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“SUPPORT OF THE WINDOWS AND GLAZING PROGRAM” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Energy was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E1220 on July 13, 2000.
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SUPPORT OF THE WINDOWS AND GLAZING PROGRAM
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HON. JIM DAVIS
of florida
in the house of representatives
Wednesday, July 12, 2000
Mr. DAVIS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the windows and glazing program, which is funded through the Building Technology Category. This program provides funding for a promising new technology with enormous energy saving potential for the commercial windows market. This program would allow the further development of plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) techniques for electrochromic technologies. This technology provides a flexible means of controlling the amount of heat and light that pass through a glass surface providing significant energy conservation opportunities. The Department of Energy estimates that placing this technology on all commercial building windows in the United States would produce yearly energy savings equivalent to the amount of oil that passes through the Alaskan pipeline each year.
In recognition of the importance of this technology, the State of Florida has provided $1.6 million toward the advancement of this program, and has allocated an additional $720,000 in the State of Florida Fiscal Year 2001 budget. The program is being undertaken in conjunction with the University of South Florida and utilizes the expertise and patented technology of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Colorado. The State of Florida's program has made significant progress toward making electrochromic windows a reality. This program is an excellent example of successful technology transfer from a national laboratory as well as an example of a successful public/private relationship.
The Florida program is consistent with industry priorities and goals of the Department of Energy's windows program. I believe this program only helps strengthen our conservation programs. I encourage my colleagues to support this important program.
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