Laboratory Investigation of Chlorine-Mediated Methane Removal Pathways to Advance Model Development

Laboratory Investigation of Chlorine-Mediated Methane Removal Pathways to Advance Model Development

Status: Closed

Funder: Spark Climate Solutions

Overview:
Spark Climate Solutions seeks proposals for laboratory studies to quantify key parameters relevant to chlorine-mediated methane removal pathways, directly informed by the needs of the modeling community.

Research Structure:
The research will be conducted in multiple phases:

Phase I: Scoping Effort

• Duration: Short scoping effort
• Budget: Up to $80,000
• Requirements: Must include both experimentalist and modeling expertise
• Deadline: March 9, 2026 (noted as passed in website content)

Phase II: Multi-year Laboratory Studies

• Budget: Up to $2 million
• Scope: Multi-year, multi-institution laboratory chamber studies

Phase III (Potential)

• Focus on global modeling

Focus Area:
Quantifying key parameters relevant to chlorine-mediated methane removal pathways, with research outcomes directly informing modeling community needs.

Eligibility:

Multi-institution teams welcome

Must include both experimentalist and modeling expertise in Phase I

Note: This solicitation has closed as of the website content date (today: 2026-04-03), with Phase I submission deadline of March 9, 2026.