Cerebral Energy and Cornell University Awarded Phase II STTR for New Lithium-free Aluminum-Graphene Batteries to Support Air Force Special Operations.
Cerebral Energy (cerebral.eco) announces it has been selected by AFWERX for a Phase II STTR follow-on contract in the amount of $1.6 million to support further development of a new lithium-free secondary battery using recycled aluminum and graphene derived from recycled US waste streams. The technology was developed by Dr. Lynden Archer – Dean of the School of Engineering at Cornell University and licensed by Cerebral. The novel aluminum battery design is over 3X more efficient than lithium, much safer (no fire risk), 10X faster charging and has no supply chain challenges since the materials are derived from US waste streams. Known as “AGILE,” the batteries will first support AFSOC medical modernization teams to address their pressing tactical power issues.
The Air Force Research Laboratory and AFWERX have partnered to streamline the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) process by accelerating the small business experience through faster proposal to award timelines, changing the pool of potential applicants by expanding opportunities to small business and eliminating bureaucratic overhead by continually implementing process improvement changes in contract execution.
Eric Bentsen, Cerebral Co-Founder and CEO, said:
We’re honored that the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) Medical Modernization group supported our Phase II application as the customer for next generation AGILE batteries.
“We’re also thrilled to be working with Cornell University and Dr. Archer’s world class team of scientists on the project.”
Dr. Lynden Archer, Cornell University, said:
On behalf of Cornell University, we are excited to be supporting the Cerebral team and the US Air Force in this critical R&D project.
The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Department of the Air Force, the Department of Defense, or the U.S. government.
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Cerebral Energy and Cornell University Awarded Phase II STTR for New Lithium-free Aluminum-Graphene Batteries to Support Air Force Special Operations. source
