SBIR/STTR Research Award
Rotary Aeroponic shipping containers for localized, energy-efficient production of fresh produce.
Award amount
$175,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2024Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Agriculture
- Branch
- National Institute of Food and Agriculture
- Recipient company
- HELIPONIX LLC
- Proposal award date
- 2024-03-07
- Contract end date
- 2025-02-28
- UEI
- RNHPHCGG4DR6
- Solicitation number
- USDA-NIFA-SBIR-009962
- Topic code
- 8.5
Research abstract
technology.Thedevicewillholdapproximately3700plantsabout23plantspersquarefoot30
timesmorethanconventionalagriculture.AtthecoreofthedeviceistheRotaryAeroponics®
technologywhichincludesanenclosedcabinetequippedwithaverticaltowermadeupofstacked
ringswhichrotatesgrowingpastverticalLEDarrayswhileaeroponicmistprovidestherootswater
andnutrients.Thesoillesshomecompostableseedpodshavebeendesignedtobeselfregulating
requiringminimaleffortbeyondplacingtheseedpodinthesystemandharvestingthemature
produce.Container-basedcontrolledenvironmentagricultureprovidesaclimate-smartsupplementto
conventionalagriculturebyallowingthegrowertoplaceacontainerclosertotheendconsumer.This
reducesthelengthoftheconventionalproducesupplychainandtheassociatedemissionsfoodsafety
concernsandfoodwaste.Potentialusecasesincludinggrocerystorescommunity/urbangardensand
schools.FurthermoreRotaryAeroponiccontainerscanproducefoodyearroundinareasnotsuitable
forfarming.ThegoalofthisprojectistodevelopashippingcontainerconfigurationoftheRotary
Aeroponicstechnology.Thisprojectwillprovideaccesstofreshandnutritiousproducebybringing
foodclosertotheendconsumerandthusalleviatingthestressoffooddeserts. Environmentalgoals
ofthisprojectaretoreducetheoverallfootprintofconventionalagricultureincludingreducedcarbon
dioxideandmethaneemissionsdecreasedfoodandplasticwasteandimprovedwaterandlanduse
efficiency.
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Technology keywords
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Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
- SBIR Phase II:A Rotary Aeroponic Cultivation Chamber (RACC) for Household Use
- SBIR Phase I: Plant Photomorphogenesis using Adaptive Multispectral LED Arrays in a Rotary Aeroponic Cultivation Chamber (RACC)
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- ELEVATING FOOD SAFETY STANDARDS: REAL-TIME FECAL MATTER DETECTION IN POULTRY PROCESSING
- Innovative Food Processing Utilizing Whole Apples to Produce a Novel Drink, Reducing Food Waste and Enhancing Nutritional Value
- Development of a Dual-wavelength 222 nm/405 nm Light-based Disinfection System for Advanced Food Safety
- ReadyBAR: Advanced Nutrition Technology for Emergency Response Personnel
- Upcycling Lactose-Rich Waste Streams for the Production of Tagatose: A Low-Calorie Sweetener
Research funding history
3 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2020–2024). Reported award amounts total $1,401,993. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: National Science Foundation, Department of Agriculture