Project Grant DESC0023983

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science awarded a $206,469 Project Grant to Greenpath Systems LLC, a woman-owned small business, to develop a novel and robust virtual flow meter (VFM) for geothermal applications. This grant is funded through the DOE Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), which supports fundamental research and development projects aligned with the agency's mission. The objective of this project is to advance scientific understanding and...

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the USGS Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808), supports the development of a multiphysics model to simulate flow and thermal processes of a novel 3D heat pulse groundwater flowmeter. The $110,800 award to the Desert Research Institute (DRI) of the Nevada System of Higher Education will fund activities to: 1) provide modeling support for the design of a flow tank to evaluate and validate the 3D...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) provides $200,000.00 to Airflow Sciences Corp, a for-profit engineering consulting firm, to develop a Geothermal Flow Rate and Liquid/Vapor Fraction Measurement System. The award, effective February 12, 2024, supports the company's expertise in computational fluid dynamics, physical testing, and instrumentation development to address challenges in geothermal...

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...

Intelligent Fiber Optic Systems Corp. (IFOS) received a $199,955 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop a high-resolution fiber-optic sensing system for geothermal fracture imaging. The system will utilize fiber optic sensor technologies to map subsurface fractures for geothermal energy exploration and development. Mapping fractures is important for locating geothermal reservoirs and managing...

The Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey awarded a $259,359 Cooperative Agreement to the Regents of the University of Idaho under the Assistance to State Water Resources Research Institutes program (CFDA 15.805). The project aims to develop and validate a heat-pulse groundwater flowmeter that can measure all three velocity components with hourly time resolution, enabling long-term deployments in groundwater monitoring wells. The University of Idaho will collaborate with Rapid...

The US Geological Survey, through its Assistance to State Water Resources Research Institutes program, awarded Purdue University $300,000 in Cooperative Agreement funding from August 1, 2023 through July 31, 2025. The award will support Purdue University's development of borehole tools to measure three-dimensional groundwater flow direction and velocity during long-term deployment. Key deliverables include a minimum of four working prototypes of a borehole sensor that uses temperature...

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...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award of $305,000 to Sentec LLC will fund the development of a high-temperature pressure sensor for process monitoring. The sensor will utilize wide bandgap semiconductors to operate reliably at high temperatures, addressing an unmet market need where traditional silicon-based sensors are unsuitable. Key objectives include optimizing the sensor's sensitivity, refining the device and...

The Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to Nanosonic Inc., a for-profit manufacturer in Pembroke, Virginia. The grant, awarded on February 12, 2024, supports the development of "Integrated Liquid/Steam Multiphase Flow Sensors for Geothermal Applications". Nanosonic, a key provider of research, prototypes, and products for federal agencies through SBIR and STTR programs, will leverage its expertise in...