FeCAM™

Unlocking the potential of domestic cathode material.

Customer Qualified

Longer Cycle Life

3x to 4x the cycle life of incumbent lithium battery using nickel and cobalt (Nickel Magnes Cobalt)

Ultra-Fast Charging

Full charge in 15 minutes

Competitive Price

35-40% lower than the incumbent lithium battery using nickel and cobalt (Nickel Magnes Cobalt)

Established technology.

Domestic Supply.

Tax Credit Qualified

Cathode material is 40% of the cost of a battery—since FeCAM™ is entirely sourced and manufactured in the US any battery utilizing Sparkz material will be federal tax credit qualified.

Secure Supply

FeCAM™ uses materials all sourced in the United States ensuring a reliable supply.

Standard Quality

FeCAM™ performs on par with industry standards.

Fully Compatible

FeCAM™ can be used in any type of cell (prismatic or cylindrical). Your same process, greater benefits.

Products customized for application.

FeCAM™ is designed to be versatile and incorporated according to the application. Sparkz works to deliver custom solutions to partners across industries including auto, commercial and storage.

Founder & CEO

Dr. Sanjiv Malhotra

Dr. Sanjiv Malhotra is the founder and CEO of Sparkz—the battery start-up reinventing the energy supply chain.

 

Malhotra has been a leader in the energy sector for nearly three decades as a founder, investor and executive. Most recently, he served as the inaugural director for the Energy Investor Center at the U.S Department of Energy (DOE), serving under both Democratic and Republican administrations.

 

At DOE, Malhotra led the Obama Administration’s initiative to boost public-private partnerships to accelerate the commercialization of technologies developed in national research centers like Oak Ridge National Labs.

 

Malhotra was recruited to the Department of Energy after a successful exit of Oorja Protonics—the world leader in methanol fuel cells—which he founded and led as CEO for 10 years. Oorja raised $50 Million in equity financing from leading VCs such as Sequoia, DAG Ventures, Artis Capital and others during his tenure. He boosted Oorja’s revenue and profitability growth, while expanding operations globally in Japan, China, South Africa, Mexico, and India.

 

Oorja was acquired in 2014 by the Private Equity firm MinXing Growth Fund.

 

As an investor and consultant, Malhotra has worked at leading venture capital firms, including Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers as an advisor on clean energy and advanced materials.

 

Earlier in his career, Malhotra led the engineering and product development team at H Power, a pioneer in hydrogen fuel cells. As part of the management team, he managed the successful IPO, which raised more than $100 million in August 2000.

 

He began his career as a post-doctoral fellow at the renowned Lawrence Berkeley National Labs on electrochemical storage systems. Dr. Malhotra has authored seven patents and more than 40 publications in various fields of energy storage technology and materials. He holds a PhD in chemical engineering and an M.B.A from University of Iowa.