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Announcements
AEC released its Request for Proposals on Monday, July 14, 2008.
Read the Press Release [PDF]
AEC Sensor Needs [PDF]
All currently submitted pre-proposals are being reviewed. Submitters should expect a response from AEC by the end of July.
Important Dates
Monday, July 14, 2008
Request for Proposals Released
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Pre-Proposals Due
Monday, September 22, 2008
Announce Finalists
Monday, October 20, 2008
Final Proposals Due
December 3, 2008
Notice of Awards |
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Lux Research to help AEC Identify Leading Companies in Nanotechnology |
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The Advanced Energy Consortium has teamed with Lux Research, Inc., which will provide market research for commercial companies engaged in nanotechnologies worldwide that can be, and are currently |
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By September 2008, Lux Research will define the size, health, quality of management, products, and viability of present companies and start-ups, as well as emerging prospects. By identifying the best and most appropriate companies in the nanotechnology industry, the consortium will more effectively identify solutions to some of the technical challenges that the oil and gas industry faces today.
Lux is internationally known for its thorough research and strategic advice. More information on Lux can be found at the Lux Research website. |
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Request for Proposals Issued |
On July 14th, the Advanced Energy Consortium issued a Request for Proposals from researchers in the nanotechnology industry. AEC has four major problems in the exploration and production of oil and gas for which revolutionary solutions need to be developed.
The AEC will fund innovative research that measures the chemical and physical properties of reservoir fluids and rocks beyond the wellbore; determines the 3-D distribution of reservoir fluids and rocks; identifies the dynamic paths of reservoir fluids in 4-D; and meets the basic and ultimate requirements for sensor capabilities. For a closer look at our problem statements, click here. |
AEC Leads Session at CleanTech 2008 |
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AEC team members Jay Kipper, Sean Murphy, and Howard Schmidt led a technical session focused on nanotechnology research and applications at the Nano Science and Technology Institute’s (NSTI) CleanTech 2008. |
| The international conference was held in Boston from June 1-5 and hosted over 4,000 registrants. The session was dedicated solely to describing the Advanced Energy Consortium’s mission, industry problems, research focus, and grant funding process. The AEC staff was joined by consortium members Lewis Norman of Halliburton and John Ullo of Schlumberger. The team described the current state of oil and gas exploration and production technology as a way of introducing the need for revolutionary (nanotechnology-based) improvements in reservoir characterization. Jay Kipper and Lewis Norman chaired other sessions at the conference. |
AEC Hosts Pre-Solicitation Workshop |
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| On May 20th and 21st, the Advanced Energy Consortium (AEC) hosted 145 engineers, scientists, and researchers from around the world at its invitation-only Pre-Solicitation Workshop in Austin, Texas. The event included an “oil-field primer” for nanotechnologists presented by experts from consortium members BP, ConocoPhillips, Halliburton, Schlumberger, and Marathon Oil, followed by an action-packed afternoon of 20 technical talks presented by researchers that covered various nanotechnology applications in the oil field. In a series of topical panels on the second day, oil-company and nanotechnology experts reviewed and debated the difficult challenges of actively sensing and communicating parametric data obtained using micro- and nanosensors beyond the well bore. Highlights of the 2-day conference included keynote speeches by Mark Bunger, Director of Lux Research in San Francisco, and Scott Tinker, Director of AEC. |
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