Company Profile

Altex Technologies Corporation
Profile last edited on: 3/24/2023      CAGE: 1FEH3      UEI: LVHYQFMMY538

Business Identifier: Fuel processing and fuel cell power systems, low emission burners and thermal management services
Year Founded
1985
First Award
1987
Latest Award
2022
Program Status
Active
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Location Information

135 Nicholson Lane
San Jose, CA 95134
   (408) 328-8300
   john@altextech.com
   www.altextech.com
Location: Single
Congr. District: 17
County: Santa Clara

Public Profile

Altex Technologies Corporation is involved with the development of novel fuels processing, combustion, thermal management and power systems technologies, including fuel cells, gas turbines, biomass conversion, burners and heat exchanger components and systems. Active inthe SBIR arena since the early datys of the program through to recent awards, the firm defines, develops, tests, demonstrates and deploys innovative energy technology solutions to improve energy security at lower volume, weight, emissions and cost. Several fully instrumented test facilities are available at Altex, covering capacities from 20 watts to nearly 3MW. These are complemented by models addressing chemical kinetics, chemical equilibrium, fuel transformation, combustion, fluid dynamics, heat transfer, and pollution formation. Using these resources, Altex has supported technology development and demonstration in several key areas of expertise. The firm’s core advantage includes unique and proprietary heat management, combustion and fuels processing knowledge and experience based on years of research and development experience using special analysis and testing tools. .

Extent of SBIR involvement

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Synopsis: Awardee Business Condition

Employee Range
20-24
Revenue Range
2M-2.5M
VC funded?
No
Public/Private
Privately Held
Stock Info
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IP Holdings
10-14

Awards Distribution by Agency

Most Recent SBIR Projects

Year Phase Agency Total Amount
1684164119 2 USDA $265,000
Project Title: N/A
2023 1 DOE $199,998
Project Title: Compact and Low-Cost Thermal Management for Heavy-Duty Vehicle Fuel Cells
2022 1 DOE $199,994
Project Title: Low-Cost Environment-Friendly Critical Materials Recovery from Produced Water
2022 1 DOE $199,980
Project Title: Enhanced Biochar for Soil Reclamation Co-Produced by a Drop-In Biofuels Process
2020 1 DOE $199,920
Project Title: High Resiliency, Efficient Heat, Cooling and Power System

Key People / Management

  John T Kelly -- President

  Nehru Chevanan -- Senior Project Manager

  Tahmina Imam -- Lead Chemical Engineer

  Kenneth Lux -- Lead Materials Engineer

  Mehdi Namazian -- Vice President; Chief Operating Officer

  Robert Nickeson