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SPECIAL POWER SOURCES LLC

Alliance, OH · Founded 2019 · Energy · Private

Reversible protonic ceramic electrochemical cells for grid-scale, long-duration electrical energy storage

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Sector
Energy
Headquarters
Alliance, OH
Founded
2019
Total capital
$1.1M
Federal grants
$866K
3 awards · 2020–2021
Rank in peer group#4 of 32
Private capital raised
None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts
$196K
4 awards · Defense, NASA
Rank in Energy#166 of 998
Granted patents
0
1 pending

Capital timeline

20202021FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $1.1M$50K$50K$55K$500K$166K$200K
20202021FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $1.1M$55K$500K$166K$200K

Latest events

  • Federal contractNASA · EO14042 Special Power Sources (sps) Will Harness The Advanced Proton-conducting Electrolyte Developed At Kansas State.university (ksu)$42K
  • Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Tubular, proton-conducting, ceramic reversible fuel cell for high-performance energy storage$200K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Low Temperature P-SOFC 300W Power Source$166K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Hypersonic Onboard Power and Thermal Management System Phase 2$500K
  • Federal contractDefense · Solid Oxide Fuel Cell U437P00$55K
  • Federal contractDefense · The Proposed Work Will Develop The Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Hyperpower Technology Ideal For Producing Power Onboard A Hypersonic Vehicle.$50K
  • Federal contractDefense · Develop A Fuel Cell Power System$50K

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Standing among 32 peers

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Energy · Device

  • Federal grants#4 · top 13%
  • Linked publications#1 · top 3%

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Founders and team

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Checked: USPTO inventors; federal award principal investigators; SEC Form D related persons · Oct 23, 2026

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What it has protected

USPTO · 0 granted of 1
  • PendingProton-conducting Solid Oxide Cell ArchitectureUSPTOApplication 63495569

Recent research by its founders

  • A multiscale packed-bed reactor model for sustainable ethylene production via chemical looping oxidative coupling of methane20260 cites
  • Performance and stability of renewable fuel production via H2O electrolysis and H2O–CO2 co-electrolysis using proton-conducting solid oxide electrolysis cells202519 cites
  • A comprehensive review of diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy (DRIFTS) techniques in protonic ceramic cells (PCCs): Current status and future perspective202514 cites

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Regulatory activity · Energy

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Sources

Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.

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