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Did You Hear? GTO Announces Five Finalists in the Geothermal Geophone Prize
GTO Geothermal Geophone Prize. The Geophone Prize is a three-phase, $3.65 million prize to spur creativity and address the challenges of operating seismic sensors in geothermal environments.
The finalists are:
Avalon Sciences North America: Chirped Laser Geophone for Geothermal Boreholes
GE Research: GE MEMS Downhole Geophone
GeoPhotonics (Rice University): Optical MEMS & Geothermal Seismology
MagiQ Technologies, Inc.: ThermaView Optical Seismic for Smart Geothermal
Mustang Optics: Photonic Seismometer for Geothermal Applications
Each finalist will receive $250,000 in cash and $100,000 in national laboratory vouchers to compete in the final round. The five finalists will fabricate and test their advanced functional seismometer prototypes at a qualified testing facility and have the opportunity to work with Lawrence Berkeley National Lab to field test prototypes in an active geothermal field.
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