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. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $1,250,000 Other Transaction Agreement to Pecos Wind Power Inc. to develop a "Streamlined Microgrid Solution that Integrates Wind, Solar, and Existing Diesel Generators for Department of Defense Energy Independence." This effort involves integrating Pecos Wind Power's distributed wind turbine technology with solar and diesel power generation to provide an enhanced energy resiliency solution for a DoD site. The contract does not...
This is a $74,857 firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Accelerate Wind Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business and economically disadvantaged woman-owned small business. The contract is for Phase I of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and is focused on developing an "Affordable, Low-Profile Wind Energy Solution for Air Force Bases with Extreme Weather Conditions." This SBIR Phase I award has a performance...
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...
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...
<p>This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Ice Wind LLC, a limited liability company, for the development of an "ICE WIND VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINE INTEGRATES PCB GENERATORS." The firm-fixed-price contract is valued at $50,000.00 and has a performance period that ends on May 3, 2021. As this is a SBIR Phase I contract, it is set aside for small businesses.</p>
The U.S. Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $749,470 firm fixed-price purchase order to Primo Energy, Inc., a small business, to develop rapidly deployable hybrid wind, solar, and battery power platforms under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. This is a Phase II SBIR contract, following a previous Phase I award of $49,369. Primo Energy, which designs and manufactures renewable energy products, was selected for this set-aside contract...
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 awarded a $74,906 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Cbc, LLC under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I. The contract is for the research and development of portable and rapidly deployable "Hidden In Plain Sight" (HIPS) wind turbines to support combatant commander and crisis response team tasking, as well as Agile Combat Employment. Cbc, LLC, a small business manufacturer of goods, will perform the work in Warwick,...
This is a firm-fixed-price contract awarded by the U.S. Army's Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) to Xerowind LLC, a minority-owned small disadvantaged business. The contract, valued at $1,519,834.00, was awarded under the Rapid Innovation Fund (RIF) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for the development of a Path Integrated Wind Sensing Demonstrator. The contract has a performance period that runs through May 8, 2018, and was not set aside for any specific business category....