Helical Solar

Problem

Expeditionary Energy, particularly 15-60KW AMMPS generators in a contested logistics environment such as INDOPACOM can suffer from environmental induced failures, parts shortages, and fuel resupply disruptions. Without continuous commercial grade power, modern military missions and the personnel that execute them are put in jeopardy.

Solution

With hot plug-and-play capability, we can seamlessly insert our high powered microgrid with an optimized dual-axis solar array between existing AMMPS generators and their loads to minimize run time and fuel consumption while also sustaining power during unplanned fuel shortages.

Field Validation

Prototype field tested at Tyndall AFB AFCEC (9700 Site).

Technology Maturity

TRL = 7 (Tyndall AFCEC field prototype demonstration).

Strategic Advantage

2x U.S. Patents Issued and 1x Pending; Trade Secrets; Integration depth.

Go-To-Market Access

2024 NSIN Expeditionary Energy Challenge Finalist (Sponsor = 15th SPSS).

Dual-Use Potential

Agrivoltaics (solar and and agriculture/livestock) – $200K – DOE Phase I SBIR $1.15M – DOE Phase II SBIR $1.08M - USDA sponsored 122KWp World’s 1st In-pen Cattle Agrivoltaics at a Kansas Feedlot

Team

James McKinion (CEO/Founder) - Startups (Netspeed, CacheIQ), Tracor - Flight Test Engineer MQM-107E Drone. Fortune 500 - Cisco Systems, NetApp, Keysight.

Zach Hudnall - Design Engineer

Competitive Landscape

BoxPower, Southern Beams Builds, Sesame Solar, Beam Global – do not have a foldable, transportable dual-axis array or microgrid architecture that can allow “man-in-the-middle” insertion between generators and loads.

Primary User

Electrical Power Production Specialist.

User-Critical Problem

No power = no comms, no edge compute, no environmental conveniences.