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Award ID | Description | Recipient | Total Value | Awarding Agency | Funding Agency | Set Aside | NAICS | PSC | Award Date | Start Date | End Date | |
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| HYDROGEN-BASED ENERGY CONSERVATION SYSTEM | SKYRE, INC. | $998,741 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Sep 30, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Feb 15, 2023 | ||
| MANAGEMENT OF HYDROGEN IS A CRITICAL FUNCTION IN AN EMERGING SYSTEM FOR CLOSED-ENVIRONMENT LIFE SUPPORT FOR SPACE APPLICATIONS. AS A BYPRODUCT OF A WATER ELECTROLYSIS-BASED OXYGEN GENERATING SYSTEM, HYDROGEN REDUCES CARBON DIOXIDE. | SKYRE, INC. | $151,919 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | AR21 | Jun 26, 2020 | May 12, 2020 | Dec 31, 2021 | ||
| DEVELOP AN INTEGRATED LUNAR PROPELLANT PRODUCTION PLANT USING PROCESSED WATER HARVESTED NEAR THE LUNAR POLES TO PRODUCE AND STORE CRYOGENIC OXYGEN AND HYDROGEN TO FUEL SPACE VEHICLE PROPULSION SYSTEMS. | SKYRE, INC. | $2,504,558 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AR12SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; APPLIED RESEARCH | Feb 6, 2020 | Feb 6, 2020 | Mar 15, 2024 | ||
| BIFUNCTIONAL REGENERATIVE ELECTROCHEMICAL AIR TRANSFORMATION FOR HUMAN ENVIRONMENTS | SKYRE, INC. | $999,631 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Dec 16, 2019 | Dec 16, 2019 | Mar 2, 2023 | ||
| 6 CFM ELECTROCHEMICAL HYDROGEN PUMP AND COMPRESSOR | SKYRE, INC. | $504,572 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Sep 30, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Mar 29, 2021 | ||
| THE KEY OBJECTIVE OF THE PHASE II SEQUENTIAL PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP AND DEMONSTRATE A FULLY-AUTONOMOUS, LARGE-SCALE HYDROGEN RECOVERY AND COMPRESSION SYSTEM THAT CAN BE USED AS A MODULAR BUILDING BLOCK TO RECLAIM AND COMPRESS A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF SSC S HYDROGEN. SPECIFIC GOALS FOR THE PHASE II SEQUENTIAL PROGRAM EFFORT ARE: IMPROVE IN-CELL AND STACK WATER MANAGEMENT, ALONG WITH FLOW DISTRIBUTION BETWEEN CELL STACK ASSEMBLIES, TO ADVANCE AUTONOMOUS OPERATION OF THE HECS INCREASE HYDROGEN RECOVERY FROM ABOUT 83% TO>95% THESE OBJECTIVES WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH THE UPGRADE OF THE EXISTING SYSTEM THAT WILL SUBSEQUENTLY BE RETURNED TO SCC AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PHASE IIE EFFORT | SKYRE, INC. | $1,094,539 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Sep 3, 2019 | Sep 3, 2019 | May 31, 2024 | ||
| THE PROPOSED BIFUNCTIONAL REGENERATIVE ELECTROCHEMICAL AIR TRANSFORMATION FOR HUMAN ENVIRONMENTS (BREATHE) FOR LIFE SUPPORT AND HABITATION IS PART OF THE ATMOSPHERE REVITALIZATION EQUIPMENT NECESSARY TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A LIVABLE ENVIRONMENT WITHIN THE PRESSURIZED CABIN OF CREWED SPACECRAFT. SUSTAINABLE INNOVATIONS (SI) HAS DEVELOPED A NOVEL SOLID STATE TECHNOLOGY FOR GAS COMPRESSION BASED ON ITS PROVEN HYDROGEN CONCENTRATION, GENERATION AND COMPRESSION TECHNOLOGY THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY DEVELOPING FOR NASA APPLICATIONS. THE TECHNOLOGY IS SOLID STATE WITH NO MOVING PARTS, SILENT, ELECTRICALLY AND THERMALLY EFFICIENT, AND SCALABLE AND CAPABLE OF HIGH PRESSURE ROUTINELY AS HIGH AS 4,500 PSI AND DEMONSTRATED TO 12,500 PSI. THE PHASE 1 OBJECTIVE IS TO DEVELOP A PROOF OF CONCEPT DEVICE AND DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY OF THE TECHNICAL APPROACH FOR A SOLID STATE ELECTROCHEMICAL CO2 COMPRESSOR THAT WILL ALSO BE SUITABLE FOR OTHER LOGISTICALLY IMPORTANT GASES: CO2, O2 AND H2. SI WILL DEVELOP HIGH PRESSURE BREATHE SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE, FOCUSING ON INTEGRATING COMPONENTS AND MAKING THE ELECTROCHEMICAL STACK LIGHTWEIGHT. IN ADDITION TO DECREASING WEIGHT, VOLUME AND COST, THIS WILL INCREASE RELIABILITY AND DURABILITY. | SKYRE, INC. | $24,913 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | AR21 | Sep 7, 2018 | Aug 31, 2018 | May 31, 2019 | ||
| THE PROPOSED BIFUNCTIONAL REGENERATIVE ELECTROCHEMICAL AIR TRANSFORMATION FOR HUMAN ENVIRONMENTS (BREATHE) FOR LIFE SUPPORT AND HABITATION IS PART OF THE ATMOSPHERE REVITALIZATION EQUIPMENT NECESSARY TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A LIVABLE ENVIRONMENT WITHIN THE PRESSURIZED CABIN OF CREWED SPACECRAFT. SUSTAINABLE INNOVATIONS (SI) HAS DEVELOPED A NOVEL SOLID STATE TECHNOLOGY FOR GAS COMPRESSION BASED ON ITS PROVEN HYDROGEN CONCENTRATION, GENERATION AND COMPRESSION TECHNOLOGY THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY DEVELOPING FOR NASA APPLICATIONS. THE TECHNOLOGY IS SOLID STATE WITH NO MOVING PARTS, SILENT, ELECTRICALLY AND THERMALLY EFFICIENT, AND SCALABLE AND CAPABLE OF HIGH PRESSURE ROUTINELY AS HIGH AS 4,500 PSI AND DEMONSTRATED TO 12,500 PSI. THE PHASE 1 OBJECTIVE IS TO DEVELOP A PROOF OF CONCEPT DEVICE AND DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY OF THE TECHNICAL APPROACH FOR A SOLID STATE ELECTROCHEMICAL CO2 COMPRESSOR THAT WILL ALSO BE SUITABLE FOR OTHER LOGISTICALLY IMPORTANT GASES: CO2, O2 AND H2. SI WILL DEVELOP HIGH PRESSURE BREATHE SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE, FOCUSING ON INTEGRATING COMPONENTS AND MAKING THE ELECTROCHEMICAL STACK LIGHTWEIGHT. IN ADDITION TO DECREASING WEIGHT, VOLUME AND COST, THIS WILL INCREASE RELIABILITY AND DURABILITY. | SKYRE, INC. | $124,978 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Jul 25, 2018 | Jul 27, 2018 | Aug 26, 2019 | ||
| SUSTAINABLE INNOVATIONS HAS DEVELOPED A NOVEL SOLID STATE TECHNOLOGY FOR GAS SEPARATION AND IS APPLYING IT FOR THE FIRST TIME TO MEET A CRITICAL LIFE SUPPORT FUNCTION: TO DEVELOP AN OXYGEN CONCENTRATION MODULE THAT MINIMIZE THE HARDWARE MASS, VOLUME, AND POWER FOOTPRINT WHILE STILL PERFORMING AT THE REQUIRED NASA CAPABILITIES. THE SUSTAINABLE INNOVATIONS OXYGEN CONCENTRATION MODULE IS AN EXTENSION OF OUR PROVEN H2 CONCENTRATION, GENERATION AND COMPRESSION TECHNOLOGY THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY DEVELOPING FOR NASA APPLICATIONS, INCLUDING SEVERAL CONFIGURATIONS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR OPERATION IN ZERO GRAVITY. THIS CELL HARDWARE HAS BEEN DEMONSTRATED IN MOCK ZERO AND NEGATIVE GRAVITY ON THE BENCH-TOP AND IS CURRENTLY BEING SCALED FOR GREATER THROUGHPUT APPLICATIONS. | SKYRE, INC. | $809,967 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Jun 18, 2018 | Jun 18, 2018 | Jun 30, 2021 | ||
| THIS STATEMENT OFWORK PROVIDES THE DETAILS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND TEST OF HYDROGEN PURIFICATION HARDWARE BY SUSTAINABLE INNOVATIONS, INC. (SI) IN EAST HARTFORD, CT. THE GOAL OF THIS EFFORT IS TO INCREASE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ELECTROCHEMICAL BASED HYDROGEN SEPARATION TECHNOLOGY APPLIED TO GAS STREAMS CONTAINING CONTAMINANTS INCLUDING WATER VAPOR, HYDROCARBONS INCLUDING ACETYLENE (C2H2), ETHYLENE, AND ETHANE, AND CARBON MONOXIDE (CO). TO ACHIEVE THIS, DEVELOPMENT OF CATALYST MATERIALS FOR SEPARATOR MEMBRANES MUST BE CARRIED OUT AND SEALING AND PRESSURE DROP ISSUES MUST BE ADDRESSED. THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT OF WORK PROVIDES THE DETAILED TASKS NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL. DR. TRENT MOLTER WILL SERVE AS THE PRIMARY POINT OF CONTACT FOR SUSTAINABLE INNOVATIONS. | SKYRE, INC. | $558,749 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Mar 7, 2018 | Mar 7, 2018 | Oct 6, 2018 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF SUSTAINABLE INNOVATIONS HAS DEVELOPED A NOVEL SOLID STATE TECHNOLOGY FOR GAS SEPARATION AND WILL BE APPLYING IT FOR THE FIRST TIME TO MEET A CRITICAL LIFE SUPPORT FUNCTION: TO DEVELOP AN OXYGEN CONCENTRATION MODULE THAT MINIMIZE THE HARDWARE MASS, VOLUME, AND POWER FOOTPRINT WHILE STILL PERFORMING AT THE REQUIRED NASA CAPABILITIES. THE SUSTAINABLE INNOVATIONS OXYGEN CONCENTRATION MODULE IS AN EXTENSION OF OUR PROVEN H2 CONCENTRATION, GENERATION AND COMPRESSION TECHNOLOGY THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY DEVELOPING FOR NASA APPLICATIONS, INCLUDING SEVERAL CONFIGURATIONS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR OPERATION IN ZERO GRAVITY. THIS CELL HARDWARE HAS BEEN DEMONSTRATED IN MOCK ZERO AND NEGATIVE GRAVITY ON THE BENCH-TOP AND IS CURRENTLY BEING SCALED FOR GREATER THROUGHPUT APPLICATIONS. | SKYRE, INC. | $122,779 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Jun 5, 2017 | Jun 9, 2017 | Dec 8, 2017 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF AS THE PRICE OF HELIUM HAS INCREASED SUBSTANTIALLY IN RECENT YEARS, THE INTEREST IN FINDING AN EFFICIENT AND ECONOMICAL METHOD OF HELIUM RECOVERY HAS NEVER BEEN MORE IMPORTANT. ONE METHOD THAT CAN REDUCE THE COST OF ROCKET TEST OPERATIONS IS TO RECOVER HYDROGEN AND HELIUM GASES USING AN ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESS. SUSTAINABLE INNOVATIONS IS DEVELOPING A COMMERCIAL ELECTROCHEMICAL PLATFORM THAT SEPARATES AND COMPRESSES HYDROGEN USING PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE (PEM) TECHNOLOGY FOR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS SUCH AS METALS AND ELECTRONICS PROCESSING. A HELIUM RECOVERY SYSTEM (HRS), BASED ON THE SAME PLATFORM AND CONSTRUCTED BY SUSTAINABLE INNOVATIONS, SELECTIVELY REMOVES HYDROGEN FROM THE MIXED H2/HE STREAM, LEAVING BEHIND THE HIGH-VALUE HELIUM. THE SYSTEM THEN REMOVES RESIDUAL WATER VAPOR FROM THIS HELIUM AND COMPRESSES IT TO COMMERCIAL STORAGE PRESSURE. THIS SYSTEM FEATURED A SUBSYSTEM THAT CAPTURED THE VENTED HYDROGEN AND HELIUM GAS MIXTURE, AN ELECTROCHEMICAL SEPARATION SUBSYSTEM THAT PURIFIED BOTH HYDROGEN AND HELIUM STREAMS, AND A COMPRESSION SUBSYSTEM THAT PERMITTED HIGH PRESSURE GAS DELIVERY. A CRITICAL NEXT STEP IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE HRS DESIGN IS PROVING THE SCALABILITY OF THIS TECHNOLOGY. THE INNOVATIVE STEP IN THIS PROPOSAL IS TO INCREASE THE GAS CAPACITY CAPABILITY OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SEPARATION SYSTEM WHILE MAINTAINING OPTIMAL OPERATING EFFICIENCY AND DURABILITY. IT IS EXPECTED THAT AT LEAST A DOUBLING OF THROUGHPUT CAPACITY PER UNIT CELL AREA LARGELY DRIVEN BY THE AMOUNT OF CURRENT THAT CAN BE PRACTICALLY APPLIED TO AN INDIVIDUAL CELL AREA WITHOUT HINDERING LONGEVITY OF CRITICAL COMPONENTS, CAN BE ACHIEVED. THIS PERFORMANCE WILL BE VALIDATED BY CELL DURABILITY TESTS. THE INNOVATION WILL BE SCALED IN PHASE II AND INTEGRATED INTO A LOW-COST, SCALABLE, MODULAR PACKAGE THAT WILL BE DELIVERED TO SSC. | SKYRE, INC. | $899,757 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Jun 13, 2016 | Jun 13, 2016 | Aug 18, 2019 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF ONGOING ROCKET TEST OPERATIONS AT NASA STENNIS SPACE CENTER (SSC) RESULT IN SUBSTANTIAL QUANTITIES OF HYDROGEN GAS THAT IS FLARED FROM THE FACILITY IN ADDITION TO VALUABLE HELIUM GAS THAT IS VENTED TO THE ATMOSPHERE. ONE METHOD THAT CAN DRAMATICALLY REDUCE THE COST OF TEST OPERATIONS IS TO RECOVER THESE GASES USING AN ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESS. A HYDROGEN RECOVERY SYSTEM (HRS), WHICH HAS RECENTLY BEEN THE SUBJECT OF A HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL PHASE II SBIR CONDUCTED BY SUSTAINABLE INNOVATIONS, LLC, SELECTIVELY REMOVES HYDROGEN FROM THE MIXED STREAM, LEAVING BEHIND THE HIGH-VALUE HELIUM. IN 2014 A PROTOTYPE UNIT WAS SUCCESSFULLY DELIVERED BY SUSTAINABLE INNOVATIONS TO SSC TO DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO CAPTURE, SEPARATE AND COMPRESS HELIUM FROM A MIXTURE DERIVED FROM TEST OPERATIONS. THE INNOVATIVE STEP IN THIS PHASE I PROPOSAL IS TO INCREASE THE GAS CAPACITY CAPABILITY OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SEPARATION CELL WHILE MAINTAINING OPTIMAL OPERATING EFFICIENCY AND DURABILITY. THIS WILL BE ACHIEVED BY: IMPLEMENTING HIGH ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY, HIGH DURABILITY COATINGS ON CELL COMPONENTS THAT SUPPORT OPERATION IN THE HYDROGEN ENVIRONMENT; EVALUATING AND DEMONSTRATING ROBUST, HIGH STRENGTH, HIGH CONDUCTIVITY PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE MATERIALS THAT SUPPORT THE SEPARATION PROCESS; AND INTEGRATING ALL ELEMENTS WITHIN A ONE-PIECE FLOW FIELD STRUCTURE TO MINIMIZE INTERFACES AND FACILITATE COATINGS. IT IS EXPECTED THAT THESE INNOVATIVE STEPS WILL ALLOW FOR AT LEAST A DOUBLING OF THROUGHPUT CAPACITY PER UNIT CELL AREA. | SKYRE, INC. | $124,767 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Jun 3, 2015 | Jun 17, 2015 | Dec 17, 2015 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF LONG DURATION MANNED SPACE EXPLORATION REQUIRES FURTHER CLOSURE OF THE OXYGEN LOOP OF THE LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM THAN IS CURRENTLY REALIZED ABOARD THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION. IN ORDER TO FURTHER CLOSE THE OXYGEN LOOP, NASA HAS BEEN DEVELOPING AN ADVANCED PLASMA PYROLYSIS (PPA) TECHNOLOGY THAT REDUCES THE WASTE METHANE TO HIGHER ORDER HYDROCARBONS IN ORDER TO BETTER UTILIZE THE HYDROGEN FOR OXYGEN RECOVERY. IN ORDER FOR THIS PPA TECHNOLOGY TO BE FEASIBLE, THERE MUST BE A MEANS TO SEPARATE THE HYDROGEN FROM THE OTHER COMPOUNDS FOR RECYCLE TO THE SABATIER REACTOR. SUSTAINABLE INNOVATIONS' SIGNATURE ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL ARCHITECTURE EMBODIED IN A HIGHLY EFFICIENT, SOLID STATE HYDROGEN PURIFICATION SYSTEM FOR RESOURCE RECOVERY (HRR), PROVIDES A SOLUTION TO NASA'S SEARCH FOR REGENERATIVE SEPARATION TECHNOLOGY ENABLING MAXIMUM HYDROGEN RECOVERY FROM A STREAM CONTAINING WATER VAPOR, CARBON MONOXIDE (CO), AND HYDROCARBONS INCLUDING METHANE, ACETYLENE, ETHANE, AND ETHYLENE, AMONG OTHERS. DURING THE PHASE II EFFORT, SUSTAINABLE INNOVATIONS WILL DESIGN AND FABRICATE A FULL-SCALE PROTOTYPE FOUR CREW-MEMBER (4-CM) UNIT, OPTIMIZING HYDROGEN UTILIZATION, WEIGHT AND VOLUME, AND ENABLING FULL INTEGRATION OF THE HRR WITH PPA AND SABATIER SYSTEMS. | SKYRE, INC. | $749,158 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | May 20, 2015 | May 20, 2015 | May 19, 2017 | ||
| RFP FOR SUB-SCALE POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE HYDROGEN PURIFICATION DEVELOPMENT | SKYRE, INC. | $99,448 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | 4460AIR PURIFICATION EQUIPMENT | Feb 17, 2015 | Feb 17, 2015 | Aug 24, 2015 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF REFURBISHMENT AND TEST OF THE ZERO-GRAVITY ELECTROLYZER (ZGE. | SKYRE, INC. | $21,350 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AA23 | Jul 24, 2014 | Jul 24, 2014 | Aug 20, 2014 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF SUSTAINABLE INNOVATIONS' SIGNATURE ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL ARCHITECTURE PROVIDES A SOLUTION TO NASA'S SEARCH FOR REGENERATIVE SEPARATION TECHNOLOGY ENABLING MAXIMUM HYDROGEN RECOVERY FROM A STREAM CONTAINING WATER VAPOR (SATURATED), CARBON MONOXIDE (CO), AND HYDROCARBONS INCLUDING METHANE, ACETYLENE, ETHANE, AND ETHYLENE, AMONG OTHERS. SEPARATION OF HYDROGEN FROM MIXED GASEOUS STREAMS PRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT TECHNICAL CHALLENGE FOR VARIOUS NASA APPLICATIONS. IN ADDITION, THE ABILITY TO EFFICIENTLY PERFORM HYDROGEN PURIFICATION PRESENTS AN ATTRACTIVE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY. SUSTAINABLE INNOVATIONS IS DEVELOPING A TECHNOLOGY THAT EXTRACTS HYDROGEN FROM A MIXED STREAM BY ELECTRO-OXIDIZATION OF THE HYDROGEN AND SUBSEQUENT ELECTRO-REDUCTION OF THE RESULTANT PROTONS IN A SEPARATE CHAMBER. THE PROCESS, WHEN COMBINED WITH AN ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL ARCHITECTURE THAT IS ENGINEERED TO TOLERATE HIGH DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE, CAN BE USED TO SEPARATE AND COMPRESS HYDROGEN IN A SINGLE STEP. THE PROCESS IS PROVEN TO BE EFFICIENT, QUIET, AND HIGHLY RELIABLE. IT REQUIRES NO RECIPROCATING COMPRESSOR, SO IT IS LARGELY MAINTENANCE FREE. | SKYRE, INC. | $124,778 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Jun 13, 2014 | Jun 20, 2014 | Dec 19, 2014 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF SUSTAINABLE INNOVATIONS IS DEVELOPING A TECHNOLOGY FOR EFFICIENT SEPARATION AND COMPRESSION OF HYDROGEN GAS. THE ELECTROCHEMICAL HYDROGEN SEPARATOR AND COMPRESSOR CAN ACTIVELY REMOVE HYDROGEN FROM A MIXTURE AND COMPRESS IT TO HIGH PRESSURE FOR STORAGE OR USE. IN APPLICATIONS WHERE HELIUM IS USED AS A PURGE GAS PRIOR TO THE USE OF LIQUID HYDROGEN OR USE OF COLD HYDROGEN FROM CRYOGENIC STORAGE BOIL-OFF, THE COMPRESSOR SYSTEM IS SUITABLE FOR SEPARATION OF THE HYDROGEN FROM THE HELIUM IN THE RESULTING MIXED STREAM. THIS TECHNOLOGY ALLOWS A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF EITHER GAS TO BE RECYCLED AND CONSERVED. IN APPLICATIONS REQUIRING RECYCLING OF HELIUM WHERE ABUNDANT HYDROGEN IS PRESENT, IT IS PRACTICAL TO UTILIZE THE ENERGY CONTENT OF A PORTION OF THE HYDROGEN TO POWER THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SEPARATION OF HYDROGEN FROM THE HELIUM. THIS NOVEL APPLICATION LEVERAGES HYDROGEN THAT WAS DESTINED FOR FLARING AND OXIDIZES IT ELECTROCHEMICALLY TO POWER SEPARATION OF HYDROGEN FROM HELIUM, THUS ALLOWING RECOVERY OF THE HELIUM AND DELIVERING NET POWER. | SKYRE, INC. | $1,299,990 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Sep 12, 2013 | Oct 1, 2013 | Oct 15, 2016 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF SUSTAINABLE INNOVATIONS, LLC, IS DEVELOPING AN ELECTROCHEMICAL METHANE GENERATOR (EMG), WHICH COMPRISES A NOVEL METHOD OF CONVERTING CO2 AND H2O TO HYDROCARBON FUELS (SUCH AS METHANE) AND O2. WHEN POWERED BY A RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE, SUCH AS SOLAR OR WIND POWER, IT CAN PROVIDE A METHOD FOR PRODUCING HIGH QUALITY FUELS IN A DISTRIBUTED FASHION. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED BY HARVESTING CO2 FROM THE ATMOSPHERE AND PROCESSING IT ELECTROCHEMICALLY TO RELEASE METHANE FUEL AND WATER. SUSTAINABLE INNOVATIONS' EMG TECHNOLOGY HAS THE POTENTIAL TO LEAD TO A GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE AND COULD ALSO PLAY A PIVOTAL ROLE IN ACHIEVING BOTH THE ENERGY AND THE LIFE SUPPORT NEEDS OF EXTRATERRESTRIAL BASES. FOR EXAMPLE, THE MARTIAN ATMOSPHERE, WHICH IS PREDOMINATELY CO2, CAN BE DIRECTLY USED AS A FEEDSTOCK FOR THE PRODUCTION OF BOTH FUEL AND WATER. THE WATER CAN THEN BE RECYCLED TO PRODUCE BREATHING OXYGEN. | SKYRE, INC. | $124,654 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | May 21, 2013 | May 23, 2013 | Nov 23, 2013 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF SUSTAINABLE INNOVATIONS HAS DEVELOPED AN INNOVATIVE CONCEPT FOR HIGHLY EFFICIENT, RELIABLE, POTABLE WATER PRODUCTION BASED ON TECHNOLOGY FROM A COMMERCIAL LINE OF HYDROGEN RECOVERY AND COMPRESSION SYSTEMS THE COMPANY IS DEVELOPING. THIS ELECTROCHEMICAL DEHUMIDIFICATION AND LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM (EDLS) SYSTEM UTILIZES A SMALL AMOUNT OF HYDROGEN AS A WORKING FLUID, OPERATING IN A SEALED CAVITY, AND LEVERAGES A HYDROGEN COMPRESSION CYCLE TO PROVIDE THE DRIVING FORCE TO BOTH REMOVE WATER FROM THE LOCAL ENVIRONMENT, PASSING IT INTO A DRY HYDROGEN STREAM, AND CONDENSE PURE, POTABLE DRINKING WATER. THE HYDROGEN COMPRESSION CYCLE USED IN THIS PROCESS IS HIGHLY EFFICIENT, APPROACHING THE EFFICIENCY OF AN IDEAL ISOTHERMAL COMPRESSION PROCESS, AND CAN BE ACHIEVED WITHOUT MOVING PARTS. THIS TECHNOLOGY COULD PLAY A KEY ROLE IN CRITICAL NASA ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL AND LIFE SUPPORT APPLICATIONS. | SKYRE, INC. | $124,699 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | May 21, 2013 | May 23, 2013 | Nov 23, 2013 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF OTHER FUNCTION - HYDROGEN IS AN ESSENTIAL RESOURCE FOR SPACE MISSIONS. NASA HAS A NEED FOR EQUIPMENT TO GENERATE, HANDLE AND STORE HYDROGEN. IN TERMS OF HANDLING HYDROGEN, CONVENTIONAL ROTATING MECHANICAL PUMPS AND COMPRESSORS REQUIRE EXTENSIVE MODIFICATION AND HAVE LIMITED RELIABILITY. ELECTROCHEMICAL PUMPING AND COMPRESSION OF HYDROGEN OCCURS WITHOUT ANY MOVING PARTS AND IS HIGHLY RELIABLE AND EFFICIENT. SUSTAINABLE INNOVATIONS HAS DEMONSTRATED UP TO 6,000 PSI OF COMPRESSION USING ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL HARDWARE. HOWEVER, FOR HIGH FLOW APPLICATIONS, SUCH AS A 6 CFM HYDROGEN PUMP FOR NASA, A DEPARTURE FROM TRADITIONAL ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL HARDWARE DESIGNS IS NEEDED. OUR WORK IN PHASE I DEMONSTRATED AN EXPANDABLE MODULAR ARCHITECTURE CELL DESIGN, THAT ALLOWS A LARGE FOOTPRINT FOR THE ELECTROCHEMICAL STACK. THIS IS ACHIEVED USING MODULAR CELL PARTS TO CREATE LARGE ACTIVE AREA CELLS. THE MODULAR PARTS ARE INEXPENSIVE TO MANUFACTURE AND CAN ACHIEVE THE HIGH TOLERANCES NEED FOR LARGE ACTIVE AREA CELLS. THE PROPOSED PHASE II ACTIVITY WILL LEVERAGE THE KEY DEVELOPMENTS IN PHASE I AND DEMONSTATE THE SCALABILITY OF THIS DEVICE FOR CRITICAL NASA AND COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS. THIS WILL INCLUDE INCREASING THE ACTIVE AREA/CAPACITY OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL STACK BY A FACTOR OF 5, AND TO INCREASE PRESSURE CAPABILITY FROM 200 PSI TO 750 PSI. THE RESULTANT UNIT WILL BE UTILIZED TO ACTUATE PNEUMATIC TOOLS THAT COULD BE USED IN SPACE. | SKYRE, INC. | $799,948 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Apr 30, 2012 | Apr 30, 2012 | Jan 31, 2015 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF OTHER FUNCTION - PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE (PEM) WATER ELECTROLYZERS HAVE UNDERGONE CONTINUOUS DEVELOPMENT FOR THE GENERATION OF OXYGEN AND HYDROGEN FOR COMMERCIAL, MILITARY AND SPACE APPLICATIONS SINCE THE 1970'S. UNFORTUNATELY, CONVENTIONAL TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPED OVER THIS TIME PERIOD HAS REQUIRED A COMPLEX BALANCE OF PLANT THAT ADDS TO THE OVERALL WEIGHT OF THE SYSTEM PACKAGE. RESEARCH IN THE PAST TWO DECADES RESULTED IN THE CREATION OF SYSTEMS THAT MINIMIZED BALANCE OF PLANT COMPONENTS, BUT HAD SIGNIFICANT CURRENT DENSITY AND EFFICIENCY LIMITATIONS, LIMITING THEIR USE. THIS SBIR PROGRAM BUILDS UPON RECENT SUCCESS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A HIGH-PRESSURE ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL ARCHITECTURE AND INSERTS NOVEL WATER MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY TO GENERATE A PASSIVE LIQUID FEED ELECTROLYZER CAPABLE OF OPERATING AT 2,000 PSI - AND SCALABLE TO HIGHER PRESSURES. IF SUCCESSFUL, IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS NEW TECHNOLOGY CAN SAVE SUBSTANTIALLY ON SYSTEM WEIGHT WITH A HIGH SYSTEM OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY AND ENHANCED CURRENT DENSITY CAPABILITY. | SKYRE, INC. | $796,684 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Apr 24, 2012 | Apr 30, 2012 | Jan 29, 2015 | ||
| NASA AND MANY OTHERS OFTEN RELY ON DELIVERY OF CRYOGENIC HYDROGEN TO MEET THEIR FACILITY NEEDS. NASA'S STENNIS SPACE CENTER IS ONE OF THE LARGEST USERS OF HYDROGEN, WITH THE LH2 USED AS A FUEL FOR CRYOGENIC ROCKET ENGINE TESTING. OTHER NASA CENTERS INCLUDING KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, WHICH UTILIZES HYDROGEN TO SUPPORT SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCHES, AND MANY INDUSTRIAL LOCATIONS ALSO USE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF HYDROGEN. UNFORTUNATELY EXTREMELY LARGE AMOUNTS OF HYDROGEN ARE LOST DURING TRANSFERS AND TEST OPERATIONS DUE TO BOIL-OFF RESULTING FROM HEAT TRANSFERRED INTO THE EQUIPMENT, OR BY OTHER MEANS. ADDITIONALLY, THROUGH TEST OPERATIONS, HYDROGEN AND HELIUM BECOME MIXED AND REQUIRE SEPARATION TO REGAIN THEIR VALUE. THIS GASEOUS HYDROGEN IS TYPICALLY FLARED AS A SAFETY MEASURE WITH LITTLE TO NO ECONOMIC VALUE OR ENERGY EFFICIENCY REALIZED FROM THE PROCESS. NO ECONOMICAL MEANS EXISTS TO SAFELY CAPTURE, PROCESS AND STORE, AND SIMULTANEOUSLY EXTRACT VALUABLE ENERGY, THE LARGE AMOUNTS OF GASEOUS HYDROGEN RELEASED DURING NASA TEST OPERATIONS, OR IN INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS WHERE CRYOGENIC HYDROGEN IS USED. THE TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPED TO CAPTURE AND CLEAN THE HYDROGEN MUST BE COST EFFECTIVE AND ABLE TO PERFORM THE RECYCLING PROCESS IN AN IN-SITU ROCKET ENGINE TEST AREA ENVIRONMENT, AND MUST COMPLY WITH ALL SAFETY AND QUALITY STANDARDS FOR THIS ENVIRONMENT. BECAUSE CRYOGENIC HYDROGEN IS VERY PURE, ITS RECYCLE AND RECOVERY AS A COMPRESSED GAS CAN RESULT IN A VALUABLE COMMODITY AND CAN PROVIDE THE BASIS OF A POWER GENERATION SYSTEM THAT CONSERVES FACILITY ENERGY. THIS STTR PROJECT DEVELOPS A HYDROGEN-BASED ENERGY CONSERVATION SYSTEM (HECS) THAT BRINGS IN GASEOUS HYDROGEN RELEASED FROM CRYOGENIC STORAGE OR TRANSFER OR MIXED HYDROGEN, HELIUM STREAM FROM TEST OPERATIONS, PURIFIES THE HYDROGEN AND ALTERNATELY ELECTROCHEMICALLY COMPRESSES IT TO COMMERCIAL STORAGE PRESSURES (UP TO 6,000 PSI) AND REUSES THE HYDROGEN IN A REACTION WITH AIR TO EFFICIENTLY PRODUCE ELECTRICITY. | SKYRE, INC. | $124,942 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Feb 9, 2012 | Feb 13, 2012 | Feb 14, 2013 | ||
| ROCKET TEST OPERATIONS AT NASA STENNIS SPACE CENTER (SSC) RESULT IN SUBSTANTIAL QUANTITIES OF HYDROGEN GAS THAT IS FLARED FROM THE FACILITY AND HELIUM GAS THAT IS VENTED. ONE WAY TO SAVE ON THE COST OF TEST OPERATIONS IS TO RECOVER THESE GASES USING AN ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEM. THIS HYDROGEN RECOVERY SYSTEM (HRS) SELECTIVELY REMOVES HYDROGEN FROM THE MIXED STREAM, LEAVING BEHIND HIGH-VALUE HELIUM. THE SYSTEM THEN REMOVES RESIDUAL WATER VAPOR FROM THIS HELIUM AND COMPRESSES IT TO COMMERCIAL STORAGE PRESSURE. THE HEART OF THE HRS IS A SYSTEM PLATFORM UNDER COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT BY SUSTAINABLE INNOVATIONS, TERMED H2RENEWTM, AN ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEM PACKAGE THAT SEPARATES AND COMPRESSES HYDROGEN USING PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE (PEM) TECHNOLOGY. THE SYSTEM BEING DEVELOPED IN THIS PHASE II STTR PROGRAM TARGETS A HYDROGEN REMOVAL RATE OF 1.77 SCFM, AN OUTLET HYDROGEN PRESSURE OF 200 PSI, AND A PRODUCT HELIUM PRESSURE OF 2,000 - 2,500 PSI. THIS SYSTEM LEVERAGES A ROBUST NOVEL EXPANDABLE MODULAR ARCHITECTURE (EMA) ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL STACK THAT IS CAPABLE OF BEING CONSTRUCTED WITH A VERY LARGE PRODUCTION CAPACITY AND HIGH OPERATING PRESSURE. | SKYRE, INC. | $749,937 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Jul 13, 2011 | Jul 13, 2011 | Sep 30, 2014 | ||
| SBIR PHASE I SUSTAINABLE INNOVATIONS | SKYRE, INC. | $79,632 | ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY | ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY | — | 541712 | AJ33 | Feb 23, 2011 | Mar 1, 2011 | Nov 16, 2011 |