DEAR0001680

QUIDNET ENERGY INC
CONTROL NUMBER 2641-1576
SCALEUP 2021
PROJECT TITLE: GEOMECHANICAL PUMPED STORAGE:
THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO ADVANCE QUIDNET ENERGY’S GEOMECHANICAL PUMPED STORAGE (GPS) FROM ITS CURRENT PILOT SCALE TO COMMERCIALLY RELEVANT MW-SCALE SYSTEMS BY INCREASING THE SIZE OF THE STORAGE LENS, IMPROVING LENS SEALING, AND COMMISSIONING THE FIRST GRID-CONNECTED SYSTEM.

AMENDMENT 0001: THE PURPOSE OF THIS AMENDMENT IS TO CORRECT ATTACHMENT 1.

Quidnet Energy

THE OBJECTIVE OF THE ARPA-E SCALEUP 2021 FOA IS TO SUPPORT THE SCALING OF HIGH-RISK AND POTENTIALLY DISRUPTIVE NEW TECHNOLOGIES ACROSS THE FULL SPECTRUM OF ENERGY APPLICATIONS. THIS FOA FOCUSES ONLY ON SCALE-UP AND PRE-PILOT PROJECTS OF PROMISING TECHNOLOGIES THAT ARPA-E HAS FUNDED – FOLLOWING HIGHLY COMPETITIVE SELECTION PROCESSES – AND FOR WHICH THE SCALE-UP WOULD SUBSTANTIALLY BUILD UPON INNOVATIONS ACHIEVED UNDER THE ORIGINAL ARPA-E AWARD. ELIGIBLE PROJECTS WILL BE BASED UPON INVENTIONS THAT WERE CONCEIVED OR FIRST ACTUALLY REDUCED TO PRACTICE IN THE PERFORMANCE OF WORK UNDER THE ORIGINAL ARPA-E AWARD (“SUBJECT INVENTIONS”) WITH THE INTENT TO ADVANCE THE INNOVATIVE RESULTS TO PRACTICAL APPLICATION. ONLY ORGANIZATIONS LEVERAGING SUBJECT INVENTIONS THAT WERE CREATED DURING AN ARPA-E AWARD AND REPORTED IN THE IEDISON SYSTEM (WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SOME SOFTWARE PRODUCTS (SEE SECTION III.B.) ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING UNDER THIS PROGRAM. SCALEUP 2021 APPLICANTS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO HAVE PARTICIPATED WITHIN THE ORIGINAL ARPA-E AWARD – ALTERNATIVELY, APPLICANTS MAY BE LICENSED OR HAVE PURCHASED RIGHTS IN SUCH SUBJECT INVENTIONS, AND THEREBY BECOME ELIGIBLE FOR THE SCALEUP 2021 FOA.

81.135 - Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy

Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) [DOE]

Houston, Texas 77002 United States

Single Zip Code

DE-FOA-0002641

Amendment Since initial award the End Date has been extended from 04/19/26 to 07/19/26.