DOE Announces $188 Million for Small Business Technology Commercialization – SBIR Phase II – Congratulations to Resodyn Corp. of Butte, Montana

U.S Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced Aug. 2, that the Department of Energy will award a total of $188 million to small businesses in 34 states to develop technologies with a strong potential for commercialization and job creation.

“Small businesses are a major engine of innovation and job creation in our economy,” said Secretary Chu. “Bringing these innovative technologies to market will help spur economic growth and reduce the country’s energy use.”

Funded through DOE’s Small Business Innovation Research program (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer program (STTR), today’s selections http://www.science.doe.gov/sbir/Awards.html are for Phase II work, which means that the 201 awards will support the development of prototype or pilot operations for innovative technologies that have successfully passed the proof of concept stage.

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Montana Awards:

MONTANTA

Company:

Resodyn Corporation http://www.resodyn.com/

130 North Main, Suite 600

Butte, MT 59701-1394

Topic:

Wind Energy Technology Development

Title:

An Advanced Vibrothermography Approach for Wind Turbine Applications

Summary:

This project will develop a reliable, portable instrumentation deployment system to be utilized during wind turbine composite members manufacturing, delivery, and development. This method has the potential to reduce the yearly wind turbine maintenance costs dramatically making power to the consumer cost less per kWh.