I just spoke via phone with Dick Weir for about 5 minutes. It was a very typical conversation in the sense that he was at times jovial and others mildly irritated with me. I could tell he was determined not to let the conversation stray from simply commenting on the press release, to explain what's in there.Blogger: some people are wondering if your use of the term "milestone" in the press
Cleantech has acquired some comments from Richard Weir on yesterday's announcement:here's the link. thanks mrjerry
(Phone Ringing)RW: Dick Weir.Blogger: Hey Dick, this is John McCain calling. How you doing? RW: How you doing John? What can I do for you?Blogger: I was wondering, should I make that check out to you or should I make it out to EEStor?....(laughter)RW: Better make it out to EEStor or they'll come and get me...Blogger: Maybe Ian Clifford should get it?(laughter)RW: Ahhh, no, he doesnt need it.
Last week, I was able to interview Richard Weir, President and CEO of the secretive company from Cedar Park, TX called EEStor which is working on a technology to challenge the various industries that rely on battery power: cars, gadgets, etc utilising advances they claim to have made in the field of ultracapacitors also called ultracaps.Here is installment 1 and installment 2. Installment 3. NOTE
Part of the reason that it's difficult to appreciate the magnitude of what EEStor is working on is because everyone tends to think of our current climate being one where we have an energy problem....full stop. High demand + low supply = high energy prices....high food costs, etc etc. But, what if to move forward, we have to set aside that problem definition and start over by recognizing what is
To understand the mindset of Richard Weir, CEO of EEStor Inc, you have to reflect on how intent he is on not allowing his intellectual property to fall into the chaos of a hype machine prior to it's delivery to the market. Keeping a low profile, as the story goes, will allow his team to complete its scientific work of proving, quite simply, that what they have can do what they say it can. It's
By every conservative measure if all goes well, 5yrs from now, you will be living in Richard Weir's world. Just don't tell him that because that's hype and Mr. Weir is not in the business of producing hype. Today, Mr. Weir, the CEO of EEStor Inc. and his team are narrowly focused on things that feed the scientific soul: certification testing, validation testing, proving the efficacy of
I was able to get a few minutes on the phone just now with Dick Weir, CEO of EEstor Inc. I was able to ask him about EEStor, Zenn Motor and a few interesting things like why they don't have a corporate website and what he thinks of Maxwell Technologies. He has some interesting things to say about Lockheed Martin as well. I will be posting excerpts of my conversation with Mr. Weir in the
