PIERSICA, INC. - Florida Company Profile

954-682-9520

grants@piersica.com

CLAUDIU BUCUR

Self-Certified Small Disadvantaged Business

P2681575

W5170124C0110

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DEFINITIVE CONTRACT

249835.55

249835.55

249835.55

Department of Defense

2024-05-03

"PIERSICA, INC." SBIR PHASE I

541715: RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)

AC12: NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; APPLIED RESEARCH

FA864923P0077

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PURCHASE ORDER

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0.00

0.00

Department of Defense

2022-11-04

LITHIUM-AIR BATTERIES

541715: RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)

AC32: NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEFENSE-RELATED ACTIVITIES; APPLIED RESEARCH

FA864923P0287

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PURCHASE ORDER

74801.00

74801.00

74801.00

Department of Defense

2022-11-01

NEXT GENERATION LITHIUM-ION BATTERY TECHNOLOGY

541715: RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)

AC32: NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEFENSE-RELATED ACTIVITIES; APPLIED RESEARCH

2024-09-05

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National Science Foundation

SBIR PHASE II: A NEW CLASS OF HIGHLY CONDUCTIVE SOLID POLYMER SEPARATOR MEMBRANES COMPATIBLE WITH HIGH VOLTAGE CATHODES -THE BROADER/COMMERCIAL IMPACT OF THIS SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) PHASE II PROJECT IS A HIGH-DENSITY BATTERY THAT WILL IMPROVE PRODUCTS THAT REQUIRE ENERGY STORAGE. POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS FOR THE INNOVATION INCLUDE BATTERY MANUFACTURERS FOR A VARIETY OF APPLICATIONS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SPACE AND MILITARY, SMALL WEARABLE DEVICES, RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID), DRONES, CONSUMER ELECTRONICS, AS WELL AS AUTOMOTIVE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS (OEMS) IN THE MASS MOBILITY MARKET. THE DEMAND FOR ADVANCED ENERGY STORAGE DEVICES CREATES A MARKET OPPORTUNITY THAT IS PROJECTED TO REACH $130 BILLION BY 2027. THIS MARKET IS MOSTLY DRIVEN BY THE NEED FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERIES THAT ARE CHEAPER, LIGHTER, AND SAFER, WHILE ALLOWING FOR LONGER DRIVE RANGES AND REDUCED CHARGE TIMES. IN THE LONG-TERM, ADVANCED BATTERIES LIKE THOSE ENABLED BY THE NEW TECHNOLOGY MAY DRIVE THE ELECTRIFICATION OF THE TRANSPORTATION SECTOR, REDUCE FOSSIL FUEL DEPENDENCY, AND SUPPORT THE TRANSITION TOWARDS GREENER ENERGY SOLUTIONS. THE INTELLECTUAL MERIT OF THIS PROJECT IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A HIGHLY CONDUCTIVE, SOLID BATTERY SEPARATOR MEMBRANE MADE OF A NEW SOLID POLYMER ELECTROLYTE WHICH IS LIGHTER, MORE FLEXIBLE, COMPATIBLE WITH HIGH VOLTAGE CATHODES, AND SCALABLE FOR MANUFACTURING PURPOSES. BATTERY CELLS MADE WITH THIS SEPARATOR MEMBRANE HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR GREATLY IMPROVED SAFETY, HIGHER CYCLABILITY, AND OPERATION UNDER A WIDER RANGE OF TEMPERATURES. THIS PROJECT SEEKS TO DEMONSTRATE OF THIS NEW SEPARATOR IN A MULTILAYER POUCH CELL, AIMING TO REACH ENERGY DENSITIES ABOVE 600 WATTS-HOUR (WH)/KILOGRAMS (KG), I.E., MORE THAN 2X THOSE OF CURRENT LITHIUM (LI)-ION TECHNOLOGY. THE NEW SEPARATOR HAS BEEN VALIDATED THROUGH HALF-CELL TESTING WITH HIGH-VOLTAGE CATHODES, DEMONSTRATING SIGNIFICANTLY BETTER PERFORMANCE THAN LEGACY POLYMERS. THE GOALS OF THIS PROJECT INCLUDE (1) SCALING UP THE MANUFACTURING OF THE SEPARATOR TO MULTILAYER POUCH CELL SIZE, AND (2) DEMONSTRATING ITS FUNCTIONALITY IN A MULTILAYER POUCH CELL PROTOTYPE INTEGRATING THE REST OF THE BATTERY ELEMENTS. CELL FUNCTIONAL PARAMETERS, CYCLABILITY, STABILITY, TEMPERATURE RANGE, AND OTHER CELL LEVEL OPERATING CONDITIONS WILL BE DEMONSTRATED THROUGH TESTING. THIS EFFORT WILL GENERATE A SOLID POLYMER ELECTROLYTE READY TO BE FULLY SCALED AND MANUFACTURED BY AN INDUSTRIAL CUSTOMER THROUGH LICENSING. 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.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

1000000.00

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2022-09-08

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National Science Foundation

STTR PHASE I: A NEW CLASS OF HIGHLY CONDUCTIVE SOLID POLYMER SEPARATOR MEMBRANES COMPATIBLE WITH HIGH VOLTAGE CATHODES -THE BROADER IMPACT OF THIS SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER (STTR) PHASE I PROJECT WILL BE TRANSFORMATIONAL TO MULTIPLE MARKETS THAT REQUIRE ENERGY STORAGE. HIGH-ENERGY DENSITIES WILL BE ENABLED BY THE PROPOSED ADVANCED POLYMER SEPARATORS. POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS FOR THE NEW BATTERY SEPARATOR INCLUDE BATTERY MANUFACTURERS FOR A VARIETY OF APPLICATIONS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SPACE AND MILITARY, SMALL WEARABLE DEVICES, RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID), DRONES, CONSUMER ELECTRONICS, AS WELL AS AUTOMOTIVE MANUFACTURERS IN THE MASS MOBILITY MARKET. ADOPTION WILL BE DRIVEN BY THE HUGE DEMAND FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERIES THAT ARE CHEAPER, LIGHTER, SAFER AND ALLOW FOR LONGER DRIVE RANGES AND REDUCED CHARGE TIME. THERE ARE MULTIPLE WAYS IN WHICH CONSUMERS AND SOCIETY WILL BENEFIT FROM THE BATTERIES ENABLED BY THIS NOVEL SOLID-STATE SEPARATOR; FROM ELECTRIC CARS, TO FLYING TAXIS; FROM MORE EFFICIENT ENERGY STORAGE GRIDS TO MORE RELIABLE SPACE VEHICLES; FROM LIGHTER WEARABLE DEVICES TO LONG LASTING MEDICAL IMPLANTS. IN THE LONG-TERM, THE SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPMENT OF LOW-COST, FAST-CHARGING, HIGH-DENSITY, LONG-LIFE, AND SAFE BATTERIES ENABLED BY THE COMPANY?S NEW SEPARATOR WILL REDUCE FOSSIL FUEL DEPENDENCY AND DRIVE THE ELECTRIFICATION OF THE TRANSPORTATION SECTOR AND THE TRANSITION TOWARDS GREENER ENERGY SOLUTIONS. THIS SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER (STTR) PHASE I PROJECT WILL DEVELOP AN ADVANCED POLYMER SEPARATOR FOR NOVEL HYBRID SOLID/LIQUID BATTERY CELLS WHICH WILL DRAMATICALLY IMPROVE PERFORMANCE OF STATE-OF-THE-ART SOLID-STATE BATTERIES, ENABLING HIGHER ENERGY DENSITY, FASTER CHARGING RATE AND ENHANCED SAFETY OVER COMMERCIAL LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES. THE NEW SEPARATOR WILL BE CONSTRUCTED FROM A NOVEL POLYMER MATERIAL WHOSE FEASIBILITY HAS BEEN VALIDATED AT LABORATORY LEVEL. STABILITY TESTS SHOWED HIGHER CONDUCTIVITY AND STABILITY THAN CURRENTLY AVAILABLE OPTIONS. COMPATIBILITY WITH HIGH-VOLTAGE CATHODES WAS ALSO DEMONSTRATED IN PRELIMINARY STUDIES. THE GOALS OF THE PROJECT ARE (1) TO DEVELOP A SOLID ELECTROLYTE WHICH HAS AN IONIC CONDUCTIVITY COMPARABLE TO THAT OF LIQUID ELECTROLYTES THAT ARE CURRENTLY USED IN THE LI-ION BATTERIES AND (2) A SCALABLE SOLID SEPARATOR (USING THE ABOVE ELECTROLYTE) THAT IS COMPATIBLE WITH HIGH-VOLTAGE CATHODES (4 ? 6 V). MAIN TECHNICAL HURDLES TO OVERCOME FOR SUCCESSFUL COMMERCIALIZATION ARE DEVELOPING BLADE-CAST-WORTHY SLURRIES AND SCALING UP THE SEPARATOR TO A CELL-SIZE FREE-STANDING SHEET. THE FORMER WILL BE ACHIEVED BY TUNING THE COMPOSITION OF THE SLURRY TO IMPROVE SOLUBILITY; THE LATTER WILL BE ACHIEVED BY IMPROVING THE MOLECULAR WEIGHT OF THE POLYMER AND BLENDING AND MIXING IT WITH CERAMIC OXIDE. 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.

275000.00

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