SBIR Phase I: Grid-Scale Marine Renewable Energy Technology Unlocked by Cost Reduction Innovations

SBIR 第一阶段：通过降低成本创新解锁电网规模海洋可再生能源技术

• 批准号: 2208779
• 负责人: Rodrigo Griesi
• 金额: $ 25.51万
• 依托单位: NEPTUNYA OCEAN POWER LLC
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-01-15 至 2024-11-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2208779&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; Grid; Scale; Marine

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project is to develop a novel mixed-mode (wind, wave, current) ocean energy converter that aims to be an improvement over the state-of-the-art offshore wind turbine design. This project will clarify design specifications to target a low-cost product with production scalability. Markets with the largest opportunity to benefit from this solution include US grid power, remote US islands (Puerto Rico, Guam, Hawaii, US Virgin Islands), other remote islands in the Pacific and Caribbean, and dispatchable power sources for emergency power generation like the Department of Defense. The environmental benefit of advancing the design of renewable energy converters and reducing the initial investments required by offshore clean energy may positively impact both the scope and the timeline for adoption of ocean renewables in the US.This SBIR Phase I project will develop an efficient energy converter that drastically lowers the cost per installed unit through reduced weight of product components, onshore assembly, simplified installation, a lower center of gravity, and by achieving a storm rating. When coupled with offshore energy storage, this technology has the potential to unlock energy capture in ocean sites further offshore than is presently feasible. This project builds upon initial concept modeling and a 1/20 scale prototype construction, which validates the weight/power ratio, device stability, and comprehensive analytical evidence for commercial feasibility. Keeping the final cost-to-kilowatt low, while optimizing the overall design will be the major technical focus of the work plan, along with mitigating strategies for the risk of severe weather survivability. The proposed research will approach the design of each component individually with a focus on reducing cost and weight, while optimizing strength and output. Through the construction and testing of a proposed prototype, the team will conduct detailed analyses on scalability, performance, and cost factors that are critical for commercialization.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.

这项小型企业创新研究（SBIR）I期项目的更广泛的影响/商业潜力是开发一种新型的混合模式（风，波，电流）海洋能量转换器，旨在改善最先进的海上风力涡轮机设计。该项目将阐明设计规范，以针对具有生产可伸缩性的低成本产品。从该解决方案中受益最大的机会的市场包括美国电网，偏远的美国岛屿（波多黎各，关岛，夏威夷，美国维尔京群岛），太平洋和加勒比海的其他偏远岛屿，以及国防部等紧急发电的可发送电源。 The environmental benefit of advancing the design of renewable energy converters and reducing the initial investments required by offshore clean energy may positively impact both the scope and the timeline for adoption of ocean renewables in the US.This SBIR Phase I project will develop an efficient energy converter that drastically lowers the cost per installed unit through reduced weight of product components, onshore assembly, simplified installation, a lower center of gravity, and by达到风暴等级。当与海上储能结合使用时，该技术有可能在海上陆地上解锁能量捕获，而不是目前可行的。该项目基于初始概念建模和1/20比例原型构建，该构建验证了重量/功率比，设备稳定性以及用于商业可行性的全面分析证据。保持最终的成本降低，同时优化总体设计将是工作计划的主要技术重点，以及减轻策略，以实现恶劣天气生存能力的风险。拟议的研究将分别对每个组件的设计进行设计，以减少成本和体重，同时优化强度和产出。通过构建和测试拟议的原型，该团队将对对商业化至关重要的可伸缩性，绩效和成本因素进行详细分析。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为值得通过基金会的知识分子优点评估来提供支持，并具有更广泛的影响标准。