SBIR Phase II: Integrated Solution for Low Cost Distributed Wind Energy Generation

SBIR第二期：低成本分布式风能发电综合解决方案

• 批准号: 2036552
• 负责人: Erika Boeing
• 金额: $ 100万
• 依托单位: Accelerate Wind, Inc.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Cooperative Agreement
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-05-15 至 2024-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2036552&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; II; Integrated; Solution

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project is in its strong potential to disrupt the small wind market, which to date has lagged behind solar counterparts. Through dual installation with solar on commercial buildings, the proposed roof-edge wind turbines will be able to deliver enhanced energy capture systems to buildings, with a shorter payback period, thus improving cost-efficiency and power potential, and attracting a broader body of adopters. By improving product offerings in the renewable energy sector, this technology has the potential to promote sustainable infrastructure, reducing reliance on and consumption of fossil fuels.This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project develops a roof-edge wind capture technology with commercial viability. The proposed distributed wind technology reduces costs by harnessing elevated wind speeds at the roof edge, optimizing powertrain architecture, and mitigating soft costs through sale to solar installers, who have already achieved significant market penetration yet would benefit from a diversified portfolio. The project aims to: 1) Prove the feasibility of integrating a Vertical Axis Wind Turbine into the system 2) Design for additional stakeholders, with respect to aesthetics, structural integration, ease of installation, and code compliance, while maintaining cost targets needed for scaleup 3) Design and test full powertrain architecture using components intended for commercial scaleup and 4) Build and test the full turbine for reliability and certification testing. These efforts will inform critical needs to address prior to large-scale commercial rollout, providing a strong foundation for translation as a reliable and cost-efficient distributed wind solution.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

这一小型企业创新研究（SBIR）第二阶段项目的更广泛影响/商业潜力在于其颠覆小型风电市场的强大潜力，迄今为止，小型风电市场一直落后于太阳能同行。通过在商业建筑上与太阳能双重安装，拟议的屋顶边缘风力涡轮机将能够为建筑物提供增强的能量捕获系统，投资回收期更短，从而提高成本效益和电力潜力，并吸引更广泛的采用者。通过改善可再生能源领域的产品供应，该技术有可能促进可持续基础设施的发展，减少对化石燃料的依赖和消耗。这个小型企业创新研究（SBIR）第二期项目开发了一种具有商业可行性的屋顶边缘风力捕获技术。拟议的分布式风力技术通过利用屋顶边缘的风速提高来降低成本，优化动力系统架构，并通过向太阳能安装商销售来降低软成本，这些安装商已经实现了显著的市场渗透，但将从多元化的投资组合中受益。该项目旨在：1）证明将垂直轴风力涡轮机集成到系统中的可行性; 2）在美学、结构集成、易于安装和规范符合性方面为其他利益相关者进行设计，同时保持规模扩大所需的成本目标; 3）使用用于商业规模扩大的组件设计和测试完整的动力系统架构;以及4）构建和测试完整的涡轮机，以进行可靠性和认证测试。这些努力将在大规模商业推广之前为关键需求提供信息，为转化为可靠且具有成本效益的分布式风力解决方案奠定坚实的基础。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。