William R Williams - Founder/CEO
Williams is the creator of the business model that enabled Independent Private Power businesses to become viable and financeable in The US, India and the Phillippines. It also operates as a miniature independent private utility within a larger system to provide stabilization services to the larger grid as part of a bidirectional arrangement that benefits both sides of the interconnect point.
This business model was first proven by Williams and Altresco during the development, financing, construction, operation and management of the Pittsfield Co-Generation business. This project used what is currently considered waste heat to eliminate the combustion of 170,000 Bbl of toxic cheap fuel oil at the 11 million sq. ft. GE Pittsfield campus. It also saved the GE Campus over $5 Million/year in heating fuel costs and had the overall environmental impact of taking 37000 cars off the road.
Williams went on to successfully apply similar private power business models in the Phillippines and India. This became the new standard approach to IPP development in the Indian market.
In 1999, Williams shifted his focused to clean energy and energy storage technologies. In 2007 Williams re-engaged with utility-scale wind power and by 2008 became involved in efforts by utilities and the grid to integrate more wind and renewable energy into the generation mix.
As a result of his front line knowledge of what was happening in the electricity markets, it became clear that the issue was not finding more ways to generate electricity. We needed to find alternative ways to use the wind generated electricity that was being generated at times when it is not useful.
Since that time he has been investigating and developing ways to use this potential electricity and other waste energy sources in multiple applications including water desalination and thermal storage for process heat loads.
2015 was a pivotal year as the evolution of the technologies, cost of storage and other key pieces have begun to fit together in an economically beneficial way and we have moved to a time where we can switch from "Doing less bad" to creating a bright and prosperous future.
Thomas A. Sladek,Ph.D.
Dr. Sladek has more than 35 years of experience in the energy and environmental fields. He has worked for large and small research, development, and manufacturing firms, as well as for local, state, and national governmental units.
As project manager for Hazen Research, Inc., He developed and managed research and development projects involving waste management for mining operations, coal and alternative fuels production and upgrading, and the remediation of contaminated sites.
For the new. U.S. Congress, he directed a comprehensive technology assessment of the U. S. Synthetic fuels industry. The evaluation included analysis of economic, environmental, and social requirements and benefits of synthetic fuels.
For the U. S. Department of Energy, Dr. Sladek conducted a series of regional seminars or government officials on solid waste management and waste to energy facilities.
As vice president of the Colorado School of Mines Research Institute, Dr. Sladek was responsible for energy, environmental, and analytical research and development project. For Altresco’s Luzon power project, he conducted technical and financial analysis, develop task schedules and performance, and supported permitting and rate negotiations.
Dr. Sladek holds a BS degree in chemical and metallurgical engineering and Masters and Ph.D. degrees in chemical and petroleum refining engineering.
David Perry - COO
Mr. Perry brings experience from a productive business and engineering career spanning 40 years of construction management, rehabilitation, expansion, acquisition and contract negotiations for an extensive range of domestic and international power and water production facilities. He founded a successful consulting firm 14 years ago that has provided knowledge, design and expertise for power production fueled by coal, biomass, hydro, solar, wind, diesel and natural gas with effective environmental stewardship processes
Mr. Perry is internationally recognized as innovative working with international investors and energy companies. He has provided specialized leadership and implementation of energy production and conservation with engineering project consultation in major domestic and international markets. David has solid expertise in leading the participation and collaborating with multi-functional teams to deliver the successful project objectives that meet the clients' energy development vision. He has consistently directed cross-functional, inter-disciplinary teams from conceptualization to proposal to completion. Professional services include detailed review and recommendations for improvements at operating plants (both plant performance and organizational/operational processes), rehabilitation of existing plants (scope, definition, estimating and scheduling), successful achievements in commercial development programs for a number of projects and specified regional strategies for Fortune 500 U.S. company growth with projects ranging from 2,000MW/160mgpd combined power and water to 12MW CHP.
