This contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Precision Combustion, Inc. (PCI), a small business, to develop and demonstrate advanced materials and innovative structural elements for efficient water/carbon dioxide electrolysis using solid oxide electrolysis cell (SOEC) technology. The key focus is to mitigate anode delamination and enable high-pressure operation, with the capability for effective regenerative operation to be examined. The $124,807...
This is a firm-fixed-price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Precision Combustion, Inc. (PCI), a small business, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract is for PCI to develop a primary fuel cell (PFC) system that meets NASA's lunar mission specifications for high specific power (>2,000 W/kg) and high current density (>200 mA/cm²). The contract has a potential value of $124,996.00 and a...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (STTR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Precision Combustion, Inc., a small business. The $1,124,854 Firm Fixed Price contract is for the development of a pressure and low temperature tolerant, high current density solid electrolyte for propellant grade reactants. This STTR Phase II award builds on earlier Phase I work and is focused on advancing technologies related to power generation,...
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 $124,850.00 SBIR Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Precision Combustion, Inc., a small business concern. The contract is for the development of a vacuum-regenerable trace contaminant control system for exploration portable life support systems. As a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I award, this contract supports early-stage research and development of an innovative technology to address a specific need for NASA's...
This is a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Precision Combustion, Inc., a small business specializing in advanced energy and environmental technologies. The $849,822 firm-fixed-price contract is for the research and development of a system that can simultaneously generate and compress hydrogen using intermediate-temperature solid-oxide membranes. This builds on Precision Combustion's previous STTR...
This is a $124,737 Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to small business Precision Combustion, Inc. to provide research and development services related to pressure and low temperature tolerant, high current density solid electrolyte for propellant grade reactants. The contract is a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I award, which supports the development and demonstration of innovative technologies...
This is a $1,289,900.00 Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Precision Combustion, Inc., a small business located in North Haven, Connecticut. The contract is for the SURFACE POWER GENERATION FROM LUNAR RESOURCES AND MISSION CONSUMABLES project, which falls under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase III. The contract has a period of performance through March 14, 2025. As a SBIR Phase III...
The NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program has awarded a $174,922 grant to Precision Combustion, Inc., a small business specializing in advanced energy and environmental technologies. The grant is for an early-stage feasibility study of a visionary aerospace concept that may significantly enhance or enable new human or robotic science and exploration missions. The contract is not set aside and is aimed at advancing the concept from Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 1-2 to address NASA's...
This is a $124,894.00 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to CFD Research Corporation, a small business, to develop a novel lean fully premixed (LFP) combustor for high overall pressure ratio small core engines. The objective is to design and demonstrate a three-unit fully premixed injector that can address issues of auto-ignition, flashback, and combustion instabilities....