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FY23 Ground Vehicle Electrification and Hybridization Rankings Announcement 

The Director of Operational Energy – Innovation is pleased to announce this year’s list of awardees for the FY23 funding for the Ground Vehicle Electrification and Hybridization call for proposals. Based on FY23 NDAA funding, the following projects will receive awards

  1. NanoElectroFuel (NEF) Flow Battery for Distributed Operations (Influit OECIF), Brian Cook, Army Applications Laboratory
  2. Hybrid Electric Microgridding and Directed Energy Networking (HEMDEN), Amanda Osborne, Ground Vehicle System Center
  3. Next Generation Medium Tactical Truck Hybrid Technology Demonstrator (NG-MTT), Jeff Bradel, Office of Naval Research
  4. Retrofit Alteration of Vehicles with Integration Of Li-Ion (RAVIOLI), Matthew Huffman, NSWC Carderock
  5. Evaluation of Electric Vehicle Batteries to Enable DE (EVEBEDE), John Heinzel, Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia Division
  6. Safe Li-ion (SALION) 6T Battery Development (SALION 6T), Joseph Parker, Office of Naval Research
  7. Hybrid Electric Armored Reconnaissance Vehicle Fuel Economy Optimization and Test (Hybrid ARV), Jeff Bradel, Office of Naval Research
  8. 6T Lithium Transition – Lessons Learned : Study to Explore 6T Ground Vehicle Battery for Aviation Application (6TGVAV), Patrick Taylor, US Army DEVCOM Aviation and Missile Center
  9. Analysis of Charging and Energy Storage (ACES) for the Electrified Battlefield (ACES), Greg Dogum, DEVCOM Analysis Center
  10. STAMP Vehicle-to-Vehicle Vehicle-to-Grid Optimization, Licensing, and Demonstration (SV3GOLD), Joseph Heuvers, DEVCOM GVSC
  11. Tactical Range Extender - Enhanced (TREE), Amanda Osborne, Ground Vehicle System Center
  12. RRALiE: Reliably Rapid Arctic Lithium-ion Energy (RRALiE), Joel McMillan, NORAD and U.S. NORTHCOM
  13. Operational Energy Simulation (OESIM) Framework Development (OESIM), Bradley Frounfelker, DEVCOM Analysis Center (DAC)
  14. Fabrication and Validation of Radioactive Moderator Particles (FAVOR-MP), James Winter, Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate
  15. Auxiliary eXportable Locomotive Energy Source (AXLES), Nathan Peterson, USACE ERDC-CERL (Engineer Research and Development Center) (Construction Engineering Research Laboratory)
  16. Advanced Operational Energy Research Toolkit (AOER Toolkit), Marissa Brand, NIWC Pacific

Award amounts may not match funding requests and are contingent on agreement of scope and deliverables between the PM and the project.

Currently Unfunded

Should additional funding become available, projects will be funded based on ranked order (provided the funding source aligns with the proposal topic):

  1. Compact CO2 Cycle Turbine-Alternator-Compressor (C-TAC), Douglas Bernauer, Radiant Industries, Inc
  2. Next Generation JP-8 Fuel Cell Vehicle (JP-8 FCEV), Maura  Rylander, DEVCOM GVSC
  3. Grinergy Warfighter LTO Li-ion 6T Cell Sub-module (Energy module), Jonathan Ko, US Navy Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division
  4. Future of Tactical Battlefield Recharging (FTBR), Frank Bohn, C5ISR Center
  5. Mobile Electric Power and Charging Station (MEPACS), Lemuel Alvarez, Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)
  6. Tactical Recharger for large Car Transport (TRACT), Marissa Brand, NIWC-Pac
  7. Resilient, Portable and Configurable Charging Infrastructure for Non-Tactical and Tactical Defense Electric Vehicles (RPCC 4 Defense), Tarek Abdallah, US Army ERDC-CERL
  8. High Power Density Motor (HPDM), Lemuel Alvarez, Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)
  9. Deployable Electric Nuclear Vehicle Reactor (DENVR), James Winter, Air Force Research Lab Space Vehicles Directorate
  10. Electric Maritime Autonomous Vehicles (EMAV), Marissa Brand, NIWC-Pac
  11. Lightweight Hybrid Electric Marine Propulsion for WIG Seaglider (HEMP-WIG), Alan Williams, Naval Information Warfare Center, Pacific
  12. Electric Vehicle (EV) Tow Tractor Demonstration (EV Tow Tractor), Matthew Morgan, NAVAIR PMA260
  13. Extreme Power Internal Combustion Engine for OECIF Ground Vehicle Electrification and Hybridization (EPIC Engine), William Buchanan, NSWC Dahlgren H64
  14. Operational Energy Integration & Deployment Platform (OE PLATFORM), Lemuel Alvarez, Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)
  15. 10K AT RE-POWER: Path to Vehicle Electrification (10K AT RE-POWER), Lemuel Alvarez, Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)
  16. Green Hydrogen Generation and Storage in Contested Log Environment (GreenStorage), Marissa Brand, NIWC Pacific
  17. Modular Equipment, Tactical and Logistics Vehicle (METAL-V), Marissa Brand, NIWC-Pac
  18. Connected, Autonomous, Multi-use, all-Electric, Logistics Delivery Vehicle (CAMEL- DV), Marissa Brand, NIWC-PAC
  19. Autonomous Recharge Point for Electrified Tactical Vehicles (TBAR), Brian Cook, Army Applications Laboratory
  20. Development of Versatile Modular Thermoelectric Generators (VMTEG) for Vehicle Electrification (VMTEG), Hsin Wang, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  21. Vehicle to Microgrid (V2-MG), Marissa Brand, NIWC-Pac
  22. Advanced Modular Power System (AMPS), Aric Haynes, DEVCOM GVSC
  23. Energy Dense All Solid State Battery (SSB), Lemuel Alvarez, Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)
  24. Biochar Energy for Enduring Carbon Neutral Ground Vehicle Operations (OECIF Biochar), Justin Shumaker, DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory
  25. Beaming Energy using Advanced integrated Multifunctional Surfaces (BEAMS), Paul Calhoun, DARPA
  26. On-the-move Wireless Energy Node (OWEN_), Curtis Eckhardt, Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center
  27. High Energy Lithium Air Battery (Lithium Air), Lemuel Alvarez, Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)
  28. Self Deploying Generator (SDG), Marissa Brand, NIWC-Pac
  29. D6XE Dozer Hybrid Electric Drive Technology (D6XE DOZER), Nancy Hansen, US Army Ground Vehicle Systems Center
  30. Automated Intelligent Refueling System (AIRS), Lemuel Alvarez, Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)
 

FY23 OEPF Rankings Announcement

The Director of Operational Energy – Innovation is pleased to announce this year’s list of awardees for the FY23 funding for the OEPF call for proposals. Based on FY23 NDAA funding, the following projects will receive awards:

  1. Congressional Add funding only — Airborne Expeditionary Renewable Energy System (AERES), Dr. Stearns Heinzen, Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)
  2. Small Tactical Universal Battery for Warfighter Lethality (STUB for WL), Dr. Nathan Sharpes, DEVCOM C5ISR
  3. HVPE Lower Cost III-V Photovoltaics (D-HVPE), Mr. Alec Jackson, Air Force Research Laboratory
  4. Remote Installation Grid Optimization & Resilience (RIGOR), Mr. Scott Olson, U.S. Air Force 611th Civil Engineering Squadron
  5. Medium Tactical Vehicles / Heavy Tactical Vehicles On Board Vehicle Power (MTV / HTV OBVP), Erin Tromley, Program Manager Transportation Systems
  6. GPS-Denied Kit for Aerial Delivery of Operational Energy (GPS-denied OE), Ryan Buckley, Program Executive Office Combat Support & Combat Service Support / Product Manager Force Sustainment Systems
  7. electric Light Reconnaissance Vehicle (eLRV), Mr. Eric McDonald, Product Director Ground Mobility Vehicles (PD GMV)
  8. Tactical Microgrid Standard Compliant AMMPS Digital Control System (TMS-ADCS), Ms. Cynthia Robbins, DEVCOM C5ISR
  9. Optical Recharging for Contested Arenas (ORCAs), Mr. Eric Follstad, US Central Command
  10. Solar Panel Inspection and Test Cost Reduction (SPIT), Mr. Daniel Romm, Space Systems Command
  11. Low-Cost Helicopter Sling Load Sling Sets (LC HSL), Mr. Andrew Meloni, DEVCOM Soldier Center
  12. Balance of Systems-Edge Compute (BoSEC), Ms. Marissa Brand, Naval Information Warfare Center

Award amounts may not match funding requests and are contingent on agreement of scope and deliverables between the PM and the project.

Currently Unfunded

Should additional funding become available, projects will be funded based on ranked order (provided the funding source aligns with the proposal topic):

  1. Predictive Logistics (PL), Erin Tromley, Program Manager Transportation Systems
  2. Space Power and Advanced Energy Recon (SPEAR), Mr. Daniel Romm, Space Systems Command 
  3. Connected, Autonomous, Multi-use, all-Electric, Logistics Delivery Vehicle (CAMEL DV), Ms. Marissa Brand, Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific
  4. Portable Fluid Analyzer Plus (PFA+), Mr. John Tucker, NRL
  5. Low-Cost Solar Cell Coverglass (LoCS), Mr. Daniel Romm, Space Systems Command
  6. Mjolnir – Prototype Space Maneuver & Hypersonic Engine (Mjolnir), Nils Sedano, AFRL/RQR
  7. Electric Yard Tractor (Yard Tractor), Erin Tromley, Program Manager Transportation Systems 
  8. Modular Scalable Renewable Energy Microgrids (MS_REM), Ms. Marissa Brand, Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific
  9. COTS Battery Cell Accelerated Standard Testing (CAST), Mr. Daniel Romm, Space Systems Command
  10. OHANA™ Power Poles™ (Power Poles™), Mr. Douglas Mochrie, OHANA Federal DoD

 

FY23 OECIF Contested Logistics Rankings Announcement

The Director of Operational Energy – Innovation is pleased to announce this year’s list of awardees for the FY23 funding for the Contested Logistics call for proposals. Based on FY23 NDAA funding, the following projects will receive awards:

  1. Congressional Add funding only — Contested Logistics Energy Beaming Readiness Advancements (CLEBRA), Mr. Michael Wardlaw, Office of Naval Research (ONR)
  2. Operational and Installation Energy Resilience Capability- and Scenario-Driven Frameworks for Contested Environments (ER Frameworks), Mr. Douglas Tucker, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Energy, Installations and Environment’s (SAF/IE)
  3. Intelligent Power Management System - Energy Storage Unit (IPMS-ESU), Mr. Todd McMahon, Marine Corps Systems Command
  4. Optical Beaming of Energy via Laser Irradiation over Several Kilometers (OBELISK), Dr. Kenneth Schmieder, Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)
  5. Small Unit Resupply for the Contested Logistics Battlefield (SUR-CLB), Mr. Eric Campagna, DEVCOM Soldier Center
  6. Blue Bison, Ms. Celeste Brown, NRL
  7. Cyber Energy Convergence (CEC), Mr. Ryan Craven, ONR
  8. Low Temperature Batteries for Arctic Missions (Arctic Battery), Ms. Alexandra Karalekas, DEVCOM C5ISR Center
  9. Accelerated Cost Reduction for All GaAs Substrates (ACRAG), Mr. Daniel Romm, U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command
  10. Synthetic Fuels for Contested Environments (SynCoE), Maj Nicole Pearl, Air Force Futures
  11. Rugged and Efficient RF Wireless Power Receivers for Energy on Demand (RUFF-Rx), Dr. Christopher Rodenbeck, NRL
  12. Family of Tactical Solid Waste Elimination Systems (TSWES), Mr. Ryan Eckert, Program Executive Office Combat Support and Combat Service Support (PEO CS&CSS)
  13. Microgrid Augmentation with Kilowatt Energy Relay (MAKER), Col Paul Calhoun, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
  14. Configurable Energy Receiver & Transmitter (CER&T), Col Paul Calhoun, DARPA
  15. Arctic Operational Energy and Power Technology Landscape (ATLAS), Dr. Jeth Fogg, N&NC
  16. Project Green Lantern, Col Darrin Husmann, Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD)
  17. Graphene Manufacturing Advancements for Energy Storage Applications (GMA-ESA), Dr. Kyle Grew, DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory
  18. Hydrogen Enabling Logistics Platform (HELP), Mr. Eric Wasiloff, DEVCOM Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC)
  19. Persistent Untethered UUV Port Security and Mine Neutralization Operations for Contested Logistics (PUPS), Mr. Ben Wilcox, Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center (NAVFAC EXWC)
  20. Long Range Precision Aerial Delivery System (LRPADS), Mr. John Gildea, DEVCOM Soldier Center

Award amounts may not match funding requests and are contingent on agreement of scope and deliverables between the PM and the project.

Currently Unfunded

Should additional funding become available, projects will be funded based on ranked order (provided the funding source aligns with the proposal topic):

  1. Eliminating Open Burn Pits and Improving Energy Resiliency with the Pur-Gen System
  2. Convective Arctic Space Heater (CASH)
  3. Radioisotope Supply Chain for Large-Power 
  4. Transportable Energy 6T
  5. Spatial Power and Optical Communications Kit
  6. Hydrogen Upward Lift Kit (HULK)-Maritime
  7. Next Generation JP-8 Fuel Cell Vehicle
  8. Joint Operational Converter
  9. Underwater Power Independent Launch and Recovery System (UW PILAR System)
  10. Tactical Mobile Pyrolizer (TAMP) System
  11. Conducting Warfighting with Agile Sustainment and Efficiency
  12. Vehicle to Microgrid
  13. Atmospheric Water Generation - On the Move
  14. 5G As a Wireless Power Grid
  15. Grinergy Warfighter LTO Li-ion 6T Cell Sub-module
  16. Hydrogen at the Tactical Edge for Contested Logistics 
  17. Battlefield Expeditionary Energy for Distributed Logistics Employment 
  18. Photovoltaic Receiver for Laser Power Beaming System
  19. Conducting Warfighting with Agile Sustainment and Effectiveness
  20. Novel Operational Regimes Enabled by Nuclear-powered Space-based Beamed Power
  21. Reactor On-orbit Simulated Interactive Environment
  22. Solid State Squad Power Generation (SSSPG) for Dismounted Warfighter Operational Energy
  23. Hydrogen Power & Propellant for the Close Combat Force
  24. Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cell (SOEC) for On-site Fuel Production
  25. Battery Chemistry Technology Transfer Vehicle
  26. Compact Ionic Gasification System (CIGS) for Burn Pit Replacement & Waste-to-Energy Applications
  27. Optical Recharging for Contested Arenas 
  28. Agile Mirror Pointing for Energy Web Dominance
  29. Hybrid Airships for Contested Logistics
  30. Digital Twin for Training and Operation on Power Systems (DT-TOPS)
  31. Lean, Lethal and Logical Logistics
  32. On-The-Move Wireless Energy Node
  33. On-The-Move Wireless Energy Node
  34. Power Electronics Signature Analysis and Mitigation
  35. Laser Power Beaming to small UAS for the Warfighter (LPBSU-W) Study
  36. Ambient Water and Energy Generator (AWEG)
  37. High Efficiency Waste Heat to Power for Mobile Deployment
  38. Operational Energy Doctrine
  39. Advanced Operational Energy Research Toolkit
  40. electric Distributed Ops & Logistics 5G Integrated Network
  41. Diesel and Hydrogen Dual Fuel Engine in Military Truck 
  42. Portable Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) for the Warfighter
  43. Secure, Peer-to-Peer, and Immutable Data Resilience 
  44. Protection of Operational Energy Infrastructure from sUAS Threats
  45. Collapsible Fabric Tank Study
  46. D6XE Electric Drive Dozer 
  47. Oxygen On Demand at Field Hospital for the Warfighter
  48. Foreign Object Debris (FOD) Dog
  49. Space Solar Demonstration
  50. Power Generation for Contested Logistics: Extreme Power Internal Combustion (EPIC) Engine Generator
  51. Power on Demand
  52. EV Power on Demand
  53. OHANA™ POWER POLES™

 

FY23 OECIF Aviation and Space Efficiencies Rankings Announcement

The Director of Operational Energy – Innovation is pleased to announce this year’s list of awardees for the FY23 funding for Aviation and Space Efficiencies call for proposals. Based on FY23 NDAA funding, the following projects will receive awards:

Aviation Efficiencies

  1. EB through Smart Aircraft Power - Intelligent, expandable Point of Load Electrical System (IPoLES), Mr. Vincent Vanoss, Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)
  2. CoBIRD: Collaborative power-Beaming Intelligent Rectenna Design (CoBIRD), Mr. Lemuel Alvarez, Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)
  3. Wireless Aerial Swarm Power (WASP), Mr. Lemuel Alvarez, AFSOC
  4. Energy Web Aircraft Flight Demonstrator (EWA), Col Paul Calhoun, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
  5. Small Scale Power for Expeditionary Capabilities (SSPEC), Dr. Charles Kessler, Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)
  6. Retrofittable Energy Harvesting System for Drag Reduction and Improved Range (Vortex Harvest), Col Paul Calhoun, DARPA
  7. Resilient and Efficient Fuel Cell UAS (REFC-UAS), Mr. Kawakahi Amina, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM)
  8. Hybrid Electric Rotorcraft Technology Study (HERTS), Mr. David Friedman, U.S. Army Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Aviation & Missle Center (AVMC)
  9. Hydrogen Fuel-Cell UAS (H2FU), Dr. Steven Smith, DEVCOM AVMC
  10. DARPA Energy Well Power Generation Utilizing Intelligent Power Management System (AEW IPMS), Col Paul Calhoun, DARPA
  11. Reliable Efficient Tactical UAS Power Supply Cost Reduction and Beta Testing (RETUP_CRBT), Dr. Charles Kessler, AFRL
  12. Zero-Carbon Logistics Support via Hybrid Airships (Hybrid Airships), Capt Benjamin Cohen, Naval Information Warfare Pacific (NIWC-PAC)

  13. Solar Aerial Vehicle for Intelligence & Operational Reconnaissance (SAVIOR), Mr. Ruddie Ibanez, U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM)

Award amounts may not match funding requests and are contingent on agreement of scope and deliverables between the PM and the project.

Space Efficiencies

  1. Little Bison, Mr. Eric Bradley, NRL
  2. Space Domain Energy Strategy Phase 2 (SDES 2), Mr. James Winter, AFRL
  3. Advanced Metallization and Processing for Space Photovoltaics (AMPSPV), Mr. Christopher Kerestes, AFRL
  4. Americium Radioisotope Power Systems (ARPS), Mr. Chris DePuma, NRL
  5. Low Cost High Efficiency Solar Arrays (LCHESA), Mr. Christopher Kerestes, AFRL
  6. Sustained Power Access via Radio-energy  Transmission And Nuclear-Generation (SPARTAN-G), Mr. James Winter, AFRL
  7. Lithium Sulfur Specific Energy Improvements (LiSS), Mr. Daniel Romm, U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command
  8. Low-Cost PV Substrate Maturation (LCPVSM), Mr. Christopher Kerestes, AFRL
  9. Space Energy and DARPA Power Beaming Web (SYNDROME), Mr. Chris DePuma, AFRL
  10. Space Wireless On-demand Optical Power (SWOOP), Mr. Chris DePuma, NRL
  11. Tactical Microgrid Standard - Space (TMS-Space), Mr. Frank Bohn, U.S. Army CCDC C5ISR Center
  12. Space-to-Earth LasEr ConcepT for a Global Energy System (SELECT GES) Study, Dr. Paul Jaffe, NRL
Award amounts may not match funding requests and are contingent on agreement of scope and deliverables between the PM and the project.

Currently Unfunded

Should additional funding become available, projects will be funded based on ranked order (provided the funding source aligns with the proposal topic):

Aviation Efficiencies

  1. Breakthrough Wireless Power (RF Beaming), Col Paul Calhoun, DARPA
  2. Theater Air Logistics Optimization Network (TALON), Maj Thomas Horan, Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)
  3. Airpiercer III, Dr. Mark Fernelius, AFRL
  4. Extreme Power Internal Combustion (EPIC) Engine, Mr. Greg Buchanan, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Dahlgren Division
  5. Wireless Assisted Sustained Power Wafer Scale Amplifier (WASP-WSA), Mr. Curtis Eckhardt, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC)
  6. SWIFTSTAR, Dr. Corey Cergsrud, NSWC Crane Division
  7. Leveraged In-situ Orography for Sustained Aviation (LEVIOSA), Dr. Stearns Heinzen, NRL
  8. Texturized Stratospheric Solar Array Capability Demonstrator (TxSAC_Demo), Mr. Eric Follstad, Combatant Command
  9. Synthetic Fuels for Contested Environments (SynCE), Maj Nicole Pearl, Air Force Futures
  10. Aviation Power Management and Electrification Study (Aviation PM&E), Mr. Ami Shah, U.S. Army CCDC C5ISR Center
  11. Laser Power Beaming to small UAS for the Warfighter (LPBSU-W) Study, Dr. Richard Osgood, DEVCOM Soldier Center
  12. Naval Aviation Training Next (NATN), Mr. Michael Natali, Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division
  13. Mixed Place Mixed Reality (MPMR), Mr. Alex Horn, DIU
  14. Low Cost, Long Endurance Persistent Stratospheric Platform  for Precise Weather Sensing and Forecasting (HAB Wx Sensing), Maj Mike Greene, AFLCMC

Space Efficiencies

  1. Improve Solar Cell Efficiency (Imps), Mr. Daniel Romm, U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command
  2. High power, high brightness 1550 nm diode laser arrays for eye-safer power beaming (Bright-Eye), Mr. Michael Wardlaw, Office of Naval Research (ONR)
  3. Metrology-Enabled RF Integration Technology Phase 2 (MERIT 2), Mr. Andrew Sinclair, AFRL
  4. Ascent Compatible Multimode ECR-thrusters (ACME), Dr. Michael McDonald, NRL
  5. A Megawatt-Class Orbital Nuclear Power Platform (BARGE), Mr. Chris DePuma, NRL
  6. High-Endurance and High-Agility Small Satellite (HMMPSS), Mr. James Winter, AFRL
  7. On-Orbit Servicing Nuclear-Powered Micro-Satellite (LENS-A), Mr. James Winter, AFRL
  8. Thermoradiatives for Improved Power on Satellites (TIPS), Mr. Daniel Romm, U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command
  9. Synchronous Rectifications Switching Topology for Space Applications (SELEC), Mr. Tuan Duong, NRL
  10. Zero-Volt Battery Cost Reduction (ZERO-V), Mr. Daniel Romm, U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command
  11. UV to Visible Downshifting Coatings Exploration for Enhanced  Space Based Solar Panel Performance (UV-Viz), Mr. Thomas Peng, AFRL
  12. Low Cost High Efficiency Solar Arrays (LCHESA) Remainder, Mr. Christopher Kerestes, AFRL
  13. Solar Array Cost Reduction (SoCR), Mr. Daniel Romm, U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command
  14. Wireless Assisted Sustained Power Panel Array (WASP-PA), Mr. Curtis Eckhardt, U.S. Army CCDC Armaments Center
  15. Cost Reduction for All GaAs Substrates (CRAG), Mr. Daniel Romm, U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command
  16. Compact Radioisotope And Fusion Technologies (CRAFT), Dr. Barry Kirkendall, DIU
  17. Prototype Fuel/Moderator in Reactor Testing for Small Modular Reactor (PTFM), Mr. James Winter, AFRL
  18. Small Modular Reactor for Space Force Applications (SMR), Mr. James Winter, AFRL
  19. High Acceleration Radioisotope Thermal Thruster (HARTT), Mr. Chris DePuma, NRL
  20. Remote Installation Grid Optimization & Resilience (RIGOR), Mr. Scott Olson, U.S. Air Force 611th Civil Engineering Squadron
  21. Nano Engineered Thin Film Thermoelectrics (NETT), Mr. Daniel Romm, U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command
  22. DOD Operational Energy (OE) Roadmap and Strategy (ROAST), Mr. Chris DePuma, NRL

FY22 Projects

Operational Energy Capability Improvement Fund (OECIF)

The Director of Operational Energy – Innovation is pleased to announce this year’s OECIF proposal ranking for FY22 Funding:

  1. DoD-Wide Operational Energy Management System (OEMS) Expansion, Dr. Paul Jaffe, OSD
  2. Metrology-Enabled RF Integration Technology (MERIT), Lt Col Brian Hans, AFRL/RXSC
  3. Li-Ion Early Fault Predictive Monitor (LEAP-M), Mr. Justin Lewis, Naval Undersea Warfare Center
  4. Naval Power Network Monitoring (NPNM), Mr. Milton Ridgeway, Naval Secure Power PMO
  5. Tactical Energy Converter (TEC) Application & MIL-STD Testing, Ms. Cynthia Robbins, DEVCOM C5ISR
  6. High Speed Rotating Machine (HSRM) Prototyping & Test, Dr. John Heinzel, Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia Division
  7. DoD Space Domain Energy Strategy & Space Nuclear Power (SNUP) Study, Lt Col Brian Hans, AFRL/RXSC
  8. Small Tactical Universal Battery Integration, Dr. Nathan Sharpes, DEVCOM C5ISR
  9. Efficient Microwave Array for Scalable Wireless Power Transfer, Dr. Colin Joye, NRL
  10. 2026-2030 DOD Battery Supply Risk Assessment and Aggregation, Mr. Eric Shields, NSWC Carderock
  11. Forward Deployed Refueling and Support Package to Enable COMMS and Situational Awareness (RASP-CASA), Ms. Maria Medeiros, ONR/NRL
  12. Space Qualifiable, Low-Cost, Perovskite Solar Cells for DoD Applications (SLPD), Lt Col Brian Hans, AFRL/RXSC
  13. Airpiercer, Dr. Mark Fernelius, AFRL/RQTC
  14. Resilient Operational Power and Energy Sensing (ROPES), Mr. David Hull, DEVCOM ARL
  15. Electric Tactical Humanitarian Operations Recovery (eTHOR), Ms. Marissa Brand, NIWC-Pacific
  16. Power Extender – Grid Source (PEGS), Mr. Daniel Masters, Army PM E2S2
  17. Arctic Grid Energy Storage (AGES), CDR Jason Wood, NORAD & USNORTHCOM
  18. Dual-use DE Laser Solution, Mr. Michael Wardlaw, ONR
  19. Light Expeditionary Energy Agile Platform (LEEAP), Mr. Kawakahi Amina, USINDOPACOM J4
  20. Solar-Powered Phased Array Optimized for Thermal Performance and Mass-Specific Power (PRAM-2), Dr. Brian Tierney, NRL
  21. Low-Profile Electric-Propulsion Nuclear Satellite (LENS), Mr. Jeffrey Todd, USSPACECOM
  22. Warfighter Alternative Energy Study (WAES), Ms. Julianne Douglas, DEVCOM C5ISR
  23. Impact of Vehicle Electrification Configurations on Energy-Related Sustainment and Performance, Mr. Bill Fisher, DEVCOM DAC
  24. Solar Technologies to Prevent Premature Replacement of Tactical Vehicle and Generator Batteries, Mr. Kevin Guite, DEVCOM DAC
  25. High Speed Logistics, Mr. Ian Sieker, NAVFAC EXWC

This year’s competition for OECIF funding was extremely competitive. The above projects were selected based on OECIF's proposed FY22 funding level. When OECIF received additional funding, the following projects were also selected:

  1. Generation 3 Li-ion 6T Batteries with Open-source BMS and Case (“Gen 3 Li-ion 6T”), Mr. David Skalny, DEVCOM GVSC
  2. Rectenna Integrated onto UAV, Mr. Curtis Eckhardt, DEVCOM AC
  3. Distributed Energy Provided Throughout the Seas (DEPTHS), Mr. Michael Wardlaw, ONR
  4. Optical Recharge Beam at Altitude (ORBA), Mr. Cameron Stanley, GCC USSOUTHCOM
  5. Small Unit Power, Electrification and Resilience (SUPER), Ms. Cindy Milholland, NIWC-PAC

The following projects advanced to Round Two but are not likely to be funded. Should UFR/additional funding become available, these proposals would be funded in the following order (provided the funding aligns with the proposal topic):

  1. Blended Wing Body (BWB) Tanker, Mr. Daniel Pike, Air Force
  2. Resilient + Redundant Expeditionary Energy (R2E2), Mr. Bjorn Oberg, ERDC-CERL
  3. High Power DE Mild Hybrid System, Mr. Joseph Grobmyer, Army Directed Energy Project Office
  4. Span Wire Over The Shore (SWOTS), Mr. Matthew Young, NSWCCD
  5. Additive-Enabled Power & Cooling (AEPC), Dr. Harold Coombe, ONR
  6. FMTV Hybrid Integration into Tactical Cyber Secure Microgrid, Mr. Dean McGrew, DEVCOM GVSC
  7. Hybrid Energy Storage Module Power Electronics Building Block (PEBB) Active Rectifier for DoD Platforms, Mr. Donald Hoffman, ONR
  8. Optical Beaming of Energy via Laser Irradiation over Several Kilometers (OBELISK), Dr. Kenneth Schmieder, NRL
  9. Battlespace Energy Management (BEM), Mr. Brandon Hencey, AFRL
  10. Expeditionary Portable Power Unit – Microgrid (EPPU-MG), Mr. Frank Bohn, DEVCOM C5ISR
  11. Ruggedized, All-Weather, Modular Rectenna Power Plant for the 21st Century (RAMP21) , Lt Col Brian Hans, AFRL
  12. Operational Wireless Power System (O-WiPS), Dr. Corey Bergsrud, NSWC Crane
  13. Cold Operations Logistical Dependence on Battery Technologies for Energy Assurance during Missions (COLD Battery TEAM), Dr. Giuseppe Di Benedetto, DEVCOM Armaments
  14. JP-8 Range Extender Power System (REPS) for Tactical Vehicles, Mr. Dean McGrew, DEVCOM GVSC
  15. Hydrogen Energy Architecture at the Tactical Edge (HEATE), Mr. Wayne Jordheim, Naval Undersea Warfare Center
  16. Spatial and Temporal Thermal Diffusion Hardware – SpaceTime, Mr. Jonathan Allison, AFRL
  17. Maturation of low-cost substrates for PV, Mr. David Wilt, AFRL/RV
  18. H2-TUAS Phase 2 Thermionic Electric Generator (TEGs) for Silent Flight and Fast Recharge Range Extension, Mr. William Nikonchuk, DEVCOM AVMC
  19. Ultra Lightweight 400kw-2MW Generator, Mr. Paul Litke, AFRL Center for Rapid Innovation
  20. Advancement of Thermal for Laser Addition and Saving Energy (ATLAS-Energy), Dr. Kevin Woods, NSWC Philadelphia
  21. Power and Thermal Technologies for Advanced Hybrid Electric Propulsion (HEP), Mr. Brian Donovan, AFRL/RQQI
  22. Actively Managed Power for Enduring Rotorcraft Electrical Systems (AMPERES), Mr. Brad Stanley, DEVCOM C5ISR
  23. Power Beaming to Small UAS Demonstration (PBSU-D), Dr. Richard Osgood, DEVCOM SC
  24. Efficient Logistic EleCTRIfication Technology (ELECTRIT), Mr. Allan Hartong, AFRL/RXSC

Questions on OECIF rankings may be directed to Dr. Paul Jaffe (OECIF Deputy / Chief Scientist), jaffe@nrl.navy.mil, or Ms. RuthAnne Darling (OECIF Director), ruthanne.s.darling.civ@mail.mil. We are happy to provide you feedback and the information from OEMS as well.

Thanks one and all for your interest and all your efforts.

Operational Energy Prototyping Fund (OEPF)

The Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Environment and Energy Resilience (ODASD(E&ER)), Operational Energy – Innovation (OE-I) is pleased to announce the FY22 proposal rankings under the new Operational Energy Prototyping Fund (OEPF). The caliber of proposals was tremendous, which made the down select process very competitive.

The following projects were initially selected for funding based on OEPF's proposed FY22 funding levels:

  1. TMS – Advanced, Mr. Frank Bohn, Army DEVCOM C5ISR
  2. Space-To-Space Power Beaming (S2SPB), Ms. James Winter, Air Force AFRL/RV
  3. Tactical Vehicle Hybridization (TVH), Mr. Jeff Davis, DIU PM Transportation Systems
  4. HVPE Lower-Cost III-V Photovoltaics, Mr. David Wilt, Air Force AFRL/RV
  5. DMMS and JOESF Integrated Prototype for Mobile Power Demonstration, Ms. Cindy Milholland, Navy NIWC-PAC
  6. Sensors for Collaborative Operational Power & Energy (SCOPE), Mr. David Hull, Army DEVCOM ARL
  7. Ultra UAS - ECU for Enhanced Endurance, Mr. Paul Litke, Air Force AFRL Center for Rapid Innovation

When OEPF received additional funding, the following projects were also selected:

  1. Hybrid Tiger Ultra-Persistent ISR, Dr. Stearns Heinzen, Naval Research Laboratory
  2. Micro Blade, Mr. Daniel Pike, Air Force Research Laboratory (Pending)

The following projects advanced to Round Two but are not likely to be funded due to limited FY22 appropriations. OEPF intends to give away all funding we receive after taxes and operating costs, so if additional funding becomes available, projects ranked 10-13 will be funded in the order below (provided funding aligns with the proposal topic). The project office will coordinate with the team PI if partial funding becomes available:

  1. POTION: Maximizing UAV Energy Performance, Dr. Richard Stroman, Naval Research Laboratory
  2. Ultra Energy Efficient UAS, Mr. Paul Litke, Air Force AFRL Center for Rapid Innovation
  3. FMTV/MTVR/HEMTT Anti-idle System Integration, Mr. Dean McGrew, Army DEVCOM GVSC
  4. FMTV High Power Variant for Vehicle Centric Microgrids and High Power Users, Mr. Janie Hancock, Army DEVCOM GVSC

Projects 10-13 also fit within the POM 23 issue paper submissions. As such, we hope all will be re-submitted in FY23. Thank you once again to all who submitted proposals in response to the FY22 OEPF solicitation.

Archive

  1. OECIF and OEPF Call for Proposals FY2022
  2. A1_OECIF and OEPF Proposal Whitepaper
  3. A2_OECIF and OEPF Quad Chart Template