DEAR0001878
Cooperative Agreement
Overview
Grant Description
This cooperative agreement is awarded to New England Research, Inc., to demonstrate the feasibility of the concept and approach, develop the necessary tools and calibrate a workflow for implementation, and apply the technologies to assess field scenarios and commercialize products needed to support eventual investors in the technologies to implement AMP in the field for the project entitled, “Accelerated Mechanical Promotion (AMP) of Serpentinization for Hydrogen Production.”
Awardee
Funding Goals
ET G: TECHNOLOGIES THAT STIMULATE HYDROGEN PRODUCTION FROM MINERAL DEPOSITS FOUND IN THE SUBSURFACE INCLUDING DEVELOPING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF HYDROGEN-PRODUCING GEOCHEMICAL REACTIONS (E.G., SERPENTINIZATION) AND OF HOW TO ENHANCE OR CONTROL THE RATE OF HYDROGEN PRODUCTION THROUGH EXTERNAL STIMULI (E.G., PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL, OR BIOLOGICAL). THE STIMULATION OF SUBSURFACE HYDROGEN PRODUCTION REPRESENTS A POTENTIALLY MUCH LARGER HYDROGEN SOURCE THAN THE PASSIVE EXPLORATION/EXPLOITATION OF NATURALLY OCCURRING HYDROGEN.
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
White River Junction,
Vermont
United States
Geographic Scope
City-Wide
Related Opportunity
Analysis Notes
Amendment Since initial award the End Date has been extended from 12/17/25 to 02/23/27 and the total obligations have increased 10% from $1,499,586 to $1,649,586.
New England Research was awarded
Cooperative Agreement DEAR0001878
worth $1,649,586
from Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy in June 2024 with work to be completed primarily in White River Junction Vermont United States.
The grant
has a duration of 2 years 8 months and
was awarded through assistance program 81.135 Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy.
The Cooperative Agreement was awarded through grant opportunity Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) Number DE-FOA-0002785: Exploratory Topics (SBIR/STTR).
SBIR Details
Research Type
STTR Phase I
Title
Accelerated Mechanical Promotion (AMP) of Serpentinization for Hydrogen Production
Abstract
New England Research is developing a method for environmentally safe self-propagating fractures to stimulate geologic hydrogen. The team will monitor the creation of fracture networks and how fractures can propagate within a rock under a variety of physical or mechanical stimuli. Optimizing the self-propagating fractures can dramatically increase reaction rates in iron-rich host rocks to produce economic amounts of hydrogen.
Topic Code
DE-FOA-0002785
Solicitation Number
DE-FOA-0002785
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 6/29/26
Period of Performance
6/18/24
Start Date
2/23/27
End Date
Funding Split
$1.6M
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$1.6M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Transaction History
Modifications to DEAR0001878
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
DEAR0001878
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
None
Awardee Classifications
Small Business
Awarding Office
897030 ADVANCED RSRCH PROJ AGENCY ARPA-E
Funding Office
897002 ADVANCED RSRCH PROJ AGENCY ARPA-E
Awardee UEI
ZEEQRUVWVZC9
Awardee CAGE
0BDR1
Performance District
VT-00
Senators
Bernard Sanders
Peter Welch
Peter Welch
Modified: 6/29/26