This federal contract award to the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD) was issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to develop next-generation battery technologies for electric aircraft and powered devices. Specifically, the $119,881.31 grant supports research into using a solid lithium metal anode, which offers high energy density, but faces challenges with lithium dendrite formation. UMD proposes to address this by developing a thin, porous 2D nanosheet coating...
This is a $749,953.00 Firm Fixed Price SBIR Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Giner Inc., a small business research and development firm based in Auburndale, Massachusetts. The contract is for the development of a high energy density lithium-sulfur battery with improved cycle life, which could have applications in aerospace. As a subcontractor, Drexel University will support the effort by scaling up the synthesis of MXene suspension materials...
This is a $131,533.83 training grant awarded by NASA to the University of California, Berkeley to conduct research on enhancing the performance of lithium-oxygen batteries. The research aims to improve the solubility of lithium superoxide, an intermediate in the battery discharge process, in order to increase battery capacity. As part of the award, the researcher will collaborate with scientists at the Ames Research Center to develop theoretical models for the influence of non-lithium alkali...
This is a $200,000.00 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Maryland, College Park to conduct research into holey graphene for use in high-performance lithium-air batteries. The work will involve laboratory experiments, characterization, and testing to improve the specific performance characteristics of lithium-air battery technologies for future NASA missions. The University of Maryland has significant expertise in...
This is a $749,899 definitive contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Solid Power Operating, Inc., a small business, to develop high-energy, long-life solid-state batteries for aerospace applications. The contract is part of NASA's "Ultra High Energy Solid-State Batteries for Next Generation Space Power" program and aims to demonstrate the feasibility of achieving over 600 Wh/kg and 1,000 Wh/L at the cell level, which would represent a 3-5x...
This federal contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Giner Inc., a small business research and development firm based in Auburndale, Massachusetts. The $124,445 firm-fixed-price contract is for the development of advanced rechargeable lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries with high energy density and low cost, under NASA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The Phase I project aims to use a superionic solid...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $235,126.83 cooperative agreement to the Regents of the University of California, doing business as the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley), to conduct research on improving the cycle life of lithium-air (Li-O2) battery cells. The research will focus on strategies to identify new electrolyte and cathode materials that can provide stable Li-O2 cycling. This work will be undertaken in collaboration with principal...
Lynntech Inc., a small business, was awarded a $125,000.00 contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to develop advanced lithium-ion or lithium-sulfur battery technologies for future terrestrial balloon missions. The contract, which is part of NASA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, aims to produce a 2 kWh scale battery prototype that can provide energy density exceeding 400 Wh/kg and power density over 1,000 W/kg. This technology will support...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $273,053.64 training grant contract to the University of Houston System, a state institution of higher learning located in Houston, Texas. The objective of this contract is to conduct research into developing safer and more energy-dense solid-state electrolyte (SSE) materials for lithium-ion batteries, which are critical for a wide range of space technologies. The research involves experimental and computational methods to...
This is a $125,000.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to NEI Corporation, a self-certified small disadvantaged business located in Piscataway, New Jersey. The contract aims to develop advanced lithium-ion battery technologies to meet the energy storage needs for NASA's extravehicular activities. The program seeks to demonstrate the commercial feasibility of a new class of lithium-ion batteries that...
This is a $947,606 cost-reimbursement contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Glenn Research Center to the University of Maryland, College Park. The contract is part of NASA's Game Changing Technology Development Program, which is focused on developing advanced battery technologies to improve the energy storage capabilities for future human space missions.
The University of Maryland will optimize the design of lithium-sulfur battery cells using a tri-layer garnet solid-state electrolyte and fabricate full-size 10 cm x 10 cm battery cells. The goal is to achieve an energy density of 541 Wh/kg and 1362 Wh/L with a cycle life of 200 cycles at a 90% depth of discharge. The contractor will also develop battery pack designs to meet the total energy requirements of NASA's program. The contract supports advancing the technology readiness level from 3 to 4 over the course of this effort.