Funding will support projects in three categories: New product development ($2.8 million); Early-stage innovative product development feasibility and technology transfer studies ($1.7 million); and Demonstration projects ($135,000).
New Product Development--$2.8 million
- University at Albany College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering: Development of Nanostructured carbonless electrodes for hydrogen fuel cells. NYSERDA funding $1 million, University at Albany funding $1.1 million.
- Magnolia Solar, Inc. (Albany and Woburn, MA): Development of lower-cost, thin-film solar cells with nanostructure coatings. NYSERDA funding $1 million, Magnolia funding $1.1 million.
- Reflexite Display Optics (Rochester): Development of a thin-film solar reflector/refractor to reduce costs of solar panels NYSERDA and Reflexite equal funding of $599,563.
- EnerVault Corporation (Sunnyvale, CA) and Ascension Industries (N. Tonawanda): Development of a “flow-battery” electrical energy storage system for utility applications, including smoothing intermittent power from alternative sources. NYSERDA funding $300,000, EnerVault funding $347,945.
- University at Albany College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering: Feasibility study of high-volume, low-cost photovoltaic cells. NYSERDA funding $250,000, SUNY Albany funding $301,836.
- The Paper Battery Company, Inc. (Troy): Feasibility evaluation of super-capacitor and battery prototype. NYSERDA funding $249,442, Paper Battery funding $363,223.
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy): Development of ceramic matrix composite interconnects for solid oxide fuel cells. NYSERDA funding $164,542, RPI funding $89,957.
- Solid Cell, Inc., New York (New York City): Manufacture of modified planar cell for solid oxide fuel cells. NYSERDA funding $250,000, Solid Cell funding $292,016.
- Calmar Research Corp, Cato (Cayuga County): Study of wind turbine blade design optimization and turbine-siting improvements. NYSERDA funding $249,926, Calmar Research funding $285,873.
- Torrey Pines Research (Fairport): Development of nanoparticles dry processing for fuel cell electrodes. NYSERDA funding $250,000, Torrey Pines funding $250,000.
- Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) (Palo Alto, CA): Development of a “Fish Friendly” hydropower turbine development and analysis of New York market and deployment. NYSERDA funding $246,691, EPRI funding $2.8 million
- Locus Energy, LLC (New York City): Demonstration of photovoltaic system monitoring and optimization. NYSERDA funding $135,168, Locus Energy funding $135,168.
Companies funded in 2009 included:
- AWS Truewind, LLC (Albany), $433,169
- Research Foundation of SUNY (Albany), $200,000
- Mohawk Innovative Technology, Inc. (Albany), $137,861
- Plug Power, Inc (Latham), $1,440,697
- Clever Fellows Innovation Consortium, Inc. (Troy), $143,252
- CMG Tech, LLC (Rexford), $370,276
- AeroCity, LLC (Claverack), $1,000,000
- Reflexite Display Optics (Rochester), $225,000
- Reflexite Display Optics (Rochester), $$185,200
- Beacon Power, Corp. (Tyngsboro, MA), $1,500,000
- Clarkson University (Potsdam), $70,773
- Schreiberdale Holsteins, LLC (Perry), $586,855
- Premium Power Corporation (North Redding, MA), $362,000
- New Energy Solutions, LLC (Las Vegas, NV), $933,810
In total, 70 proposals valued at more than $100 million were considered. Future solicitations with funding for similar proposals will be listed on the NYSERDA website, visit: http://www.nyserda.org/Funding/default.asp
