Cooperative Agreement DEEE0009180

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087), will fund the creation of an Engineered Geothermal System (EGS) in superhot rock with temperatures over 425°C. The $30,172,334 award to Mazama Energy, Inc. will support the drilling of a production well and the application of new methods to stimulate and connect both new and naturally occurring...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary Innovative Downhole Solutions LLC received a $2.51M Cooperative Agreement from the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) to design and construct an advanced ultrasonic measurement tool for extreme geothermal environments. The project, awarded October 1, 2025, and scheduled for completion by September 30, 2026, will deliver a specialized...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Halliburton Technology Partners LLC received a $4.0 million Cooperative Agreement from the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E), CFDA 81.135, awarded September 29, 2025, for a three-year project completing September 28, 2028. The company will develop and deliver a quantum-enhanced radio frequency (RF) photonic imaging system designed to improve subsurface imaging capabilities for geothermal exploration and resource management. The technology...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The University of Nevada, Reno received a $180,038 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey under the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program (NCGMP, CFDA 15.810) for the Educational Component (EdMap) to support geologic mapping of volcanic products in southern Clayton Valley, Nevada. The project, which commenced October 15, 2025 and concludes October 14, 2027, involves a graduate student mapper and faculty mentor conducting...

This federal Project Grant award of $200,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) supports Reaction Engineering International (REI) in developing "A NOVEL SYSTEM TO MEASURE THE LIQUID/VAPOR FRACTION IN A GEOTHERMAL PRODUCTION WELL IN REAL-TIME." REI, a Utah-based R&D consulting firm, will work on this project from February 2024 through February 2025. The grant aims to advance geothermal energy technology by...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) provides $650,214 to the University of Nevada, Reno to study lithium enrichment in volcanic caldera systems. Principal investigators Drs. Harlaux and Ruprecht will analyze melt and fluid inclusions in volcanic rocks from the McDermitt Caldera using electron microprobe, LA-ICP-MS, and SIMS to determine how lithium progressively enriched in magmas and was partitioned into volatile phases during magma...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The U.S. Geological Survey Office of Acquisitions and Grants awarded a Cooperative Agreement totaling $329,620 to the Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education (University of Nevada, Reno) under the Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (CFDA 15.073) for the period February 16, 2026 through February 15, 2029. This award supports research characterizing intrusive geologic activity in Nevada and its relationship to critical mineral-bearing...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary California State University Long Beach Research Foundation received $174,015.82 under a Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Geological Survey's National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program (NCGMP, CFDA 15.810) awarded February 1, 2026, with completion scheduled for June 30, 2027. This Educational Component (EDMAP) project will produce a 1:24,000 scale geologic map of the central Stewart Valley in Nevada, documenting basin evolution across the transition...

The University of Nevada, Reno Board of Regents received a $250,000 Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 15.808: U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection) awarded September 1, 2025, with a completion date of August 31, 2027. Under this award, the Nevada Seismological Laboratory (NSL) will install and operate four seismic monitoring stations (NN.MGN, NN.ADH, NN.MCC, and NN.SLK) in the Mono Basin, California to address critical gaps in volcanic monitoring capabilities. These stations will...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) provides $399,342 to North Carolina State University to develop novel numerical modeling methods for investigating subsidence and heat flow in poly-phase sedimentary basins, with a focus on the Arctic Alaska Basin. The key products and services to be delivered under this 3-year award include: A comprehensive study characterizing the spatio-temporal evolution of subsidence and heat flow drivers in...