Project Grant DTPH5616T00004

The Department of Energy's Office of Science (CFDA 81.049) awarded a $199,729 project grant to FBS Inc., doing business as Guidedwave, to develop advanced high-temperature ultrasonic sensing arrays for under-lead viewing and non-destructive evaluation. This 1-year project, with an end date of July 21, 2025, aims to advance ultrasonic sensing and imaging technologies to support various industries including infrastructure, energy, and defense. Guidedwave, a small business research and...

This $256,000 National Science Foundation Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships Project Grant to Itomography Corporation supports the development of dual-modality tomography core scanning technology for oil saturation estimation at wellsites. The Phase I project will demonstrate the feasibility of determining three-dimensional hydrocarbon distribution throughout large-diameter cores with high spatial resolution of 10 cubic millimeters, 95% accuracy, and a throughput of 1 meter per hour...

X-Wave Innovations, Inc. was awarded a $206,500 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 27, 2022 to develop an advanced fuel flowmeter for large flow rates. The grant is part of 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 the award, X-Wave Innovations will design and test a new fuel flowmeter capable...

This $199,724 federal Project Grant award was provided by the Department of Energy's Office of Science (CFDA 81.049, Office of Science Financial Assistance Program) to FBS Inc. (doing business as Guidedwave), a for-profit small business based in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. The grant funding supports the development of a "Guided Wave Phased Array for Spent Fuel Dry Storage Canister Evaluation", a research project focused on advanced non-destructive testing technologies for monitoring...

Oceanit Laboratories Inc., doing business as Oceanit, received a $250,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 28, 2021 to develop efficient and economic hydraulic fracturing diagnostics using metamaterials and edge artificial intelligence. The award is being carried out in Honolulu, Hawaii under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA #81.049), which supports basic research to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy...

The Equity Technology Group Incorporated was awarded a $198,134 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to support the SIMPULSE project from February 21, 2023 through February 20, 2024. The SIMPULSE project aims to develop scalable modeling techniques for hydraulic transients in complex piping systems of the 21st century. The Office of Science Financial Assistance Program supports basic research aimed at...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Innovative Downhole Solutions LLC received a $2.5M cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) for the period of October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. The award supports the design, construction, and demonstration of an ultrasonic measurement tool engineered to operate in extreme geothermal downhole environments at...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Motmot, Inc. received a $1.555M Cooperative Agreement from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) effective August 15, 2025, with completion targeted for July 31, 2028. The company will develop and deliver a fully autonomous, untethered robotic inspection system capable of long-duration operation within pressurized drinking water pipelines. The core deliverable is an intelligent robotic...

The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) awarded a $366,006 Project Grant (CFDA 93.286 - Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health) to the Georgia Tech Research Corporation to develop flexible piezo film intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) arrays on guidewires and catheters. The goal is to integrate IVUS imaging capability onto standard guidewires and catheters used in over 1 million percutaneous coronary and peripheral...

Vega Wave Systems Inc. received a $206,500 project grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 27, 2022 to develop a three-dimensional, ultra-radiation-hardened video system for nuclear power plant inspection. The project is being conducted in West Chicago, Illinois under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA #81.049), which supports basic research to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy security and economic competitiveness....