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Company Information:
Name:
Firefly Technologies
Address:
2082 Hackberry Lane
Shakopee, MN 55379-4622
Shakopee, MN 55379-4622
Located in HUBZone:
No
Woman-Owned:
No
Minority-Owned:
No
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Phone:
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Award Totals:
Award List:
Wide Bandgap Nanostructured Space Photovoltaics
Award Year / Program / Phase:
2010 / STTR / Phase I
Agency:
NASA
Research Institution:
Rochester Institute of Technology
Principal Investigator:
David V. Forbes, Principal Investigator
Award Amount:
$99,975.00
RI Contact:
N/A
Abstract:
Firefly, in collaboration with Rochester Institute of Technology, proposes an STTR program for the development of a wide-bandgap GaP-based space solar cell capable of efficient operation at temperatures above 300oC. Efficiency enhancement will be achieved by the introduction of InGaP quantum wells… More
Nanowire Photovoltaic Devices
Award Year / Program / Phase:
2010 / STTR / Phase I
Agency:
NASA
Research Institution:
Rochester Institute of Technology
Principal Investigator:
David V. Forbes, Principal Investigator
Award Amount:
$99,887.00
RI Contact:
N/A
Abstract:
Firefly, in collaboration with Rochester Institute of Technology, proposes an STTR program for the development of a space solar cell having record efficiency exceeding 40% (AM0) by the introduction of nanowires within the active region of the current limiting sub-cell. The introduction of these… More
Nanowire Photovoltaic Devices
Award Year / Program / Phase:
2011 / STTR / Phase II
Agency:
NASA
Research Institution:
Rochester Institute of Technology
Principal Investigator:
David Forbes, Principal Investigator
Award Amount:
$599,918.00
RI Contact:
Katherine Clark
Abstract:
Firefly, in collaboration with Rochester Institute of Technology, proposes developing a space solar cell having record efficiency exceeding 40% (AM0) by the introduction of nanowires within the active region of the current limiting sub-cell. The introduction of these nanoscale features will enable… More