(FOA)-DOE/NETL
Request for Information - RFI: Transformational Sensing Capabilities for
Monitoring the Subsurface (DE-FOA-0001998); December 3,
2018
Agency
Department
of Energy – National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL)
Description
The
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) through the National Energy Technology
Laboratory (NETL) has released a Request for Information ONLY titled
“Transformational
Sensing Capabilities for Monitoring the Subsurface”, DE-FOA-0001998. The
purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to seek information from
stakeholders such as industry, academia, nonprofits, and research institutions
about Research and Development (R&D) activities that could lead to
development of transformational sensing capabilities for monitoring parameters
associated with CO2 injection throughout the storage complex, including:
overburden, reservoir, and underburden. This
includes fluid flow throughout the reservoirs into the far field through
critical but difficult-to-detect features such as faults and integrated
fracture networks. Of particular interest are transformational sensors or
sensing systems that will improve the ability to monitor movement of fluids in
the subsurface and the ability to measure critical subsurface properties
throughout a commercial-scale (greater than 50 million metric tons CO2 stored)
storage complex. A storage complex consists of: (1) one or more storage
reservoirs, with permeability and porosity that allow injection and storage of
CO2; and (2) one or more low-permeability seals, which enclose the reservoir(s)
and serve as barriers to migration of CO2 out of the reservoir. This is
solely a request for information and is not a Funding Opportunity Announcement
(FOA).
Announcement
Number
DE-FOA-0001998
Closing
Date
December
3, 2018
Link
to Full Announcement
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=309696
Contact
Information
John
R. Hatfield