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Back to Company SearchINERGY HOLDINGS, LLC
UEI: FUSHDGJQ8YQ5
Number of Employees: 9
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
SBIR/STTR Involvement
Year of first award: 2021
3
Phase I Awards
4
Phase II Awards
133.33%
Conversion Rate
$341,023
Phase I Dollars
$5,559,914
Phase II Dollars
$5,900,937
Total Awarded
Awards
Unmanned Asset - Renewable Off-grid Mobile Charging Hub for Robotic Platforms, Drones, and Electric Vehicles
Amount: $1,239,956 Topic: AFX244-DPCSO1
Inergy is a leader in consumer portable solar generator products. We offer the most lightweight, compact and portable energy storage system on the market, ranging from 25kWh handheld personal units (10 oz) to ôSQUADö level systems that provide 1.5 kW of continuous power and energy storage capacities ranging from 1kWh (26 pounds) to 100 kWh of power. Inergy offers the most lightweight, compact and portable energy storage systems available. Our core differentiation for the DoD market is a fully U.S.-based production and distribution channel and our use of Gallium Nitride (GaN)-based inverters and embedded microgrids in our energy storage systems. Inergy has created a dual-use technology with state-of-the-art renewable energy production and storage solutions that fill critical capability gaps by improving energy resilience in both the private and public sectors. Inergy is a leader in innovative consumer portable solar production and achieved over $14M in gross sales in the last two years (2021-2022). Autonomous sensor platforms such as the Q-UGV can be force multipliers, however, they are reliant on reliable and sustainable energy sources to ensure operational success. Current solutions do not factor in renewable energy resources, rely on access to grid-power or fuel-based power generators and require human intervention to ensure unmanned assets remain mission-ready. We propose to adapt our current renewable energy products to develop an Unmanned Asset-Portable Charging Station (UA-PCS) that will act as a proof of concept for current and future Quad-legged Unmanned Ground Vehicles (Q-UGV) and other robotic assets. The UA-PCS will advance the DAF S&T 2030 goal to improve our nation's ability to "overwhelm adversaries through a collaborative and autonomous network of systems and effects." The goal of Inergy is to expand the capabilities of sensor data platforms such as the Q-UGV through a platform-agnostic charging solution to extend the reach of autonomous and semi-autonomous sensors.
Tagged as:
SBIR
Phase II
2024
DOD
USAF
Inergy TACFI
Amount: $1,839,413 Topic: AF21B-TCSO1
The DAF lacks a comprehensive and integrated approach to improving energy usage and management in deployed and garrison environments. In addition, the DAF is facing challenges with energy security and resilience, negatively impacting mission readiness and effectiveness. The Secretary of the Air Force for Energy, Installations, and Environment emphasized the importance for increased energy resilience across the enterprise in a memorandum providing guidance for DAF’s Energy Resilience and Conservation Program stating: “The Air Force must assure that energy resources will be available when and where our essential missions and tasked critical mission assets require. To provide this energy assurance we must have the capability to avoid, prepare for, minimize, adapt to, and rapidly recover from anticipated and unanticipated energy disruptions. These energy resilience capabilities will better equip our warfighters, expand our operational effectiveness in air, space, and cyberspace, and provide mission assurance. The Air Force will target strategic investments for energy resiliency and identify existing and emerging energy issues, innovations, and technologies affecting the Air Force.” The Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) introduced the Mission Sustainment Teams (MST) construct as part of its strategic reorganization in September 2022. These deployable MST units are designed to provide crucial combat service and support to Air Force Special Operations Forces (AFSOF) in remote or unestablished environments. An MST can provide sustainment for 15-30 days independently, or up to 180 days with logistics support. The development of purpose-built renewable and portable energy power generation and storage solutions is crucial for MSTs to ensure sustained operations in remote and austere environments without reliance on traditional supply chains. These energy solutions will enhance the MSTs' mobility, endurance, and self-sufficiency, enabling them to operate effectively for extended periods. Sustainable energy sources reduce the logistical footprint and vulnerability, ensuring mission success in diverse global scenarios. By the end of the 24 month period of performance, Inergy will supply 10 x Renewable Energy Powered Systems, Inergy’s Flex Tactical adapted to meet defined MIL-STD requirements and the unique requirements identified by AFSOC’s 1st Special Operations Wing’s Mission Sustainment Teams (1st SOMST). The final deliverable will include a fully MIL-STD Flex Tactical system with all formal certifications and testing results as well as a firm US manufacturing plan and timeline. The contractor will also present a transition strategy to further integrate best-in-breed renewable energy technology within AFSOC’s ACE response units and facilitate the objectives outlined in the Air Force Science & Technology Strategy, the Air Force Climate Campaign Action Plan, AFDN 1-21 Agile Combat Employment, and AFSOC’s 2023 Strategic Guidance.
Tagged as:
SBIR
Phase II
2024
DOD
USAF
Modular Solar Generation to Advance the Objectives of The Army Climate Strategy
Amount: $1,730,547 Topic: A224-016
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Tagged as:
SBIR
Phase II
2023
DOD
ARMY
Ruggedized and Modular Power Generation System to Enable Contingency Basing Operations
Amount: $249,993 Topic: A224-016
Redacted
Tagged as:
SBIR
Phase I
2022
DOD
ARMY
Ruggedized, modular power generation system to enhance continuous and sustainable energy for Air Force operations in tactical and austere environments
Amount: $749,999 Topic: AF21B-TCSO1
Defense Need: The U.S. Air Force 2030 Science and Technology Strategy’s vision is “An Air Force that dominates time, space, and complexity in future conflict across all operating domains to project power and defend the homeland.” The document specifically calls for advanced technology solutions along the following five strategic capabilities: 1. Global Persistent Awareness, 2. Resilient Information Sharing, 3. Rapid, Effective Decision-Making, 4. Complexity, Unpredictability, and Mass and 5. Speed and Reach of Disruption and Lethality. As the Air Force prioritizes technological advancement, the demand for portable and sustainable energy resources increases. Power storage and generation are fundamental to all five strategic capabilities outlined in the USAF S&T 2030 manual. For this phase 2 project, we have partnered with Ellsworth Air Force Base and the 28th Bomb Wing, a subordinate unit of the Air Force Global Strike Command. To meet Ellsworth’s national defense mission need, we will adapt our current product line to bring sustainable, renewable, power storage and generation capabilities to the support organizations and infrastructure associated with 28th Bomb Wing’s off-grid locations. Technical Merit: Inergy is a leader in consumer portable solar generator products. We offer the most lightweight, compact and portable energy storage systems on the market, ranging from 25kWh handheld personal units (weighing 10 oz) that charge personal devices like phones and tablets to “troop-level” systems that provide 1.5 kW of continuous power and energy storage capacities ranging from 1kWh(26 pounds) to 100 kWh of power. Inergy's current market-available field-hardened systems are leading in the industry. Furthermore, one of the most important differentiators we offer to the DoD market is our fully U.S. based production and distribution capability. We are an Idaho based business with well established strategic partnerships across the Energy industry to include Utah State University’s Energy Technology Research and Innovation Lab, Idaho National Lab, and Raytheon. Commercialization: Inergy is the industry leader in compact, lightweight, long-lasting portable and renewable solar power generators as evidenced by our $5.6M in sales in 2021. We have received more than 5,000 pre-orders for our Flex products and accessories—representing over $13M in revenue and prior to that, our Kodiak and Apex products, generated over $12 million in revenue. On top of that, we maintain a loyal customer base of over 25,000 individuals across the globe. We completed our $3M Seed Investment Round in mid-April 2021. In April 2022, we started fundraising for a $10M Series A Investment Round.
Tagged as:
STTR
Phase II
2022
DOD
USAF
Inergy: Hardening the Flex System Platform
Amount: $49,920 Topic: AF21B-TCSO1
Inergy is a leader in consumer portable solar generator products. Inergy’s Flex Home Base (TRL 6) is a portable and intelligent energy storage and generation technology. This plug and play power system is capable of generating up to 6kW of continuous powe
Tagged as:
STTR
Phase I
2022
DOD
USAF
Advanced Power Technology - Energy Usage and Management with Intelligent Portable Solar + Storage Systems Using Small Scale Portable Energy Systems
Amount: $41,110 Topic: AF203-CSO1
Inergy is a leader in consumer portable solar generator products offering ultra-lightweight, compact and portable energy storage systems. Existing products range from a 25 Watt-hour handheld personal unit (10 oz) that charges personal phones and devices to a troop-level system that provides one kilowatt-hour (25 pounds) to 96 kWh of stored power and outputs 1.5kW (single phase) to 6kW (split phase) continuous output. This project will militarize Inergy's existing consumer products by bringing them up to military standards and integrating Inergy's patent-pending "Energy IQ" algorithms to create and store energy generation and usage analytics and Inergy's "nano grid" controller that allows for clusters of Inergy's connected solar generator systems can become mini-utilities in island or grid-connected modes. Offering a modular and expandable GaN-based (with outstanding on-resistance and parasitic capacitances, voltage break-down, temperature thresholds) military and consumer "energy in a box" provides renewable and abundant electrical power from solar/wind/hydro or small fuel generators. This modular design allows for the mixing and matching of converters, charge controllers and battery modules, is the most scalable system in the consumer market. Users can start with a basic AC power control unit and one battery module to provide 1 kilowatt-hour of basic personal solar power. To expand this system, Users would simply "snap on" additional 1 kWh battery modules (to 96 kWh) or more MPPT charge controller units to allow for more solar charging to expand the system from a personal scale to a company-level power system. It's simple modular controller, battery and accessories modules can be quickly and easily repaired by swapping out faulty units. The modular components also allow systems to be reconfigured and adjusted for different effects-based operations. Embedding microprocessor-based micro grid controllers in these solar generators adds additional levels of integration, control, distributed energy management, and on/off-grid operational capabilities. Such integration will enable up to 256 storage systems to operate in parallel in the form of a small-scale integrated grid and makes the networked system smarter and capable of power sharing, power balancing, peak shaving, and load shaping. The secured IoT features of the Home Base not only allows for remote management and on-base microgrid compability but also the collection, transmission and aggregation of systems usage, generation and other data elements for analysis and reporting. Providing light weight, fast, and reliable power, the HB will enable military personnel to operate in austere and degraded environments while consuming fewer valuable transportation and logistics resources that can be better used to provide additional combat power or disaster relief resources. The simple system can be given to civilian communities to use during emergencies or disaster relief efforts.
Tagged as:
SBIR
Phase I
2021
DOD
USAF