Quidnet Energy to Receive $10M in Federal Funding to Commercialize Clean Energy Technology
Funding Part of ARPA-E Program to Develop American-Made Clean Energy Technologies, Create Jobs and Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions
HOUSTON, Nov. 29, 2022 -- Quidnet
Energy announced today that it has been selected to receive $10 million
in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects
Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). The funding is part of the ARPA-E Seeding
Critical Advances for Leading Energy technologies with Untapped
Potential (SCALEUP) program, which provides further funding to previous
ARPA-E teams that have been determined to be feasible for widespread
deployment and commercialization domestically. SCALEUP selectees
demonstrate a viable path to commercial deployment and the ability to
attract private sector investments.
“We’re honored that
ARPA-E has selected Quidnet Energy as an awardee of the SCALEUP
program,” said Joe Zhou, CEO of Quidnet Energy. “This funding will
support continued work on our Geomechanical Pumped Storage (GPS) project
with CPS Energy, which will demonstrate the benefits of using proven
pumped hydro technology to create a long-duration energy storage
resource that doesn’t require mountainous terrain. We look forward to
continuing our partnership with CPS Energy and thank ARPA-E for
acknowledging the potential of GPS for long-duration storage.”
Quidnet
Energy was launched with the vision of building breakthrough energy
technology to accelerate the energy transition. Quidnet Energy’s
Geomechanical Pumped Storage (GPS) technology uses existing natural
resources to store renewable energy over long durations and in large
quantities. Utilizing existing drilling and hydropower machinery supply
chains, Quidnet Energy repurposes existing resources to quickly marshal
implementable solutions to our most pressing energy and climate
challenges.
The funding from ARPA-E will support Quidnet Energy’s
project with San Antonio-based CPS Energy, the largest municipal
utility in the U.S. Quidnet Energy will scale its GPS to a 1 MW/10 MWh
commercial system that will provide CPS Energy with 10+ hour
long-duration energy storage. The project will support CPS
Energy's “Flexible Path” Resource Plan to reduce net emissions by 80
percent by 2040 while allowing Quidnet Energy to advance GPS from its
current pilot scale to MW-scale commercial systems.
For additional information about Quidnet Energy and the GPS project with CPS Energy, please visit www.quidnetenergy.com.
ABOUT
Houston-based
Quidnet Energy is an energy storage company that uses the rock beneath
our feet as a sustainable natural resource. Quidnet's patented GPS
technology utilizes excess renewable energy to store water beneath
ground under pressure. When renewable energy is not available, this
pressurized water drives hydroelectric turbines, producing electricity
to support the grid at a fraction of the cost of lithium-ion batteries
and for much longer durations. Quidnet's technology is an adaptation of
centuries-old gravity-powered “pumped storage,” but without the massive
land requirements and reliance on elevated terrain. Please visit www.quidnetenergy.com to learn more.