Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced over $24 million in funding for 77 projects supported by the Office of Technology Transitions (OTT) Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF). With matching funds from the private sector, these projects will advance the commercialization of promising energy technologies and strengthen partnerships between DOE’s National Laboratories and private sector companies to deploy these technologies to the marketplace.
The geothermal energy projects awarded are:
- Argonne National Laboratory: Ultra-Fast and - Thick Boriding of Geothermal Casing to Enhance Reliability, $150,000. Controlled Thermal Resources Inc., El Centro, Calif.
- Idaho National Laboratory: Computer Programs for Analysis of Thermally Reactive Tracer Tests in Geothermal Reservoirs, $150,000. Geothermal Scientific Inc., Tustin, Calif. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Denver, Colo. Ormat Inc., Reno, Nev.
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory: Extending Magnetic Core Shell Nanoparticle Extraction Technology to Cesium and Antimony Removal from Geothermal Brines in New Zealand, $150,000. GEO40 Limited, Taupo, New Zealand
