Tag Archive | "Peak Oil"

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Pomp, Royal Birth, and Bleak Oil Future23 Jul

The British have played a leading role on the world stage for a few centuries and still put on a splendid show of pomp & circumstance, as well as unbounded exuberance about a new royal birth. However, unless the Brits can find a commercially viable substitute for crude oil, or become totally dependent on imported […]
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The “Top Ten” Energy Issues Glossed over by U.S. Mainline Media08 Apr

After watching the national news from mainline outlets (e.g., ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, MSNBC) during the past couple of years, I noticed that some energy related news topics are frequently treated superficially. Here are 10 topics that the media has under emphasized and possible reasons why (in italics). 1. Gluttonous Domestic Oil Consumption: The United […]
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The Post Fossil Fuel Era: Any Hope?15 Mar

According to Bloomberg, “The U.S. expanded its oil production this year by the most since the first commercial well was drilled in 1859, upending a belief that Americans were increasingly hooked on foreign crude.” Further, “Domestic output grew by a record 766,000 barrels a day to the highest level in 15 years, government data show, […]
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Energy Production, Political Campaign Contributions and National Survival23 Feb

Table 1 below compares energy production from Oil & Gas with Alternative Energy that includes solar, wind, hydro, geothermal and bio mass. Not contained in this list are coal and nuclear. Shown in the table are political campaign expenditures made by Oil & Gas and Alternative Energy organizations. Political campaign contribution data was derived with […]
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U.S. Oil Status: “Good” and Bad News22 Feb

“Good” News The table below summarizes U.S. crude oil production and imports for 2010 and 2012. Notice that imports decreased by nearly 7 percent, while oil production ramped up by almost 28 percent during that 2-year interval. It is noteworthy that the sum of imports and production increased by about 5 percent. Thus, no oil […]

About Dr. Everson

Prior to forming this autonomous vehicle consultant practice, Dr. Jeffrey Everson was director of business development for QinetiQ North America’s Technology Solutions Group (previously Foster-Miller, Inc.).

Dr. Everson has been the principal investigator for collision warning systems for automobiles and inner-city transit buses. These programs were awarded by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). For his work on developing a collision warning system for inner-city transit buses, Everson was the first U.S. Department of Transportation contractor to win an SBIR Tibbetts Award.

Previously Dr. Everson held senior scientist positions at Battelle Memorial Institute, The Analytic Sciences Corporation (TASC), Honeywell Electro Optics Systems Division, and Itek Optical Systems Division.

He holds a PhD in physics from Boston College and a MS/BS in physics from Northeastern University.

Contact

For more information about how JHEverson Consulting can help your company with autonomous vehicles, please contact Jeff Everson.

JHEverson Consulting is based in the Boston area but consults for clients throughout North America.