Combined Wellbore Construction High Temperature Tools and Reservoir Thermal Energy Storage (RTES)
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- DE-FOA-0003296
- Agency
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Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Department of Energy
- Applications due
- Award size
- $100,000 to $10,000,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Energy
- Eligible applicants
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- Unrestricted
- Full announcement
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About this opportunity
This funding opportunity from the Department of Energy seeks applications for two topic areas related to advancing geothermal energy technologies. Topic Area 1 aims to develop high-temperature downhole tools for evaluating wellbore integrity in conditions exceeding current oil and gas solutions. Projects should address cement and casing evaluation in geothermal boreholes. Topic Area 2 seeks to demonstrate reservoir thermal energy storage technologies for decarbonizing industrial processes through low-temperature geothermal heat applications. Eligible applicants include domestic institutions, individuals, international consortia, and federal agencies. Letters of intent are due March 1, 2024 with full applications due April 1, 2024. Selections will be made and notifications issued by July 2024.
Awards will be made through the Renewable Energy Research and Development program administered by the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Individual award amounts are not specified but the scope of work is expected to include research, development, and field validation or demonstration activities to be conducted domestically.
Synopsis
Combined Wellbore Construction High Temperature Tools and Reservoir Thermal Energy Storage (RTES) The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) is issuing Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) DE-FOA-0003296 on behalf of the Geothermal Technologies Office (GTO). GTO actively pursues research, development, and demonstration projects to facilitate technology validation and demonstration, reduce cost, and improve performance of geothermal technologies. The economic viability of geothermal projects across the resource spectrum depends on developing and improving enabling technologies and detailed understanding of the subsurface, including geologic qualities, permeability, and other attributes. This funding opportunity comprises two topic areas with separate objectives and technical focus. Topic Area 1: High-Temperature Tools for Well Integrity Evaluation Topic Area 1 seeks applications to address ¿¿wellbore tools and technology to supplement and advance beyond currently available off-the-shelf (OTS) solutions provided by the oil and gas industry for cement and casing evaluation. Current solutions are suitable for the upper end of the oil and gas industry's temperature needs but are not generally considered adequate for use in hotter, EGS systems. As advancements and novel methods in casing and cementing are implemented, a critical, early element of success is evaluating their efficacy. Given the harsh conditions often encountered in geothermal borehole environments, obtaining quality inspection and confirmation information can be a costly and difficult task. The projects selected under Topic Area 1 of this FOA will seek to address the availability of downhole cement and casing evaluation tools for use in high temperature and hostile geothermal wellbores. Topic Area 2: Utilization of Reservoir Thermal Energy Storage (RTES) Technology for Decarbonization of Industrial Processes Topic Area 2 seeks to demonstrate low-temperature (
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