Cooperative Agreement DEEE0009609

The Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) awarded a $1,100,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Trustees of the Colorado School of Mines to develop methods for "Geophysical Characterization and Site-Scale Real-Time Monitoring in Stimulated Hydrogen" under the DEAR-FOA-0002784 program. The project aims to characterize source rocks and monitor stimulated hydrogen generation in order to transfer lab processes to the field over long time periods. A...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (CFDA 81.089 - Fossil Energy Research and Development) provides $4,144,938 to the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), a non-profit organization, to formulate a regional Direct Air Capture (DAC) hub concept in the Pacific Northwest. The primary objective is to conduct the necessary analysis, engineering, and stakeholder engagement to advance the DAC hub project from the concept stage to...

This $3.2 million Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration project grant funds the Lab to Life program at Colorado State University Research Foundation. The program will establish partnerships between Colorado State University and the Colorado State Research Foundation to commercialize research-based clean technologies and sustainability startups. Specifically, the Lab to Life program will support transforming intellectual property into 3 to 5 startup companies annually over...

This $3,751,595 federal Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086), supports a feasibility study for a regional Direct Air Capture (DAC) hub in the Pueblo region of Colorado. The overall objective is to evaluate the potential to capture and store at least 1 million metric tons of CO2 from the atmosphere annually, with an initial capacity of at least 50,000 metric tons. The study will be executed in two phases...

The Colorado School of Mines was awarded a $1,159,337 cooperative agreement from the Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) under the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (CFDA #81.135) federal grant program. The three-year award will support the development of block modeling techniques to quantify the carbonation potential of heterogeneous rock formations using cutting-edge core scanning technology and machine learning algorithms. By studying drill cores...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management awarded a $7,500,000 Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 81.089 - Fossil Energy Research and Development) to Pioneer Energy Inc., a for-profit manufacturing company based in Lakewood, Colorado. The award aims to advance the company's Emission Control Treater (ECT) technology to a fully functional, commercially viable product (Technology Readiness Level 8) that can process sour crude oil with zero emissions. The project...

This $345,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded on May 8, 2024 by the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) under the CFDA 81.135 - Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy program. The project, titled "Geochemical and Hydromechanical Stimulation for Reaction Acceleration (GEOHYDRA) of Serpentinization for In Situ Hydrogen Production", aims to maximize hydrogen generation through the process of serpentinization of ultramafic rocks. The research will combine laboratory...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the TIP (Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships) program (CFDA 47.084) to the West Virginia University Research Corporation. This award seeks to build a regional innovation ecosystem in West Virginia and Southwestern Pennsylvania that offers solutions for energy resilience, decarbonization, and energy security. The key products and services to be delivered include: Developing use-inspired technologies and...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Technology Transitions (OTT) Technology Deployment, Demonstration and Commercialization program (CFDA #81.010) provides $950,000 to New Mexico State University's (NMSU) Arrowhead Center to build on its in-house incubator offerings. The award will support the Arrowhead Renewtech Incubator, which focuses on emerging energy and water technologies. Working with national laboratories, NM communities, and industry, the...

This $6,250,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, under CFDA Program No. 81.089 - Fossil Energy Research and Development, aims to advance technologies for critical materials extraction, recovery, separation, and purification. The key objectives are to: 1) evaluate physical upgrading technologies for sample feedstock materials, 2) extract rare earth elements (REEs) and critical minerals/materials (CMMs) using...