Cooperative Agreement DEAR0001389
- This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) under CFDA 81.135 provides $1,700,000.00 to Princeton University to develop an integrated photonic sensing system for the detection, localization, and long-term monitoring of hydrogen leaks from associated infrastructure. The award will fund the development of a drone-based sensor for rapid leak quantification and localization, as well as inexpensive, fiber optic-based...
- The Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy awarded Blue Sky Measurements, Inc. a $499,500 project grant to develop an "optical NIR fixed-position passive scanner for methane detection and measurement." The grant was awarded under Funding Opportunity Announcement DE-FOA-0001954, Topic T, on June 21, 2021 with a completion date of December 20, 2022. Through this funding, Blue Sky Measurements will deliver an optical scanner that utilizes near infrared...
- The Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E, CFDA 81.135) awarded a $3,506,100 Cooperative Agreement to GE Vernova Operations LLC to implement a 36-month project for a high-fidelity multi-gas sensing approach to localize and quantify hydrogen (H2) leak sources using physics-enhanced analytics and fence-line monitoring of industrial sites. The project aims to demonstrate a system solution for 3D localization and quantification of single or multiple H2 gas leaks...
- The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), through the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) program (CFDA 81.135), awarded a $300,000 cooperative agreement to the University of Pittsburgh to develop, demonstrate, and field validate novel fiber optic-based hydrogen leak sensor systems and robust gas quantification models. The goal is to accurately and efficiently quantify hydrogen emissions from hydrogen pipelines and the broader hydrogen value...
- The U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) awarded a $1,880,336 Cooperative Agreement to Aerodyne Research Inc. on December 20, 2024. The project, titled "Autonomous Method to Quantify and Localize Hydrogen Facility Emissions," will capitalize on Aerodyne's high-sensitivity hydrogen sensor technology to develop a system capable of accurately quantifying and localizing hydrogen leaks as low as 0.5 kg/hr under various atmospheric conditions....
- The U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) awarded a $1,429,931 Cooperative Agreement to Colorado State University (CSU) on July 31, 2025 for the "Hydrogen Emissions Monitoring System Based on Trace Gas PARS Sensor" project. The project aims to develop and validate an H2 point sensor based on photoacoustic stimulated Raman spectroscopy (PARS) for the trace detection of H2 in the atmosphere, targeting a lower detection limit of 1 part-per-million...
- The U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) has awarded a $1,221,032 Cooperative Agreement under its CFDA #81.135 Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy program to Precision Combustion, Inc. The purpose of the award is to accelerate the development of the marine carbon dioxide removal (MCDR) industry through the advancement of scalable measurement, reporting, and validation (MRV) technologies. The project aims to drive a paradigm shift in chemical...
- The Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management has awarded a $3,409,297 Cooperative Agreement to Blue Sky Measurements, Inc. under the Fossil Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.089) federal grant program. The three-phase project aims to perform field validation testing, develop a commercial-ready certified design, and obtain EPA approval for Blue Sky Measurements' NIRVIEW fixed-position optical sensing technology. The technology is designed for the detection,...
- The Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) awarded Colorado School of Mines $2,197,721 under the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (CFDA 81.135) federal grant program on May 5, 2023 to complete the project by May 4, 2026. The award will support integrating reservoir stimulation and sensing technology to enhance in-situ mining and carbon mineralization through disruptive electro-hydraulic fracturing and distributed fiber-optic sensing....
- The U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) awarded a $2,776,460 Cooperative Agreement to Atdepth MRV Inc. on May 14, 2024. The funding will support the development of a scalable, GPU-based, data assimilating modeling system to provide cost-effective Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) for Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal (MCDR). The project aims to create a highly reliable and trustworthy solution to enable MRV for MCDR, which is a key component of...
Bridger Photonics, Inc. was awarded a $4.57 million cooperative agreement from the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) to scale up methane leak detection and quantification technologies. Over a three year period ending in February 2024, Bridger Photonics will further develop and automate tools for job planning, data processing, management and predictive algorithm capabilities to advance their disruptive methane monitoring system. They will finalize a second generation hardware design and scale manufacturing, integrate the solution into customer operations, and work to achieve necessary regulatory approvals. The award aims to build upon Bridger Photonics' existing Monitor project to help meet the Department of Energy's objectives of supporting innovative energy technologies and the President's national energy goals as outlined in the authorizing legislation for ARPA-E's 81.135 CFDA program.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $0 | 2/17/22 | ||
| Not listed | $0 | 2/10/21 | ||
| Not listed | $4.6m | 2/4/21 |