Project Grant NRC0410155

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $199,729 Project Grant to FBS Inc., doing business as Guidedwave, to support the development of "ADVANCED HIGH-TEMPERATURE ULTRASONIC SENSING ARRAYS FOR UNDER-LEAD VIEWING AND NDE". This award, provided through the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), aims to advance ultrasonic sensing technologies for non-destructive evaluation applications. FBS Inc., a for-profit small business manufacturer, will...

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 ultrasonic multipoint temperature sensor for nuclear reactor applications. The funding supports work 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. Specifically, the grant will allow X-Wave...

The Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) has awarded a $3,506,100 Cooperative Agreement to GE Vernova Operations LLC, operating as the GE Vernova Advanced Research Center, to implement a 36-month project for localization and quantification of hydrogen gas leaks at industrial sites. The project objective is to demonstrate a system solution for three-dimensional localization and quantification of single or multiple hydrogen gas leaks on sites of...

The Department of Energy's Office of Science, through its Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), awarded a $206,500 Project Grant to Tech4Imaging LLC on July 10, 2023. The grant supports the development of a "Two-Phase Hydrogen Mass Flow Meter for Fuel Transfer in Ground Based Infrastructure". Tech4Imaging, a developer of non-invasive imaging technology, will leverage its Electrical Capacitance Volume Tomography (ECVT) sensor technology to create a prototype mass flow meter for...

This 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) provides $625,066 to develop and test a wireless artificial intelligence (AI)-powered multi-functional fiber optic sensor system for gasification-based systems. The sensor system is designed to simultaneously measure high temperature, pressure, strain, hydrogen concentration, carbon monoxide concentration,...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) awarded $200,000 to Lawrence Technological University (LTU) to develop integrated non-contact ultrasound generation and detection systems. The project aims to enable high-resolution, non-contact tissue functional imaging and biomechanical characterization, addressing limitations of current ultrasound imaging methods that require direct contact. The research plan focuses on integrating...

Bettergy Corp. received a $199,988 project grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on February 22, 2021 to develop a highly sensitive real-time subsurface sensor for carbon dioxide leakage monitoring. The project supports the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program, with a Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number of 81.049. This program aims to deliver scientific discoveries and tools to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy security and...

X-Wave Innovations, Inc. was awarded a $206,500 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop an Intelligent Sensor Array Network System Technology for Spent Nuclear Fuel Dry Storage Canister Helium Leakage Detection. The one-year project ending June 2023 aims to deliver a sensor technology for detecting helium leaks in dry storage containers used for spent nuclear fuel. The Office of Science...

Ultrasonic Technology Solutions, LLC received a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program. The award supports the development of a transformative direct contact ultrasonic drying process for roll-to-roll manufacturing. This technology aims to significantly reduce the cost, energy consumption, and emissions associated with industrial drying processes. The project period for this award is from January 1, 2024 to...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) under CFDA 81.135 is for the development of a "Parts-Per-Billion Hydrogen Emissions Reporting System" (PPB-HYPERS). The $2,540,659 project aims to address the growing need for accurate, low-cost sensors that can detect hydrogen leaks at the parts-per-billion level, as the demand for hydrogen increases. The project combines ultra-sensitive hydrogen sensors with...