The University of Texas at Austin was awarded a $3,095,379 Cooperative Agreement by the U.S. Department of Energy's Fossil Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.089) program on September 1, 2024. The primary purpose of this project, titled "Texas Louisiana Carbon Management Community (TXLACMC)," is to provide stakeholders in the industrial corridor of Texas and Louisiana with crucial information about carbon capture and storage (CCS) to help bridge cost, environmental, and public...
The Department of Energy awarded a $842,101 project grant to the University of Texas at Austin through the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA 81.121) to support scientific infrastructure at the university. The three-year award, which runs from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025, will fund maintenance and upgrades to research laboratories and equipment used to resolve technical challenges in nuclear energy development. As the prime awardee, the University of...
The University of Texas at Austin has been awarded a $100,000 Project Grant under the Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to conduct high-fidelity computational studies of intermediate pressure capacitively coupled plasmas. The award period runs from August 1, 2023 to July 31, 2024. As a major research university, the University of Texas at Austin has an extensive track record of performing technical and scientific research for federal agencies...
The University of Texas at Austin received a $451,486.58 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to conduct accelerated research in quantum computing. The award period runs from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025. This grant supports the university's cutting-edge interdisciplinary research initiatives focused on advancing quantum computing capabilities. The project leverages UT Austin's expertise in areas such as...
This cooperative agreement award of $262,177.92 from the Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration will support the University of Texas at Austin in improving estimation of technically recoverable oil and gas resources for the National Energy Modeling System. Under the award, which runs from April 15, 2021 through April 14, 2022, the University will incorporate original oil- and gas-in-place heat maps into well-level production data processing routines. This aims to specifically...
The Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA-E) awarded a $1,668,927 cooperative agreement to the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) under the ARPA-E EVS4ALL program. The 3-year project, starting July 27, 2023 and ending January 26, 2026, will evaluate the safety of next-generation energy storage cells. UT Austin, as the prime awardee, will leverage its expertise in materials science, energy systems, and testing to assess the safety performance of these...
Under a $4,997,015 Cooperative Agreement from the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency (CFDA 81.135), the University of Texas at Austin proposes to conduct an in-situ test of carbon-negative reaction-driven cracking techniques to enhance mineral recovery. The key products and services to be delivered include: Injecting CO2 dissolved in water to permanently sequester CO2 via carbon-negative reactions. Chemically fracturing rock through reaction-driven cracking to reduce...
The University of Tennessee received a $812,500 Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.087) program. The objective is to demonstrate an integrated approach leveraging advanced manufacturing to meet both power generation and industrial process heat demands. Key products and services include: Developing a cascaded heat exchanger design with a primary heat...
The University of Texas at Austin has been awarded a $800,000 Cooperative Agreement from the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), CFDA No. 81.135, for the project "Cyclic Injection for Commercial Seismic-Safe Geologic H2 Production." The project aims to conduct research and development on innovative techniques for subsurface hydrogen reservoir management, with a focus on enabling safe and commercially viable geologic hydrogen production. As part of this effort, the...
The Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy awarded a $2,400,000 Project Grant under the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA 81.121) to The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). The award will support a comprehensive research initiative focused on advancing nuclear energy science and technology. The project consists of three main components: Experimental efforts under Thrusts 1 and 3 to investigate fission products and characterize simulated...