What is Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 8? From the citation listed on page 27 of the GFO, TRL 8 is: Table 1 Technology Readiness Levels* Relative Level Technology of Technology Readiness TRL Definition Description Development Level Actual system Technology has been proven to completed work in its final form and under System TRL 8 and qualified expected conditions. In almost all Commissioning through test cases, this TRL represents the and end of true system development. demonstration Examples include developmental testing and evaluation of the system with real waste in hot commissioning. *US DOE Technology Readiness Assessment (TRA)/Technology Maturation Plan (TMP) Process Guide, . What does the Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 8 mean and how is it going to be used for scoring? The proposed project must meet the EPIC criteria for Technology Demonstration and Deployment. The TRL 8 definition (see question 42 above) is used to provide a common guide to applicants on the level of maturity of proposed technologies for demonstration. Ultimately, the proposed project should provide a demonstration which has commercial viability after the grant term is completed, and which has a likelihood of being replicated in the future. The applications will be evaluated based on the scoring criteria set forth in this GFO. Regarding pre-commercial, in the definition provided in the GFO, you that don’t want items are at scale or are sufficiently larger scale yet in the technical discussion of the RFP, you are talking about needing a tremendous amount of data to support the benefits. Can you provide clarification on what you are looking for regarding pre-commercial?
What is Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 8? From the citation listed on page 27 of the GFO, TRL 8 is: Table 1 Technology Readiness Levels* Relative Level of Technology Development Technology Readiness Level TRL Definition Description System Commissioning TRL 8 Actual system completed and qualified through test and demonstration Technology has been proven to work in its final form and under expected conditions. In almost all cases, this TRL represents the end of true system development. Examples include developmental testing and evaluation of the system with real waste in hot commissioning. *US DOE Technology Readiness Assessment (TRA)/Technology Maturation Plan (TMP) Process Guide, . What does the Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 8 mean and how is it going to be used for scoring? The proposed project must meet the EPIC criteria for Technology Demonstration and Deployment. The TRL 8 definition (see question 42 above) is used to provide a common guide to applicants on the level of maturity of proposed technologies for demonstration. Ultimately, the proposed project should provide a demonstration which has commercial viability after the grant term is completed, and which has a likelihood of being replicated in the future. The applications will be evaluated based on the scoring criteria set forth in this GFO. Regarding pre-commercial, in the definition provided in the GFO, you don’t want items that are at scale or are sufficiently larger scale yet in the technical discussion of the RFP, you are talking about needing a tremendous amount of data to support the benefits. Can you provide clarification on what you are looking for regarding pre-commercial?
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