The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I contract to Nextgen Battery Technologies, LLC, a self-certified small disadvantaged business, for the development of an advanced rechargeable lithium battery for space applications. The firm-fixed-price contract, valued at $124,999.00, was awarded on August 19, 2019, with a completion date of February 18, 2020. The contract was set aside for small...
This federal contract award from the NASA Shared Services Center is for the development of a battery management and control system for hybrid and/or all-electric aircraft propulsion. The $124,449 SBIR Phase I contract was awarded to X-Wave Innovations, Inc., a minority-owned, woman-owned small business located in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The contract is focused on advancing lithium-based battery technology to improve the efficiency, safety, and reliability of electric aircraft propulsion systems....
This is a $149,990.00 firm-fixed price purchase order awarded by the Shared Services Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Energized Composite Technologies LLC, a small business, for a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I research and development project. The contract is for the development of thermoplastic-based carbon fiber structural batteries for space technologies. The period of performance runs from the award date of August 7, 2024 through...
This is a $749,999.00 firm fixed price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to X-Wave Innovations, Inc., a minority-owned and woman-owned small business. The contract, which is a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program award, seeks to develop an active balancing electronic system that can balance a battery pack and measure battery health-related parameters without additional hardware. The goal is to improve battery...
This federal contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Innovative Scientific Solutions Inc. (Issi), a small business, for the development of an active battery management system (BMS) with physics-based life modeling capabilities. The objective is to improve the life cycle of the battery pack used in the X57 Maxwell electric aircraft by up to 40% through more advanced BMS algorithms and controls. The $123,075 firm fixed price...
NASA awarded a $125,000.00 firm fixed-price purchase order to X-Wave Innovations, Inc., a minority-owned, small disadvantaged business, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract is for the research and development of an active battery balancing electronic system that can jointly balance a battery pack and measure battery health-related parameters without additional hardware. This system aims to enhance battery life and safety for hybrid and/or all-electric...
This is a Firm Fixed Price SBIR Phase I contract awarded by NASA's Shared Services Center to Atsp Innovations Inc., a small business specializing in advanced materials for extreme environments. The $149,933 contract is for the development of high-voltage cryogenic secondary Li-metal batteries suitable for use at temperatures below minus 80 degrees Celsius. The work is part of NASA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, which supports the maturation of innovative technologies from...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to TDA Research, Inc., a small business subchapter S corporation based in Colorado. The $144,084 firm-fixed-price contract is for the development of lunar surface secondary battery modules that can operate continuously during day and night cycles. This SBIR Phase I effort is part of NASA's broader research and development program...
This is a $124,999.00 firm fixed price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to X-Wave Innovations, Inc., a minority-owned, self-certified small disadvantaged business, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I. The contract is for the development of a distributed master-less direct current to direct current (DC/DC) converter system for optimizing the interconnection and utilization of lithium-based battery...
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...