NA24OARX021G0007
Project Grant
Overview
Grant Description
Purpose: Climate change is the most pressing threat to humanity, and understanding the sources of greenhouse gases (GHGs) such as CO2 and methane is critical to effectively tackling this problem.
Indeed, finding and fixing methane leaks, in particular, is widely viewed as one of our best options for slowing global warming in the near term.
While the technology for monitoring this critical greenhouse gas has certainly advanced over the past decade, there continues to exist an acute need for an approach that can monitor wide geographic regions reliably and at low-cost to both further our understanding of climate science and to ensure regulatory compliance in the coming years.
In response to this need, Butterfly Photonics, Inc. proposes to develop a novel, low-cost, internet-cloud-connected solar spectrometer network capable of measuring methane, CO2, and water over wide geographic regions with little or no human intervention.
The small, solar-powered remote sensors will be simple to install, and centrally managed and controlled using cloud-based services.
The data from this network will be combined with state-of-the-art atmospheric transport models to locate and quantify greenhouse gas concentrations across entire cities, fracking basins, and other geographic regions of interest.
Indeed, finding and fixing methane leaks, in particular, is widely viewed as one of our best options for slowing global warming in the near term.
While the technology for monitoring this critical greenhouse gas has certainly advanced over the past decade, there continues to exist an acute need for an approach that can monitor wide geographic regions reliably and at low-cost to both further our understanding of climate science and to ensure regulatory compliance in the coming years.
In response to this need, Butterfly Photonics, Inc. proposes to develop a novel, low-cost, internet-cloud-connected solar spectrometer network capable of measuring methane, CO2, and water over wide geographic regions with little or no human intervention.
The small, solar-powered remote sensors will be simple to install, and centrally managed and controlled using cloud-based services.
The data from this network will be combined with state-of-the-art atmospheric transport models to locate and quantify greenhouse gas concentrations across entire cities, fracking basins, and other geographic regions of interest.
Awardee
Funding Goals
18 CLIMATE ADAPTATION AND MITIGATION 19 WEATHER-READY NATION 20 HEALTHY OCEANS 21 RESILIENT COASTAL COMMUNITIES AND ECONOMIES
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Palo Alto,
California
943012714
United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
Related Opportunity
Butterfly Photonics was awarded
Project Grant NA24OARX021G0007
worth $175,000
from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in August 2024 with work to be completed primarily in Palo Alto California United States.
The grant
has a duration of 5 months and
was awarded through assistance program 11.021 NOAA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program.
The Project Grant was awarded through grant opportunity NOAA SBIR FY 2024 Phase I.
SBIR Details
Research Type
SBIR Phase I
Title
Low-cost solar spectrometer network for wide-scale greenhouse gas monitoring
Abstract
Climate change is the most pressing threat to humanity, and understanding the sources of greenhouse gases (GHGs) such as CO2 and methane is critical to effectively tackling this problem. Indeed, finding and fixing methane leaks, in particular, is widely viewed as one our best options for slowing global warming in the near term. While the technology for monitoring this critical greenhouse gas has certainly advanced over the past decade, there continues to exist an acute need for an approach that can monitor wide geographic regions reliably and at low-cost to both further our understanding of climate science and to ensure regulatory compliance in the coming years. In response to this need, Butterfly Photonics, Inc. proposes to develop a novel, low-cost, internet-cloudconnected solar spectrometer network capable of measuring methane, CO2, and water over wide geographic regions with little or no human intervention. The small, solar-powered remote sensors will be simple to install, and centrally managed and controlled using cloud-based services. The data from this network will be combined with state-of-the-art atmospheric transport models to locate and quantify greenhouse gas concentrations across entire cities, fracking basins, and other geographic regions of interest.
Topic Code
9.6
Solicitation Number
NOAA-OAR-TPO-2024-2008184
Status
(Complete)
Last Modified 9/19/24
Period of Performance
8/1/24
Start Date
1/31/25
End Date
Funding Split
$175.0K
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$175.0K
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Transaction History
Modifications to NA24OARX021G0007
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
NA24OARX021G0007
SAI Number
NA24OARX021G0007-001
Award ID URI
None
Awardee Classifications
Small Business
Awarding Office
1305N2 DEPT OF COMMERCE NOAA
Funding Office
1333BR OFC OF PROG.PLANNING&INTEGRATION
Awardee UEI
N8YNPBULBTB1
Awardee CAGE
9NSP1
Performance District
CA-16
Senators
Dianne Feinstein
Alejandro Padilla
Alejandro Padilla
Modified: 9/19/24