About Us

Sparatech was formed in 2017 to commercialize inventions and designs in energy harvesting in the low temperature range, addressing an unsolved problem that affects almost every industry and infrastructure on earth. All systems and machines are designed and built with as much energy and mechanical efficiency that engineers can muster. Still, energy is wasted in the form of emitted light, vibration and sound, or most often – as heat. By recapturing this heat, Sparatech’s products can be incorporated on everything from computer systems to metal fabrication equipment to nuclear cooling towers, recapturing the heat into useful electricity, saving energy and reducing emissions. The fundamental technology utilizes thermoelectric techniques produced in a low-cost process and using extremely inexpensive raw material. As a result, a number of manufacturers are currently engaged in proof of concept negotiations with Sparatech to license and incorporate this technology directly into their products.

About Waste Heat Harvesting

Waste heat is an untapped, sustainable resource that goes largely under-utilised today. Simply, it is the excess heat produced most commonly in power generation and industrial processes. According to the second law of thermodynamics, heat must be produced when converting a temperature difference into mechanical energy.
What does this mean? This means waste heat is inevitable. In fact, almost all industrial processes and heat engines see over 50% of the input energy lost as waste heat. This heat is often vented to the atmosphere or dumped into bodies of water. During a time where global demand for energy is exploding, this is not only an immense waste of resources but is also a significant contributor to global warming.
Plus, since most power generation and industrial processes operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week – the integration of heat recovery technology can provide a reliable baseload power supply.

Waste heat to power systems allow companies to increase efficiency while generating their own emission-free electricity – which can be used to reduce operating costs or sold back to the grid to act as an additional revenue stream.
Did you know that over 90% of waste heat in the United States is at too low a temperature for traditional turbine systems to economically capture? With recent advancements in ORC technology, small-scale applications can now reap the same benefits previously only seen by mulit-megawatt powerhouses. The ability to capture this lower temperature heat opens opportunities across all industries.
A waste heat recovery system produces power by utilizing the heat energy lost to the surroundings from thermal processes, at no additional fuel input. For marine vessels, about 50 percent of the total fuel energy supplied to diesel power-plant aboard is lost to the surroundings. While the total amount of wasted energy is considerable, the quality of this energy is quite low due to its low temperature and has limited potential for power production. Effective waste heat recovery systems use the available low temperature waste heat to produce mechanical/electrical power with high efficiency value.

About Sparatech Technology

Today waste heat recovery systems are complex and expensive. Sparatech’s design would compliment
existing waste heat recovery practices and be used as early entry point without the need of full scale
environmental system. While most systems operate at 400C or above, Sparatech’s design delivers
at 100 C and the ROI is expected within a few months. Our R&D partners have produced and lab tested a “proof of
principle” TE circuit, and produced the precise voltage we predicted. Multiple circuits were interconnected and, indeed,
produced a series battery effect in voltage. In essence, 100% of the theoretical designs predictions were achieved.
Now contract manufacturers can make in high volumes per custom application of waste heat recovery.

Our Team

is the inventor of the Sparatech device, with over 40 years of high technology product development. His experience includes advanced sensor development (acoustic, infra-red and microwave), high density electronic circuit manufacturing and electronic system production. He has worked in the defense industry for Aerojet, Raytheon, Dept of Army, and has international industrial experience as well as DARPA. While working in the global automotive industry he honed the low cost/high reliabilit

Tony Corrado

has been a manufacturer’s representative first since 1988, specializing in new technology, such as lithium thionyl chloride batteries manufactured by Hitachi- Maxell. He has developed a reputation as a premiers matchmaker with a track record of introducing innovative new technologies from around the world into Fortune 500 companies. Areas of coverage and recent customer “wins” include consumer electronics, expanded pet tech , cleantech , and specialty chemical in raw material & transportation. John works closely with his clients to navigate the entire licensing or acquisition process from beginning to end. With over 1 billion dollars worth of emerging technology licensed or sold, John has thrived in an industry with few success stories.

John Lyons

is a senior executive with experience in both early stage ventures and large enterprises. He has established the vision and strategic direction for companies, as advisor, senior executive or founder. In health care, Dan has led companies and projects in diagnostics, medical devices, medical education content, electronic medical records, clinic management systems, small molecule therapies and biomarkers, and biologics. In information technology, he was responsible for teams in software development, infrastructure, and enterprise architecture. Working as a consultant, and later in venture capital, Dan led projects and teams for innovative products for almost every industry in science and technology.

Dan Cohen

Our Facts

About the Energy Harvesting Industry

With 4.9% CAGR, The “Waste Heat to Power Market” is expected to grow from $2.1B million USD In 2020 to $2.9B USD by 2026, There has been an increase in the adoption of Waste Heat to Power in various industries such as Chemical Industry, Metal Manufacturing, Oil and Gas.

Wasted Power Facts

If harnessed, the waste heat from industrial processes in the United States can provide 10 gigawatts of emission-free electricity, enough to power over 10 million American homes and save U.S. industries over $3,000,000,000 annually. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, capturing this heat could generate as many as 160,000 jobs. Waste heat to power systems allow companies to increase efficiency while generating their own emission-free electricity – which can be used to reduce operating costs or sold back to the grid to act as an additional revenue stream.

HVAC Facts

Air conditioners and radiators account for approximately 10% of global energy consumption and demand is predicted to triple by 2050. In this aspect, a high efficiency cooler such as the ElectraTherm Active Cooler provides an excellent solution for industries making use of commercial radiators to expel heat greater than 60°C. The net-zero power cooler utilizes the latest waste heat recovery technology to fulfill all your system’s cooling needs while generating profitable power.

Contact

Sparatech’s design would compliment existing waste heat recovery practices and be used as early entry point without the need of full scale environmental system.

+1 (610) 687-2277

jlyons@sparatech.com