New Dominion Enterprises wins $2.2M in two Air Force SBIR awards for battery innovation
A San Antonio startup has received two Air Force funding awards for its proprietary battery additive that makes batteries safer and longer lasting.New Dominion Enterprises, Inc. (NDE), an energy technology company, won two direct-to-Phase Two Air Force Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contracts from the Air Force AFWERX program for its battery additive innovation in February. The Air Force’s program office that oversees commands using tactical radios has signed a memorandum of understanding with New Dominion. NDE was awarded $1.25 million over 21 months to develop improved wearable batteries and $962.5 million over 14 months for improved battery packs for tactical radios. New Dominion is commercializing inorganic electrolyte materials that stabilize organic lithium-ion...
