Imagine having a super-powered X-ray for the earth that doesn't require digging. These sensors detect tiny changes in gravity to see what's hidden underground, like minerals or gas pockets. The goal is to make these tools portable and easy to use, rather than bulky lab equipment.
First-generation quantum gravity sensors are too bulky, fragile, and expensive to be used effectively in the field, limiting their market adoption in geophysics.
A next-generation product line of quantum gravity sensors, including a differential quantum gravimeter (DQG), beamshaper designs, and data inversion software.
If you are a mining company dealing with high costs and environmental damage from exploratory drilling — this project developed improved quantum gravity sensors that reduce the number of drilling operations needed to find deposits.
If you are an energy provider dealing with the difficulty of monitoring underground heat reservoirs — this project developed non-invasive monitoring capabilities that allow you to track energy reservoirs without disturbing the ground.
If you are a CCS operator dealing with the need to verify CO2 storage stability — this project developed advanced monitoring capabilities to track stored carbon and fight global warming.
Based on available project data, the project aims to reduce high operation costs by improving transportability, robustness, and user-friendliness of the sensors.
The project is developing a next-generation product line and a reliable supply chain to move beyond first-generation limitations and address the exploitable market.
Based on available project data, the project focuses on developing a new product line and associated data inversion software, though specific licensing terms are not listed.
It provides a full suite including the sensors, data acquisition services, and inversion software to unveil underground density structures.
The project period runs from 2022-10-01 to 2026-09-30, indicating the technology is currently in the development and testing phase.
The consortium is heavily industry-weighted with 50% industrial partners (5 out of 10), including 4 SMEs. This structure, led by EXAIL, suggests a strong focus on commercialization and supply chain reliability rather than purely academic research, with partners spread across 7 European countries.
Contact EXAIL in France for commercial inquiries regarding the next-gen QG product line.
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