SBIR/STTR Research Award
Evaluation of the Rural and Community Development Impacts of Fuel Cells
Award amount
$50,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1996Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Agriculture
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT INC
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- D6UWSWD5F2K7
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
Fuel cells promise unique siting characteristics and operating benefits which can help extend or increase the availability of electrical power in rural communities. Some of these advantages include: availability in small sizes, modularity, fuel efficiency, reliability, economic operation, and environmental compliance. Fuel cells also offer the potential for using a range of available fuels and the availability of high temperature waste heat suitable for cogeneration. The proposed research will use focus groups to study the economic and social impact of fuel cell technology on the economic development of various enterprises, group organizations, and communities in non-metropolitan areas.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
- Liquid Hydrocarbon Fuels from Biomass Materials
- Liquid Hydrocarbon Fuels from Biomass Materials
- TMI Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Operation on Animal-Waste Derived Ammonia Fuel
- Weight-Reduced Regenerative Fuel Cell Solutions for High Altitude Airships (HAA)
- Low Temperature Regenerative Solid Oxide Fuel Cell
Research funding history
18 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1991–2007). Reported award amounts total $3,046,229. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Energy, Department of Agriculture, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Defense, Environmental Protection Agency