Soony Systems, Inc. is a small R&D start-up formed to develop the Soony CHP engine. The Soony is a breakthrough engine design which promises 15 to 25% improved efficiency over Stirling engines. The company founder, Barry Johnston, has been awarded 18 solar thermodynamic related patents, with 19 U.S. and international patents pending.

Johnston recently assembled a small working 4.44HP feasibility model providing proof of concept, and University of Maryland at College Park mechanical and thermodynamic engineers are poised to test and develop the design for the market. The R&D team is organized for interactive cooperation with Soony Systems providing product concepts, drawings, and preliminary calculations; Trimech producing 3D virtual models for pre-production testing and CAD specifications for precision milling

of engine components; and UMD engineers testing and refining the engine design for production. Machinist John Shriver of Design Enterprizes is a team member, and board advisors include Bjorn Frogner of Maryland Clean Energy Technology Incubator (CETI), Remigius Shatas of RNR Ventures, and Jordan Engel of Big Sky Associates.

Soony Systems has been approved for a Maryland Industrial Partnership (MIPS) grant and has applied for DOE grants to develop the solar engine and a multi-fuel hybrid auto engine. Our company is in the early stages of developing relationships with manufacturers for partnerships and licensing. R&D will remain open to the design and function needs of our licensees in order to provide cost-efficient and excellent quality products and services.