SOLAR ROADWAYS INCORPORATED — Department of Transportation SBIR Phase II: 091FH5
SOLAR ROADWAYS INCORPORATED — SBIR Phase II award from Department of Transportation.
Phase II SBIR prototype / development signal
- Phase II is where Department of Transportation funds deeper R&D after feasibility. Incumbents with Phase II history are serious competitors on adjacent topics.
- Use this award as past-performance context and to map customer organizations for STRATFI/TACFI-style transition planning.
- Obligated amount $750,000 is consistent with substantial Phase II-scale effort; compare to related awards from the same agency.
- Topic code 091FH5 links this award to a solicitation family — search the same topic stem for incumbents and recompete timing.
- Amount
- $750,000
- Agency
- Department of Transportation
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase II
- Topic
- 091FH5
- Solicitation
- DTRT5709RSBIR1
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- ID
- Period
- 2011-07-18 → 2014-10-15
Description
As stated in the solicitation, the pavement infrastructure in the US covers a large surface area and requires intensive energy and natural resources. In addition, the surface of the pavement is typically impermeable, causing negative consequences. Vehicles that travel over these pavements are also resource intensive. Solar Roadways Incorporated envisions replacing current asphalt surfaces with modular Solar Road Panels: structurally-engineered solar panels that can be driven upon. The roadway will generate electricity, become our nation’s power grid, and make all-electric vehicles practical. Collecting solar energy for just four hours/day would produce three times more electricity than our nation uses and allow the road to pay for itself. This proposal will show that this project is not only technically feasible, but cost effective. As a first step in developing a solar roadway, Solar Roadways Incorporated proposes to develop Solar Road Panels and install them in a parking lot as both a demonstration project and a sellable product. The materials to create a solar parking lot that can withstand the stresses of slow-moving car traffic are already available.