The Fiscal Year 2022 CABLE SBIR/STTR program was focused on two subtopics each with an emphasis on materials characterization and theory/modeling/simulation. Subtopic a requested innovative research and development applications for metals with enhanced electrical conductivity. The second subtopic b solicited nonmetal materials with enhanced thermal conductivity. The awardees for Phase I of the Fiscal Year 2022 SBIR/STTR program are detailed in Table 4. The FY22 Phase II CABLE SBIR/STTR awardees are listed in Table 5.
Table 4. FY22 Phase I CABLE SBIR/STTR Awardees
| Business | Project Title |
| MetalKraft Technologies | Copper-Graphene Ultra-Conductive Composites |
| NAECO | Characterization And Modeling of Metal-Based Enhanced Conductive Materials for Fabrication |
| QuesTek Innovations | Conductor Base Metal Design for Carbon Incorporation Via Shape Technology |
| Shear Form, Inc. | Sheared Metal-Carbon Composite Conductors |
| The Enabled Manufacturing | Synthesis And Direct Manufacturing of High Conductivity Aluminum Alloy Using an Energy Efficient Solid-State Process |
| DexMat | Enhanced Thermal Conductivity Carbon Nanotube (CNT) Fibers |
| Giner | Enhanced Scalability and Durability of Bipolar Plates for Heavy-Duty Vehicle Applications |
| Tessellated, Inc. | Characterization Of Thermally Conductive Composite Polymer Films with Enhanced Properties |
In addition, on July 11, 2022, five of the 10 awardees from the FY21 CABLE SBIR Topic were announced (see Table 3) as having been selected for negotiations for Phase II awards. Reviewers who didn’t recommend proposals for Phase II noted that many of the CABLE materials were too low TRL to be ready for the mandated Phase II commercialization.
Table 5. List of Fiscal Year 2022 Phase II CABLE SBIR/STTR Awardees
| Business | Project Title |
| QuesTek Innovations | Enhanced Aluminum Conductor for Overhead Electrical Transmission Application |
| Technology Assessment & Transfer | High Payoff 3D Printed Ceramic Heat Exchangers for HVAC |
| T2M Global | High-Performance, Lower-cost Plastic Heat Exchangers |
| Greenpath Systems | Field Demonstration of Highly Conductive Nano-engineered Geopolymer Cements for Geothermal Applications |
| NAECO | Fabrication and Evaluation of EV Charging System subcomponents made from Enhanced Conductive Copper |
