Cooperative Agreement DEEE0011550
- This $11,161,316 Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087), aims to develop a fully functional wireline conveyance and cement/casing evaluation system. The project objective is to create a working prototype tool that meets the requirements outlined in DOE's Funding Opportunity Announcement FOA-0003296. The expected outcome is a...
- The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $5,500,231 Cooperative Agreement to Clemson University on January 1, 2025 under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087). The project aims to design, develop, prototype, and validate a novel AI-enabled, photoacoustic imaging (PAI) based well-logging tool for comprehensive evaluation of the integrity of geothermal wells at high temperature and high pressure without active cooling....
- 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...
- 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 Department of Energy (DOE) and the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) awarded a 3-year, $4,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to Halliburton Technology Partners LLC to develop a quantum-enhanced radio frequency (RF) sensor technology for improved geothermal exploration and production management. The project, titled "Quantum-Enhanced Radio Frequency Sensor Technology for Geothermal Evaluation and Management," aims to leverage quantum techniques to enhance the...
- The Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $7,771,475 cooperative agreement to Patua Acquisition Company, LLC from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2023 under the Renewable Energy Research and Development (81.087) program. The award supports efforts to increase power generation at the Patua Nevada geothermal field through targeted and adaptive enhanced geothermal system techniques. Key products and services include reprocessing legacy geophysical data,...
- 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...
- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $516,258 Cooperative Agreement under the Renewable Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.087) program to the Clean Energy Economy For The Region. The funding will support the design and deployment of a fifth-generation geothermal district heating and cooling (5G) system that can initially supply 25% of the heating and cooling needs for the 32 Zero Energy District (32ZED) in Carbondale, CO and...
- This $6,252,775 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, under the Fossil Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.089), is for the field deployment of three demonstration units operating at separate, low-producing oil and gas well sites. The objective is to validate the methane emission mitigation capacity and economics of commercially viable solutions for distributed methane abatement at well sites with no access to...
- The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $738,318 Cooperative Agreement to the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.087) program. Over the 14-month period from October 2023 to November 2024, this funding will support EPRI in conducting planning and design for a community geothermal heating and cooling system retrofit project. The key objectives are to: 1) perform a...
The Cooperative Agreement award of $2,509,545.00 from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (CFDA 81.087 Renewable Energy Research and Development) is for Innovative Downhole Solutions LLC to design and construct an ultrasonic measurement tool capable of withstanding extreme geothermal environments. The key objectives are to: 1) develop specialized transducers, electronics, and a protective enclosure to accurately measure casing dimensions and cement properties; 2) verify reliable operation in high-temperature, high-pressure conditions; 3) build and demonstrate a pilot tool capable of 24-hour operation at 250°C and 15,000 psi; and 4) create an AI-enhanced data processing workflow to improve well integrity evaluation. This award supports advances in geothermal technology development to enable measurement capabilities in extreme downhole environments.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $2.5m | 9/23/25 |