Geothermal Geophone Prize
Awards up to $2.7 million in cash prizes for high-temperature geothermal seismic sensors.
Geothermal Geophone Prize is a US Department of Energy prize that awards up to $2.7 million in cash prizes for high-temperature, downhole-capable seismic sensors used in enhanced geothermal systems, aimed at the U.S. high-temperature electronics community. The prize runs as three escalating rounds -- Concept, Design and Build -- and winning the Design round is required to advance to Build. Competi…
The Geophone Prize funds development of high-temperature, downhole-capable seismic sensors for enhanced geothermal systems. It targets the U.S. high-temperature electronics community working on subsurface seismic monitoring tools.
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