Federal award (DEFINITIVE CONTRACT, fiscal year 2021)
Recipient: EAGLEPICHER TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Awarding agency: Department of Defense / Defense Contract Management Agency
Funding agency: Department of Defense / Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Period of performance: 2012-09-27 to 2014-09-27
Current total value of award: $1643163
Description: THE SUBJECT OF EPT S PROPOSAL IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ADVANCED LITHIUM RECHARGEABLE BATTERY USING SULFUR CONTAINING CATHODE MATERIAL FOR PORTABLE POWER APPLICATIONS. THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL REDUCE THE WEIGHT OF STANDARD LI/SO2 BATTERIES BY 50% WHILE ADDING THE RECHARGEABILITY TO REDUCE COST FOR TRAINING VIA LITHIUM/SULFURE (LI/S) BATTERIES. THE OBJECTIVE WILL BE MEASURED BY COMPARING PROTOTYPE LI/S CELLS TO CURRENT BA-5590 AND BA-2590 BATTERIES WITH A GOAL OF DELIVERING SPECIFIC ENERGY EQUAL TO A LI-ION BA-2590 AND A SPECIFIC ENERGY APPROACHING TWICE THAT OF A BA-5590.