SBIR/STTR Research Award
Containerized Photovoltaic Microgrid System for Forward Operating Environments
Award amount
$249,875Program and phase
SBIR · Phase II – Direct to Phase IIAward year
2023Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Army
- Recipient company
- PARAGON ROBOTICS LLC
- Proposal award date
- 2022-12-21
- Contract end date
- 2023-06-20
- UEI
- CG8RBJJMTVD9
- Solicitation number
- 22.4
- Topic code
- A224-016
Research abstract
Fuel for diesel generators creates substantial logistic and safety costs for the warfighter, while the desire to reduce noise, maintenance, and emissions of generators at FOBs are pushing for a shift to renewable power generation for forward bases. We are proposing a containerized microgrid which utilizes single-axis tracking photovoltaic (PV) generation, batteries, and inverters which provide a "plug and play" generation source which meets the Army's Tactical Microgrid Standard (TMS) interface, and provides a drop-in replacement for an approximately 30kW diesel generator.
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.
- Universal Tool Inspection System Using Machine Vision
- Shipboard Test Chamber for Mechanical Testing of Field-Expedient Parts
- Automatic tool kit tracking system retrofit for USAF tool centers
- Flexible SWAP Armament Logging and AI-assisted Analysis
- Flexible SWAP Armament Logging and AI-assisted Analysis
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Hydrating the Force with Sustainable Water from Air
- The Electric Vehicle Battery Total Life Cycle (EVB-TLC) System for Improved Battery Management
- Clean onsite energy from organic, biomass, and plastic waste, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and deliver renewable energy, improved resiliency, and cost savings to the U.S. Army.
- 3D Printing Army Supplies Directly From Discarded Plastic Waste
- Rapid Deployment Hybrid MicroGrid a Plug & Play Transportable Solar PV System-of-Systems
Research funding history
10 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2020–2025). Reported award amounts total $5,150,253. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense