Tag Archive | "SBIR"

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United States Slipped to Third Place in World Clean Energy28 Sep

According to a report from the PEW Charitable Trusts (2010 edition), “…the United States fell to third place among G-20 members, one year after it had lost top billing and slid to second place…For a variety of reasons, the United States’ competitive position appears to be eroding. Stimulus funding that helped the clean energy industry […]
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Declining Energy and National Survival15 Sep

At a minimum, a super power requires two assets to maintain its position, both economically and geopolitically. These are money and energy. As for the former, the United States is broke, and in the latter case, there are several unresolved issues that require large-scale cooperative efforts involving the Government, industry, universities and banking: Dwindling supply […]
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Subsidies for Renewable Energy Technologies: How Much?08 Sep

The question of subsidies for renewable energy production technologies versus other competing generation technologies is a constant theme. Recently, I found a source that sheds new light on that issue. “The Institute for Energy Research decided to calculate the federal subsidies and support per unit of electricity production from the information provided in Energy Information […]
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Everson Interviewed on Local Radio22 Aug

Last week I was interviewed by Isa Cann on the radio program, The Long View, featured on Sustainable Radio, WUML 91.5 FM. Topics of this interview ranged from my renewable energy interests to my work as a consultant assisting clients with proposal research and writing. My interview is scheduled for broadcast at 10 AM, August […]
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Political Will to Lead the Renewable Energy Race22 Aug

In his blog post of August 11, 2011, Bob Ferrari noted that supply chain consolidation is underway in solar manufacturing. This consolidation is due to decreased government subsidies, excess investments in production that led to decreased demand and price, according to Bob. Further, “Industry events however now point to China and Taiwan as possibly being the […]

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.