This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grant of $274,916 awarded to Subtidal, Inc. on July 1, 2024 aims to develop an innovative mooring-based sensing grid to enhance the measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) capabilities for ocean carbon dioxide removal (CDR) strategies.
The key product under this grant is the Ocean Carbon Flux Grid, a scalable system designed to provide precise, continuous, and direct measurement of net carbon removal in various ocean CDR projects. The proposed research involves designing, implementing, and testing this sensing grid to achieve the measurement sensitivity, accuracy, and reliability necessary for effective deployment in ocean CDR environments. Successful completion of this Phase I project will lay the groundwork for subsequent phases to pilot and refine the technology with ocean CDR developers, potentially establishing the first direct measurement system for carbon removal efficacy in the ocean CDR sector.
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