U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry today announced that the Department of Energy will award 113 grants totaling $121 million to 103 small businesses in 29 states. Funded through DOE’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, today’s selections are for Phase II research and development. Small businesses that demonstrated technical feasibility for innovations during their Phase I grants competed for funding for prototype or processes development during Phase II. In addition, prior Phase II awardees competed for second or third Phase II awards to continue prototype and process development. The median Phase II award is $1,050,000 for a period of two years.
Highlighted below are selected grants for each of the research and development programs that provided funding for these projects:
Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation
Portable API Neutron Generator
A High Performance Scintillator for Gamma Ray Spectroscopy
Office of Electricity
Application and Communication Platform for Smart Grid Automation
Smart GaN-Based Inverters for Grid-tied Energy Storage Systems
Office of Environmental Management
Cost-Competitive, Environmentally-Friendly Fixatives with Embedded Intelligence for Dust Management at Contaminated Sites
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Metrology-Assisted Robotic Mirror Alignment for Parabolic Trough Collectors
Highly Efficient Smart Tanks for Hydrogen Storage
Office of Fossil Energy
Inline Robot for Inspecting and Repairing Leaks in Pipeline and Preventing Methane Emissions
Coal-Core Composites for Low Cost, Light Weight, Fire-Resistant Panels and Roofing Materials
Office of Fusion Energy Sciences
Direct Coupled Gyrotrons for Plasma Heating
Continuously Wound High-Temperature Superconducting Cable for the Central Solenoid of the DEMO Fusion Reactor
Office of High Energy Physics
High Power Ceramic Disk Lasers with Gradient Doping made by Direct Ink Writing
Superconducting Quarter-Wave Resonator for Quantum Information Systems
Office of Nuclear Energy
Real Time Non-Destructive Evaluation during 3D Manufacturing of Metal Parts
Wireless Sensor Platform for Dry Spent Fuel Cask Monitoring
Small businesses play a major role in spurring innovation and creating jobs in the U.S. economy. The SBIR and STTR programs were created by Congress to leverage small businesses to advance innovation at federal agencies.
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