U.S. Army SBIR|STTR Invests Nearly $17.25M in Energy Resiliency

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Army Small Business Innovation Research and the Small Business Technology Transfer Program selected 20 innovative small businesses to help revolutionize energy resiliency. Each selected company will receive either a Phase I or Direct to Phase II contract, with the award pool totaling $17.25 million. The selectees are:

Hybrid Electric Powertrain, Power and Propulsion Systems (A244-P038)

Phase I: $250,000

• Aegis Power Systems Inc. – Wide Bandgap High Power High Density Inverter Ruggedization & Characterization Study
• Cobra Aero LLC – An Optimal HEPPS for Ground, Air, Surface & Subsurface Operations
• CPS Technologies Corporation – Aluminum Composites for Hybrid Electric Systems
• Gentiam Consulting LLC – Universal Hybrid Powertrain Controller for Integrated Hybrid & Electric Powertrains
• Intrinsic Power Inc. – The Ruggedized Power Export Module for Holistically Supplementing Army Power Needs in Austere Environments through EVs & Solar Generation
• JETX LLC – Modular Vector Thrust Propulsion System for Next-Generation Army Aircraft & Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
• Minco Technologies – High Energy Density Logistics Fueled Power System
• Pilot Systems International LLC – HEPPS – Electro-Mechanical Controllable Pitch Propeller/Fan/Turbine
• Precision Combustion Inc. – Scalable, Solid State, Hybrid Power & Propulsion Systems
• Scaled Power Inc. – Lightweight Turbogenerator for Hybrid-Electric Propulsion Systems
• Spark Thermionics Inc. – Hybrid Power Using Themionics
• Torev Corporation – Compact, High Efficiency Electric Motor with Less Rare Earths for Hybrid Electric Vehicles
• Vulcan Elements Inc. – Asymmetric Motor Advantage for Army Through Novel Magnetic Coating

Direct to Phase II: $2 million

• Calnetix Technologies LLC – Bi-Directional Export Power Inverter for Ground Vehicles
• Cornerstone Research Group Inc. – Lightweight Motor/Generator for Hybrid Electric Powertrains
• Electra.aero Inc. – Technology Maturation, Risk Reduction, Test & Evaluation of Hybrid Electric Aircraft Propulsion Systems
• GreenSight – GreenSight – OsmoExport
• MantaPoole Technologies – Novel Hybrid Electric Propulsion System to Enable Ultra-Long Range UAV Operations
• Odys Aviation Inc. – High Efficiency Turbogenerator for Group III UAV
• Skyfront – UAV Hybrid Power System for Frontline Resupply & Loitering Munition Delivery

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About the Army SBIR|STTR Programs

The Army SBIR Program funds innovative solutions with Phase I and Phase II contracts. Throughout the contracting period, businesses receive insights from technical, acquisition and operational Army experts. The Army STTR Program also integrates small businesses into the Army space, partnering with universities and research institutions. To participate in the STTR Program, the small business must be the prime contractor and perform at least forty percent of the work, while the research partner performs at least thirty percent.

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