Private company

Brayton Energy

Logo: braytonenergy.net2

Brayton Energy is an American company based in Hampton, founded in 2003.1

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2003Founded1

Timeline

  1. 2003Founded Founded1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$35.3M 2008–2026
Figures by year
YearFederal grantsPPP loansFederal contractsTotal
2026––$375.0K$375.0K
2025––$249.8K$249.8K
2024$4.4M–$2.4M$6.8M
2023$490.0K–$1.1M$1.6M
2022$1.8M––$1.8M
2021$187.1K–$124.9K$312.0K
2020$928.9K$830.4K–$1.8M
2019$3.2M––$3.2M
2018$7.4M–$250.0K$7.6M
2016$143.8K––$143.8K
2015$6.5M–$844.9K$7.4M
2014$721.5K–$149.9K$871.4K
2013$275.3K––$275.3K
2012$793.8K––$793.8K
2011$390.0K––$390.0K
2010$348.4K––$348.4K
2009$956.5K––$956.5K
2008$273.9K––$273.9K

Federal awards

Obligated amounts from USAspending.gov3, by calendar year, 2008–2026, for its registration. Obligations are what agencies committed, not always what was paid out. Contracts pay for goods and services; grants, loans and direct payments are assistance. Loans are charted at the face value of the loans listed here. An award’s amount below is its lifetime total, and some began before the years charted.

Largest grants

  1. Oct 1, 2018$6.9M from Department of Energy: Renewable Energy Research And Development4 To BRAYTON ENERGY LLC Award DEEE0008368
  2. Jan 1, 2025$5.0M from Department of Energy: Renewable Energy Research And Development5 To BRAYTON ENERGY LLC Award DEEE0011500
  3. Jan 15, 2019$3.0M from Department of Energy: Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy6 To BRAYTON ENERGY LLC Award DEAR0000998
  4. Nov 15, 2015$2.6M from Department of Energy: 1Kwe Recuperated Brayton Cycle Engine Using A Screw Compressor; Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy7 To BRAYTON ENERGY LLC Award DEAR0000603
  5. Oct 1, 2015$2.3M from Department of Energy: Renewable Energy Research And Development8 To BRAYTON ENERGY LLC Award DEEE0007118
  6. May 1, 2022$1.9M from Department of Energy: Renewable Energy Research And Development9 To BRAYTON ENERGY LLC Award DEEE0009812
  7. Jun 9, 2014$1.6M from Department of Energy: Office Of Science Financial Assistance Program10 To BRAYTON ENERGY LLC Award DESC0011965
  8. May 8, 2008$1.3M from Department of Energy: Renewable Energy Research And Development11 To BRAYTON ENERGY LLC Award FC36-08GO18029

Largest contracts

  1. Sep 26, 2024$1.3M from National Aeronautics and Space Administration: High-efficiency solid oxide fuel cell / turbogenerator hybrid electric propulsion system12 To BRAYTON ENERGY LLC Award 80NSSC24CA213
  2. Oct 6, 2023$1.0M from National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Fission surface power advanced closed brayton convertor (fsp-acbc) system nra award13 To BRAYTON ENERGY LLC Award 80GRC024CA003
  3. Sep 22, 2015$999.9K from Defense Contract Management Agency: Igf::ot::igf improved turbo/superchargers for uav applications14 To BRAYTON ENERGY LLC Award FA865015C2631
  4. Nov 21, 2024$999.8K from Department of the Navy: Research and development15 To BRAYTON ENERGY LLC Award N6833525C0025
  5. Sep 27, 2024$500.0K from National Aeronautics and Space Administration: 100 kw brayton cycle design for space nuclear electric propulsion16 To BRAYTON ENERGY LLC Award 80NSSC24CA193

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA17. Matched to this company by name and state.

  1. Apr 15, 2020$830.4K PPP loan (first draw) from TD Bank, National Association17To BRAYTON ENERGY LLC, Hampton NH; $838.1K forgiven Mar 26, 2021