Project Grant DESC0021682

Oceanit Laboratories Inc. received a $200,000 project grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on February 14, 2022 to develop metamaterials for geothermal well integrity monitoring. The project is being conducted under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), which aims to deliver scientific discoveries and tools to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy and economic security. Under this award, Oceanit will develop metamaterials...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $299,925 Early-Concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER) grant under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to the University of Texas at Austin. The grant, titled "UTEAM: Underground Thermally Enhanced and Architected Metamaterials," aims to develop a novel, cost-effective, and easily deployable shallow geothermal heat exchanger (GHE) system. The research will integrate microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program to Cornell University to develop simulation tools, partnerships, and collaboration networks necessary to create an incubator for Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) for direct geothermal energy use, primarily towards district heating and cooling applications in the Northeast United States. The project aims to quantify the performance of EGS...

This $950,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), will fund research at Arizona State University to develop carbon-neutral cement manufacturing technologies. The goal is to enable production of Portland cement and other lime-based cements in an energy-efficient and carbon-neutral manner through technological innovations, including a low-temperature process to decompose...

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...

This $500,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Earth Sciences, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), will fund research at Stanford University from September 2022 to August 2025 on the physical and mechanical response of aluminosilicate cementation. Principal Investigator Dr. Vanorio will conduct laboratory studies to investigate how cements form within rocks and how much they increase rock strength under varying thermal and chemical conditions. This...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management awarded C-Crete Technologies LLC a $2,500,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Fossil Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.089). The project aims to develop a low-cost, high-yield, and scalable process to mineralize carbon dioxide (CO2) into a specialized formulation of carbon-negative concrete. C-Crete Technologies will apply advanced synthesis, green chemistry, and standard concrete testing and scale-up...

This $299,999 federal Project Grant was awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to Northwestern University. The grant aims to develop experimental and theoretical knowledge on the performance and impacts of using geothermal structures like building basements, parking garages, and metro stations as thermal batteries for renewable energy storage. This novel approach could enable the widespread decarbonization of buildings and infrastructure...

This $1.3 million National Science Foundation project grant, awarded under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), funds research at the University of California Irvine toward developing geomimetic concrete materials through 2027. Led by Dr. [Vendor Name], the research aims to fundamentally understand chemical reactions at fluid-solid interfaces, leveraging insights to design carbon-negative concrete alternatives. Ordinary Portland cement production contributes significantly to global carbon...

This five-year, $674,756 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation, within the Engineering Directorate (CFDA 47.041), will fund the development of a novel, stratlingite-based cementitious binder with significantly lower carbon emissions than traditional Portland cement. The awardee, Missouri University of Science & Technology, will leverage the chemistries of ancient Roman concretes and modern concrete designs to...