High Efficiency Renewable Energy System Navy SBIR FY2010.3 Sol No.: Navy SBIR FY2010.3 Topic No.: N103-194 Topic Title: High Efficiency Renewable Energy System Proposal No.: N103-194-0219 Firm: Infinia Technology Corporation 6811 WEST OKANOGAN PLACE KENNEWICK, Washington 99336-2374 Contact: Ross Galbraith Phone: (509) 737-2144 Web Site: http://www.infiniacorp.com Abstract: Infinia Technology Coporation (ITC) will develop a Tactical Solar Hybridization Module (TaSHM) for integration with a modified version of Infinia's dish/Stirling PowerDishTM concept. The TaSHM will be a device capable of delivering continuous heat input to a Stirling convertor, seamlessly switching between solar and liquid fuel sources, and storing up to 1 hour of solar and/or combustion input as heat to be converted to electricity as needed. Heat to drive the system can be derived from solar sources, logistical fuel sources, or both, to provide a continuous 3-kWe output per system. Integrating all this functionality into 1 system alleviates the necessity to carry batteries or diesel generators to provide continuous power. Benefits: A completely hybridized renewable energy system alleviates the need for backup power while reducing the logistical load for fuel supply. The Tactical Solar Hybridization Module (TaSHM) will convert Infinia's solar system into a tactical power-generating device capable of both renewable energy production when available and generator-like functionality when no renewable resource or limited resource is available. The Infinia PowerDishT technology, hybridized and deployed throughout DoD operations offers a single renewable energy technology that out-performs any other solar thermal, PV or wind technology at the distributed level; and it holds promise of greatly reducing the need for costly diesel fuel supplies while providing little impact to operations. Return