This is a firm fixed-price SBIR Phase I contract awarded by NASA to Nextech Materials, Ltd. (DBA Nexceris), a small business manufacturer, to establish a process model for an externally reformed solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) system that operates with oxygen and methane reactants. The goal is to design, refine, and validate a reformer and SOFC stack that can meet NASA's efficiency and performance requirements for power generation on future space missions, including lunar landers and Mars...
This is a $754,905 firm-fixed-price contract awarded by NASA to Yanhai Power, LLC, a small business, under the SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) Program Phase II. The contract is for the fabrication of tubular solid oxide fuel cell (T-SOFC) systems using freeze cast methods, which are intended to provide high-efficiency power generation for extended NASA space missions. The systems must be capable of rapid cycling from room temperature to 700°C and full power in less than 15 minutes,...
This is a $749,175.00 Firm Fixed Price Definitive Contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to small business Lynntech Inc. The contract is for the company's work on an Advanced Anode Electrocatalysis Concept for Direct Methane Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs) under a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II effort. The goal of the project is to develop power generation technologies that are fuel-flexible, multi-use, and can be...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Lynntech Inc., a small business technology development company based in College Station, Texas. The contract, valued at $124,861.00, is for the development of an advanced anode electrocatalysis concept for a direct methane solid oxide fuel cell (DM-SOFC) that can operate without the need for water or oxygen in the fuel stream, addressing the power generation...
This contract was awarded by a U.S. federal agency to Precision Combustion, Inc. (PCI), a small business specializing in advanced energy and environmental technologies. PCI proposes to develop and demonstrate an innovative high-power-density design for direct internal reforming of regolith off-gases, such as methane and high hydrocarbons, within a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) stack. The objective is to achieve higher overall efficiency, simplify the system, and enable further compactness and...
This is a Small Business set-aside contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Nextech Materials, LTD. (DBA Nexceris), a for-profit manufacturer of energy-related technologies. The $125,000.00 Firm Fixed Price contract is for research and development of "Robust and Reversible Metal Supported Solid Oxide Cells for Lunar and Martian Applications" under the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I program. Nexceris has previously received other...
This is a Cost Plus Fixed Fee contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Nextech Materials, LTD. (DBA Nexceris), a small business manufacturer, under the SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) program. The contract, valued at $1,496,114.00, is for the development of a high power density solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) stack. The contract has a completion date of March 31, 2020. Nextech Materials, LTD. (Nexceris) is a for-profit manufacturer that specializes in research,...
This is a $1,119,472.00 firm fixed-price definitive contract awarded to Precision Combustion, Inc., a small business, by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract is for the development of a high specific power primary fuel cell system. The performance location is North Haven, CT. This contract is designated as a total small business set-aside, indicating that it is intended to support innovation and...
This is a $850,000.00 Cost Plus Fixed Fee contract awarded by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Nextech Materials, Ltd. (DBA Nexceris), a small business manufacturer. The contract is for a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) based Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). This is a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program contract. Nexceris, which has experience providing research, prototypes, and other goods for past SBIR and other federal contracts...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Precision Combustion, Inc. (PCI), a small business. The contract is focused on developing and demonstrating an innovative high power density design for direct internal reforming of regolith off-gases (e.g., methane and high hydrocarbons) within a solid oxide stack. This approach offers the potential for higher overall efficiency, simplified system, and...