ZENO POWER SYSTEMS, INC. — Department of Defense SBIR Phase II: AF192-D001
ZENO POWER SYSTEMS, INC. — SBIR Phase II award from Department of Defense.
- Amount
- $1,021,885
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Air Force
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase II
- Topic
- AF192-D001
- Solicitation
- 19.2
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- MO
- Period
- 2019-08-02 → 2021-10-31
Description
Energy security and resilience is a paramount concern for the Air Force and the DoD. Zeno Power Systems is developing a next-generation radioisotope power system (RPS) that will be able to provide always-on, resilient power for years at a time. RPS have the ability to provide consistent and reliable energy, but their use has been limited in the past due to their low specific-powers and/or high costs. Zeno's novel fuel design and lightweight shielding results in an RPS that has a high specific power and is cost-effective. Since receiving our Phase I, Zeno conducted extensive customer discovery work both in the Air Force and the broader DoD and received significant interest in our technology. Through this Phase II, we seek to rapidly prototype our technology in order to conduct trial tests with interested customers.