H.R. No. 2078
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, The Bureau of Economic Geology, a research unit at
  The University of Texas at Austin, has received a Small Business
  Technology Transfer Phase 1 award through the United States Air
  Force AFWERX innovation program; and
         WHEREAS, The highly competitive Small Business Technology
  Transfer program awards funding to small businesses in partnership
  with nonprofit research institutions to facilitate the development
  of commercially viable technology; the program includes a
  three-phase process to assess the scientific, technical, and
  commercial merits of an idea and, after a thorough evaluation is
  made, to release the product into the marketplace; and
         WHEREAS, The U.S. Air Force chose the Bureau of Economic
  Geology to perform a feasibility study on the development of
  closed-loop geothermal energy systems at Ellington Field Joint
  Reserve Base in Houston, where it will work in collaboration with
  the Texas Air National Guard and Texas-based energy company Sage
  Geosystems; the geothermal energy systems being pioneered by Sage
  Geosystems have attracted the attention of the military due to
  their small physical footprint, grid independence, security,
  non-reliance on supply chains, and sustainability; and
         WHEREAS, With the promise to improve energy resiliency,
  geothermal technology is an advancement that has the potential to
  have wide application in the future, and federal funding will
  greatly assist the Bureau of Economic Geology and Sage Geosystems
  in making this concept a reality; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
  Legislature hereby congratulate the Bureau of Economic Geology on
  its receipt of a Small Business Technology Transfer Phase 1 award
  through the United States Air Force AFWERX innovation program and
  extend to all those affiliated with the organization sincere best
  wishes for the success of this venture; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for the Bureau of Economic Geology as an expression of high
  regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
 
  Guerra
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 2078 was adopted by the House on May
  31, 2021, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House