The U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) awarded a $1,900,000 Cooperative Agreement to Michigan Technological University for a project titled "Chemically and Biologically Catalyzed Phytomining of Nickel from Serpentine Barren Soils". The project aims to develop innovative techniques for extracting and recovering nickel from serpentine soils using a combination of chemical and biological catalysts. The award was made under ARPA-E's PHYTOMINES program (CFDA 81.135), which supports early-stage research into transformative energy technologies. The project will be conducted at Michigan Tech's facilities in Houghton, Michigan and is scheduled for completion by November 2027.
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