SBIR/STTR Research Award
Lightweight Hydrogen/Oxygen Thermal Generators for Fuel Cell Power
Award amount
$974,458Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2014Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Missile Defense Agency
- Recipient company
- GINER INC
- Proposal award date
- 2014-07-31
- Contract end date
- 2016-08-01
- UEI
- ULB2NMDNXC69
- Solicitation number
- 2012.2
- Topic code
- MDA12-024
Research abstract
An enhancement opportunity exists in current systems where weight reduction may be achieved by utilizing rocket thermal energy to provide recharge power to onboard batteries. In this proposal, Giner, Inc. and Purdue University describe an approach for a thermal power generation system that exploits the rocket waste heat to provide reactant gases from solid storage to an efficient, power-dense fuel cell. Excess heat from a rocket motor will be routed to solid precursor storage modules through the insulation matrix. At elevated temperature the precursors will efficiently and rapidly release hydrogen and oxygen gases to the fuel cell. Approved for Public Release 14-MDA-7739 (18 March 14).
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
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- Multi-Purpose Flame Retardant Materials for Habitation Solutions
- Biocompatible Antimicrobial Treatment Method for the Prevention of Bovine Mastitis
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Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Performance Optimized Thermoelectric Generation System
- Lightweight Hydrogen/Oxygen Thermal Generators for Fuel Cell Power
- Waste Heat Recovery of Rocket Motors for Reduction of Battery Weight
Research funding history
447 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1983–2025). Reported award amounts total $147,003,828. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Energy, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Science Foundation, Department of Agriculture