SBIR/STTR Research Award
Differential Absorption DIAL Apparatus for CO2 Flux Measurement
Award amount
$100,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2009Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Energy
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- SOUTHWEST SCIENCES INC
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Y7BFRF1G8539
- Solicitation number
- DE-PS02-08ER08-34
- Topic code
- 43 a
Research abstract
Carbon dioxide fluxes to the biosphere must be measured to determine if the rate of CO2 absorption by the environment is changing. Instruments for measuring CO2 should be capable of remote operation in rugged field environments and should be easy to set up. This project will develop a differential absorption lidar system that will be capable of measuring CO2 concentrations from stand-off distances of one kilometer. It is based on rugged, eye-safe lasers which require little electrical power and no alignment. Commercial Applications and other Benefits as described by the awardee In addition to CO2 measurements, the system could be adapted to make measurements of hazardous gases at chemical factories or to check for leaks of natural gas.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
- Compact Low Power Sensor for Measurement of Multiple Trace Gases
- High speed measurements of velocity, temperature and water content in hypersonic flows
- Low Power Instrumentation for Measurement of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Terrestrial-Aquatic Interfaces
- Low Power Instrumentation for Measurement of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Terrestrial-Aquatic Interfaces
- Diode Laser Hygrometer and Thermometer for Aerial Vehicles
Awards with the same topic code
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- High Density Low Cost Readout Electronics for Large Scale Radiation Detectors
- High Density Low Cost Readout Electronics for Large Scale Radiation Detectors
- Development of a Fieldable Soil Carbon Monitor
- High Precision C0S Monitor to Constrain the Partitioning of C02 Fluxes
Research funding history
258 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1987–2025). Reported award amounts total $60,611,964. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Energy, Department of Defense, National Science Foundation, Department of Commerce, Department of Health and Human Services