ANTIMONY-BASED LIQUID METAL BATTERIES
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AWARDS
Critical minerals awards of >$40 million combined to advance antimony research, construction
readiness, permitting, and engineering.
Demonstrate mil-spec antimony trisulfide
SBIR
Program
Small Business Innovation Research Grant
(SBIR)
Amount
Scope
Government Entity
$200,000 ($100,000 each)
1) Test existing samples of antimony trisulfide
from the Project for development into
military specification ("mil-spec")
2) Study alternative processing opportunities
to synthesize mil-spec from high purity
antimony metal
Defense Logistics Agency & Small Business
Innovation Research Lab
DOTC
Defense Ordnance Technology Consortium
(DOTC)
Up to $15.5 million
Obtain additional core samples from the
Project site, conduct a pilot plant study to
produce mil-spec antimony trisulfide, design a
full-scale process circuit, and deliver a modular
pilot plant for Department of Defense use.
DOTC, U.S. Army
Advance permitting & construction
readiness
DPA Title III
Defense Production Act Title III
(DPA)
$24.8 million
Complete environmental and engineering
studies necessary to obtain a Final EIS, a Final
Record of Decision, and other ancillary permits.
Advance construction readiness.
U.S. Air Force
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