Tag Archive | "solar"

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Marginal Growth of U.S. Solar and Wind Energy Despite Government Incentives04 Feb

In spite of extensive incentives from U.S. federal and state governments (See  below), renewable energy consumption of solar and wind from 2006 to 2010 has been underwhelming at best. There are two pie charts below, one for 2006 and the other for 2010 regarding U.S. renewable energy consumption. During the period from 2006 to 2010, [...]
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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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End of Renewable Energy Subsidies?08 Sep

Renewable energy technologies, such as wind and solar, are expensive compared to their fossil fuel counterparts, and are therefore supported by numerous federal, state and local incentives. The Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency (DSIRE) provides a detailed compilation of these subsidies. Policy analyst might ask, “When will these subsidies cease so that [...]
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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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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 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 won and been the principal investigator for several SBIR programs, including a Phase I program for NASA, a Phase I project for the U.S. Air Force, and Phase I and II contracts from the U.S. Department of Transportation. For the Phase II program, he received a Tibbetts Award for exemplifying the best in SBIR achievement.

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.

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For more information about how JHEverson Consulting can help your company with its SBIR and STTR proposals, please contact Jeff Everson.

JHEverson Consulting is based in the Boston area but consults for clients throughout North America. It also is supported by affiliated consultants.