SBIR/STTR Research Award
Borazane Hydrogen Generator for Portable Fuel Cells
Award amount
$69,905Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2005Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Army
- Recipient company
- CREARE LLC
- Proposal award date
- 2005-12-10
- Contract end date
- 2006-05-09
- UEI
- JDKYAKDT4TT6
- Solicitation number
- 2005.2
- Topic code
- A05-034
Research abstract
Polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells convert hydrogen fuel directly to electric power and offer a lightweight and efficient power source for individual soldiers. However, technology for storing the hydrogen fuel is still too heavy to meet the Army's mission requirements. We propose to develop a very lightweight hydrogen generator based on borazane (H3NBH3). Our innovation is a unique packaging and thermal control system that will produce hydrogen on demand through controlled thermal decomposition of borazane. This approach can enable individual soldier power systems to meet the Army's challenging goals for energy density (1000 W-hr/kg). In Phase I we will prove feasibility through proof-of-concept testing and system design.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Lightweight High Yield Borazane-fed Hydrogen Generator
- A Compact Borazane Hydrogen Generator for a Soldier Fuel Cell Power System
- Lightweight High Yield Borazane-fed Hydrogen Generator
Research funding history
1,365 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1983–2026). Reported award amounts total $507,020,394. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Energy, Department of Transportation, Department of Commerce