists frm all 6 FAs and make a recmmendatin t the TAB n the prjects that shuld be funded. This aggregatin and recmmendatin will take int accunt recmmendatins made by the sub-cmmittees alng with the need t generate a prtfli f prjects that balances prject duratins and risk, accurately reflects the technical pririties f the institute, creates a path t meeting the brad set f institute metrics, and allws the RAPID institute t meet its cst share cmmitments. The TAB will evaluate these prjects and make a final recmmendatin n prjects fr funding. Final apprval f RAPID recmmended prtfli f prjects. Once the prtfli f prjects is recmmended by the TAB, with CTO will present this t the CEO and gverning bard fr endrsement. The technical package is then sent t the DOE Technlgy Manager fr cncurrence PHASE III: Award Prcessing Selected prjects will then enter negtiatins with RAPID and the final prject package will be sent t the DOE prir t the final awarding f funds

4 Transfrming The Prcess Industries RAPID Metrics The RAPID manufacturing institute has established several metrics t measure prject prgress tward ur verall gal f transfrming the prcess industries. These gals shuld be explicitly address in prject prpsals submitted t the institute. 1. Demnstrate Energy Efficiency in Prcess Intensificatin Technlgy Research, develp and demnstrate intensificatin in a mdular chemical prcess intensificatin prcess at a 20 percent r greater (>20%) imprvement in energy efficiency. This technlgy shuld be n the path tward a ptential rder f magnitude imprvement in energy prductivity as in subsequent years f further develpment 2. Demnstrate Energy Prductivity imprvement thrugh Prcess Intensificatin Technlgy Research, develp, and demnstrate intensificatin in a mdular chemical prcess thrugh a dubling f energy prductivity by a cmbinatin f bth imprvement in capital equipment capacity cst ($/kg per day) and perating cst related t imprved feedstck and fuel efficiencies. 3. Demnstrate Intensificatin in Individual Chemical Prcess Mdules Research, develp and demnstrate at representative pilt scale with 1,000 hurs f perating time, at least ne (r mre) mdular and intensified prcess that has all f 10x reduced capacity cst ($/(kg per day)), with 20% imprved energy efficiency, and 20% lwer emissins/envirnmental waste (kg/kg) relative t cmmercial state-f-the art at the relevant prductin rate (kg per day). 4. Demnstrate Appraches t Cst-Effective Manufacturing f Prcess Intensified Mdules Applied research, develpment and demnstratin f technlgies t scale-ut manufacturing f intensified prcess mdules, with a mdeled cst based n technical advances that reduce by ver 20% the cst/unit f intensified prcess mdules with each dubling in cumulative mdule manufacturing prductin up t a ttal capacity equivalent t baseline current typical large-scale prcess. 5. Demnstrate Ptential fr Cst Effective Deplyment f Mdular Chemical Prcess Intensificatin Develp tls and technlgies t reduce the cst f deplying mdular chemical prcess intensificatin in existing prcesses by fifty percent (50%) relative t the existing state f the art within five years, and be n a pathway t achieve at least installed and perating cst parity fr the adptin f mdular chemical prcess intensificatin technlgies at full scale in ne r mre applicatin areas.

5 Transfrming The Prcess Industries TRL level definitins Frm DOE EERE Technlgy Readiness Levels (TRLs): Identify the readiness level f the technlgy assciated with the prject as well as the planned prgressin during the curse f prject executin. A detailed explanatin f the ratinale fr the estimated technlgy readiness level shuld be prvided. Specific entry criteria fr the next higher technlgy readiness level shuld be identified. The fllwing definitins apply: TRL-1. Basic principles bserved and reprted: Scientific prblem r phenmenn identified. Essential characteristics and behavirs f systems and architectures are identified using mathematical frmulatins r algrithms. The bservatin f basic scientific principles r phenmena has been validated thrugh peer-reviewed research. Technlgy is ready t transitin frm scientific research t applied research. TRL-2. Technlgy cncept and/r applicatin frmulated: Applied research activity. Thery and scientific principles are fcused n specific applicatin areas t define the cncept. Characteristics f the applicatin are described. Analytical tls are develped fr simulatin r analysis f the applicatin. TRL-3. Analytical and experimental critical functin and/r characteristic prf f cncept: Prf f cncept validatin has been achieved at this level. Experimental research and develpment is initiated with analytical and labratry studies. System/integrated prcess requirements fr the verall system applicatin are well knwn. Demnstratin f technical feasibility using immature prttype implementatins are exercised with representative interface inputs t include electrical, mechanical, r cntrlling elements t validate predictins. TRL-4. Cmpnent and/r prcess validatin in labratry envirnment- Alpha prttype (cmpnent): Standalne prttyping implementatin and testing in labratry envirnment demnstrates the cncept. Integratin and testing f cmpnent technlgy elements are sufficient t validate feasibility. TRL-5. Cmpnent and/r prcess validatin in relevant envirnment- Beta prttype (cmpnent): Thrugh prttype testing f the cmpnent/prcess in relevant envirnment t the end user is perfrmed. Basic technlgy elements are integrated with reasnably realistic supprting elements based n available technlgies. Prttyping implementatins cnfrm t the target envirnment and interfaces. TRL-6. System/prcess mdel r prttype demnstratin in a relevant envirnment- Beta prttype (system): Prttyping implementatins are partially integrated with existing systems. Engineering feasibility fully demnstrated in actual r high fidelity system applicatins in an envirnment relevant t the end user. TRL-7. System/prcess prttype demnstratin in an peratinal envirnment- Integrated pilt

6 Transfrming The Prcess Industries (system): System prttyping demnstratin in peratinal envirnment. System is at r near full scale (pilt r engineering scale) f the peratinal system, with mst functins available fr demnstratin and test. The system, cmpnent, r prcess is integrated with cllateral and ancillary systems in a near prductin quality prttype. TRL-8. Actual system/prcess cmpleted and qualified thrugh test and demnstratin- Precmmercial demnstratin: End f system develpment. Full-scale system is fully integrated int peratinal envirnment with fully peratinal hardware and sftware systems. All functinality is tested in simulated and peratinal scenaris with demnstrated achievement f end-user specificatins. Technlgy is ready t mve frm develpment t cmmercializatin. TRL-9. Actual system prven thrugh successful cmmercial peratin