The Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) awarded a $4,274,658 Cooperative Agreement to GE Vernova Operations LLC, operating as the GE Vernova Advanced Research Center, to develop a novel fiber optic sensor system for high-fidelity measurement of marine pH and pCO2. The primary objectives of the 3-year project are to: 1) create a distributed measurement system spanning kilometers horizontally with 5-20 m spatial resolution down to 1 km depth, 2) enable robust...
Eden Geopower Inc. was awarded a $3,271,671 cooperative agreement from the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) program. The three-year award will support Eden Geopower's development of an electro-hydraulic fracturing technology for enhanced geothermal systems. Their proposed concept involves using electric currents to selectively increase permeability in targeted fractures. This is intended to stimulate a larger reservoir volume without reducing fluid...
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy awarded a $3,585,569 Cooperative Agreement to Fervo Energy Company to establish a geothermal energy-driven direct air carbon capture and sequestration hub in southwest Utah. The project, funded under the DOE's Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086), aims to identify sites where there is a strong overlap between geothermal resource potential and geologic conditions suitable for large-scale carbon storage. The...
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....
Intelligent Fiber Optic Systems Corp. (IFOS) received a $199,955 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop a high-resolution fiber-optic sensing system for geothermal fracture imaging. The system will utilize fiber optic sensor technologies to map subsurface fractures for geothermal energy exploration and development. Mapping fractures is important for locating geothermal reservoirs and managing...
Corepower Magnetics Inc. received a $4.6 million cooperative agreement award from the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) to support development of a scaled inline processing facility for permeability engineered nanocrystalline magnetics. The three-year award running from March 2023 through March 2026 aims to advance Corepower's ability to produce enhanced magnetic materials through a streamlined manufacturing process. ARPA-E's Advanced Research Projects...
The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $43,396,987 Cooperative Agreement to Chevron U.S.A. Inc. under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087). The goal of this project is to develop an Enhanced Geothermal System (EGS) pilot capable of producing 5 MWe of electricity. Chevron will apply innovative drilling and stimulation technologies to create an injector well and a producer well connected by fractures, with the aim of...
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...
The Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management awarded a $625,066 Cooperative Agreement to The Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology under the Fossil Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.089) federal grant program. The award aims to develop and test the performance of a wireless artificial intelligence (AI)-powered multi-functional fiber optic sensor system for gasification-based systems. The sensor system is designed to simultaneously detect high...
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to Magiq Technologies, Inc., a for-profit optics and photonics research and development company based in Somerville, Massachusetts. The grant was awarded under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to fund the development of an optical multi-component seismic array for long-term monitoring of geothermal wells. The project is scheduled to be completed by May 9, 2024. Through this...