DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH PROGRAM
GRANT APPLICATIONS SELECTED FOR FY 2007 AWARDS
TOPIC: USE OF CELLULOSIC BIOMASS TO PRODUCE BIOFUELS
Advanced Fuel Research, Inc. A Modular, Skid-Mounted Biomass
87 Church Street Pyrolysis Unit
East Hartford, CT 06108
BonFire BioMass Conversions, LLC Mobile Biomass Pelletizing System
21025 Ridge Road
Freeland, MD 21053
Edenspace Systems Corporation Improved, High-Moisture Ensiled Crop
3810 Concorde Parkway Feedstocks for Cellulosic Ethanol
Suite 100
Chantilly, VA 20151-1131
STTR Project
Renewable Oil International LLC Production of Home Heating Oils and
3115 Northington Court Upgraded Bio-oils by Aqueous-Phase
Suite 145 Catalytic Processing of Bio-oils
Florence, AL 35630 Produced from Fast Pyrolysis of
Woody Biomass
STTR Project
Synergy Parametrics, LLC An Improved Strategy for the
2351 College Station Road, #479 Utilization of Mixed Sugars from
Athens, GA 30605 Lignocellulosic Hydrolysates
ZuChem, Inc. Bioprocess for Xylitol from
2201 W. Campbell Park Drive Hemicellulose
Ste 39
Chicago, IL 60612-3501
TOPIC: SOLAR ENERGY
Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc. Cooling of Concentrating
1046 New Holland Avenue Photovoltaic Cells Using Heat Pipe
Lancaster, PA 17601 Technology
Luminit, LLC Flexible Spectrum Splitting
20600 Gramercy Place Holographic Concentrators
Suite 203
Torrance, CA 90501
Luna Innovations Incorporated PV (Crystalline Silicon and Thin
1703 South Jefferson Street, SW Film) Manufacturing Diagnostics
Suite 400
Roanoke, VA 24016
SVV Technology Innovations, Inc. High Performance PV Concentrator
10027 E Taron Drive
Elk Grove, CA 95757
Ultrasonic Technologies, Inc. In-line Crack and Stress Detection
27247 Breakers Drive in Silicon Solar Cells Using
Zephyrhills, FL 33543 Resonance Ultrasonic Vibrations
Valere Power Integrated System Health Monitoring
661 North Plano Road and Management for Photovoltaics
Suite 300
Richardson, TX 75094
TOPIC: HYDROGEN DELIVERY AND PRODUCTION
FuelCell Energy, Inc. Development of a Highly Efficient
3 Great Pasture Road Solid State Electrochemical Hydrogen
Danbury, CT 06813 Compressor
Materials Modification, Inc. Nanocrystalline Photocatalysts for
2721-D Merrilee Drive Hydrogen Production from Splitting
Fairfax, VA 22031 of Water by Visible Light
Mohawk Innovative Technology, Inc. Advanced Sealing Technology for
1037 Watervliet-Shaker Road Hydrogen Compressors
Albany, NY 12205
Physical Optics Corporation Photoelectrochemical System for
20600 Gramercy Place, Bldg. 100 Hydrogen Generation
Torrance, CA 90501-1821
Prometheus Energy Active Magnetic Regenerative
3311 South 120th Place Liquefier
Suite 100
Seattle, WA 98168
Synkera Technologies, Inc. Nanorod Array Photoelectrochemical
2021 Miller Drive Hydrogen Production
Suite B
Longmont, CO 80501-6787
TIAX, LLC Hydrogen Delivery and Production;
15 Acorn Park Off-Board Hydrogen Bulk Storage
Cambridge, MA 02140
TOPIC: WIND ENERGY RELIABILITY AND COST REDUCTION
Continuum Dynamics, Inc. Distributed On-Blade Control for
34 Lexington Avenue Enhanced Wind Turbine Performance
Ewing, NJ 08618-2302
Global Energy Concepts, LLC Comprehensive Health Monitoring
1809 7th Avenue, Suite 900 System for Wind Turbines
Seattle, WA 98101
Native American Technologies Company Self-Erecting, In-Situ Manufactured,
(N. A. Tech. Inc.) Wind Energy Tower, Development of
P.O.Box 39 Nacelle Assembly Lifting System
Golden, CO 80402-0039
Open Secure Energy Control Systems, Open Source Infrastructure for
LLC Communications, Control, and
8070 Georgia Avenue Integration of Wind Power
Suite 205
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Orbital Research, Inc. Plasma Aerodynamic Control Effectors
4415 Euclid Avenue for Improved Wind Turbine
Suite 500 Performance
Cleveland, OH 44103-3733
Princeton Power Sytems, Inc. Combined Controls and Energy Storage
501 Forrestal Road for Distributed Wind Turbine Grid
Suite 211 Integration
Princeton, NJ 08540
Sentient Corporation Wind Energy Reliability and Cost
850 Energy Drive, Suite 307 Reduction :Wind Turbine Health
Idaho Falls, ID 83401 Monitoring Systems
WebCore Technologies, Inc. Reducing Cost and Weight of Wind
8821 Washington Church Road Turbine Blades Using Engineered Core
Miamisburg, OH 45342-4449
TOPIC: TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLES WITH SPECIAL
EMPHASIS ON PLUG-IN HYBRIDS
STTR Project
Electron Energy Corporation High Performance Permanent Magnets
924 Links Avenue for Advanced Motors
Landisville, PA 17538
JME, Inc. Improved Lower-cost Electrochemical
17210 Parkland Drive Capacitor
Shaker Heights, OH 44120
Lithium Technology Corporation New Materials to Improve the
5115 Campus Drive Performance of Lithium-Ion Batteries
Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462-1129 in HEV and PHEV Applications
SBE Inc High Energy Density, Low-Cost, High
131 S Main St Temperature Capacitors for Hybrid
Barre, VT 05641 Vehicles
TechDrive, Inc. Novel Polylithium Salts for Small
3101 S. Dearborn St. and Full Size Rechargeable Batteries
Suite 382
Chicago, IL 60616-3793
Technology Assessment & Transfer, Core/Shell Composite Soft Magnetic
Inc. Material for Advanced Motors
133 Defense Highway
Suite 212
Annapolis, MD 21401
STTR Project
Yardney Technical Products, Inc. Inexpensive, Environmentally Benign
82 Mechanic Street Li-Ion Battery Cathode Materials for
Pawcatuck, CT 06379 HEV and PHEV Applications
TOPIC: ALTERNATIVE FEEDSTOCKS TO CHEMICALS
C3 Engineering Alternate Feedstocks to Chemicals An
P.O. Box 726 In-situ Process for Generating Oil
Andover, MA 01810 from Shale for Chemical Production
Eltron Research Inc. Aromatics from Alternative Sources
4600 Nautilus Court South by Catalysis with Sulfated Zirconia
Boulder, CO 80301-3241 and Related Systems
Genomatica, Inc. Development of Saccharomyces
5405 Morehouse Drive Cerevisiae Strains for Continuous
Suite 210 Bioprocessing at Low pH
San Diego, CA 92121
Lynntech, Inc. Added Value Preprocessing of Low
7607 Eastmark Drive, Suite 102 Quality Biomass for Bioenergy
College Station, TX 77840
TDA Research, Inc. RFCC Catalysts for Chemical
12345 W. 52nd Ave. Feedstocks
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033-1916
Technova Corporation Improved Conversion of Cellulose
3927 Dobie Road Waste to Ethanol Using a Dual
Okemos, MI 48864-3480 Bioreactor System