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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is soliciting innovative solutions in foundational technologies to produce high-energy-density, high power-density electrically rechargeable batteries and fuel cells and rapidly transition them to end users. The program seeks to combine endurance and range advantages enabled by fuels with the logistical and operational advantages provided by electrical systems. Solutions may include room-temperature or higher-temperature devices and can be air-breathing or air-independent.
Under this solicitation, DARPA is specifically seeking abstracts from Battery Developers for projects to advance core technology and manufacturing. Under separate cover, a solicitation will be issued at a later date to select End Users who will be responsible for integrating the resulting ExPEDitions technology into operational devices. Throughout this solicitation, the terms "Battery Developer" and "performer" may be used interchangeably to refer to the entities responsible for executing the technical objectives described herein.
Performers will advance foundational cell chemistry, materials, and architectures to develop a prototype battery. At 18 months, performers must demonstrate a prototype battery at Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 5-6 suitable for integration into a real device. Battery Developers will work with End Users, selected under a separate solicitation, to integrate their battery into the End User device. Proposed research must investigate innovative approaches enabling revolutionary advances in science, devices, or systems, excluding primary battery development, basic research without application, or evolutionary improvements.
Source: SAM.gov (notice 7414f75ca49a408d95d8c230b4ff2127), retrieved via the SAM.gov Get Opportunities API. View the official posting , always confirm requirements and deadlines with the issuing agency.
