This is a $747,682 SBIR Phase II research and development contract awarded by the U.S. Marine Corps to Windlift Inc. for the development of the Windlift Man Portable Wind Energy System (MPWES). The MPWES is a 6 kW renewable energy system that weighs only 440 lbs, providing significantly greater energy density compared to state-of-the-art solar systems. This contract is focused on the further development and demonstration of the MPWES prototype, building on previous SBIR Phase I and Phase III...
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Construction Engineering Research Laboratory awarded a $49,799.55 firm fixed-price definitive contract to New Energy Corporation Inc. on September 30, 2025, for a packable modular turbine with enhanced power integration and mounting options. The contract, which carries a completion deadline of March 30, 2026, will be performed in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. This award emerged from a Commercial Solutions Opening...
The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $1.1 million Other Transaction Agreement to Pecos Wind Power Inc. on December 12, 2022, for the development of a streamlined microgrid solution integrating wind, solar, and existing diesel generators to enhance Department of Defense energy independence. The contract, which carries an ultimate completion date of July 12, 2025, will be performed in Somerville, Massachusetts, and was awarded without a set-aside designation. Pecos Wind Power, a corporate...
This is a $968,184.75 fixed-price level of effort contract awarded by the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) to Windlift Inc., a for-profit wind energy engineering and software company, to provide research, development, testing, and evaluation services related to airborne power generation systems. The contract was awarded as part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and includes a $11.4 million delivery order to develop an unmanned aerial vehicle prototype system over two...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the U.S. Marine Corps to Windlift Inc., a for-profit wind energy engineering company based in Durham, North Carolina. The $150,000.00 firm-fixed-price contract is for research and development related to the company's Windlift Airborne Power Generator system, which aims to generate electricity from high-altitude wind resources. The contract is part of Windlift's ongoing work with the Department of the Navy's Office of...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $1,249,968 firm-fixed-price contract to Cbc, LLC, a small disadvantaged business, for the research and development of its "Hidden In Plain Sight (HIPS) Wind Turbine Technology" under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II. The purpose of this contract is to augment the energy self-sufficiency of expeditionary air bases through the deployment of the HIPS wind turbine systems, which are designed to harvest...
Windlift Inc. was awarded an $11.4 million delivery order by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to develop an airborne power generator system, with work to be completed by September 12, 2025. This cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order was issued under Windlift's larger $30 million indefinite delivery contract with ONR's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The company will perform the work in Durham, North Carolina, and the contract does not utilize a set-aside designation. The...
This is a $9,988,610.44 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase III contract awarded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to Windlift Inc., a wind energy engineering and software company. The contract is for the development of a prototype portable airborne wind energy (AWE) system. This SBIR Phase III award follows previous Phase I and III contracts Windlift has received from ONR to design, develop, and demonstrate prototype unmanned aerial vehicles for generating electricity from...
The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) awarded a definitive firm fixed-price contract valued at $100,000 to 15519799 Canada Inc., operating as Idenergy Turbines, for the adaptation of hydrokinetic turbine technology for military applications with enhanced interconnection features. The contract, awarded on September 29, 2025, was performed at the contractor's facility in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, with an ultimate completion date of March 30, 2026. No set-aside designation...
Pvilion Inc. has been awarded a definitive contract by the Department of the Air Force to deliver four solar powered expeditionary tent systems. Valued at $913,336.56, this firm fixed price contract was awarded under Phase III of the Small Business Innovation Research program. Performance will take place at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii through March 2024. The tent systems will support expeditionary operations and leverage solar power for off-grid energy needs, in line with the Air...