Earl Killian
Board of Directors
Electric Auto Association
Areas of Expertise:
Earl Killian is a software engineer and microprocessor architect who is also passionate about finding solutions to the global warming crisis confronting us. He graduated from MIT in 1978 (B.S. Electrical Engineering and Computer Science), and has most recently worked for MIPS, QED, SGI, and Tensilica, all silicon valley companies engaged in creating microprocessor products. He was a co-founder and CTO of QED, and held the title Director of Architecture at each of the other companies. His microprocessor work has resulted in 26 patents issued so far.
Recent Comments by Earl Killian
- "First, a quibble: in 2009 China exported $296 billion of goods to the US and only imported $70 billion of US goods. The $227 billion net imbal"
Discussion Catalyst: Overview–The Need for Policy - " One should not single out Plug-in Hybrids as the only alternative to liquid fueled vehicles. Pure battery electric vehicles deserve equal tre"
Discussion Catalyst: Moving Away from Oil–The Transportation Sector - " PV is economic in places with the right policies, e.g. CA, NJ, Germany, and Japan. There are many relevant policies that we lack at the Feder"
Discussion Catalyst: Solar - " For the most part these NG power plants already exist."
Discussion Catalyst: Solar - " There is an awful lot of technology that is being lumped together here using the world "solar". In some cases the comments apply to one type "
Discussion Catalyst: Solar - " I believe that the EIA's Impact of Limitations on Access to Oil and Natural Gas Resources in the Federal Outer Continental Shelf should be re"
Discussion Catalyst: Natural Gas and LNG - "We should remember than 32,000 tcf of NG represents 1750 gigatonnes (Gt) of CO2. This much CO2, all by itself, not counting coal and o"
Discussion Catalyst: Natural Gas and LNG - "Your reply suggests that there is a conflict between electricity generation and electrification of transportation (e.g. your "blackout"
Discussion Catalyst: Important Policies (Oil) - "The ten most efficient states in the US used only 7,774 kWh per capita in 2005, compared to 13,947 kWh per capita for the 40 least eff"
Discussion Catalyst: Important Policies (Oil) - " This goal is simply not aggressive enough. Our goal should be to bring per capita electricity consumption in the US down to 7000-8000 kWh per"
Discussion Catalyst: Electricity — Background and Goals