Company Founders
Sarah S., Chief Marketing Strategist |
Alexander P., Chief Executive Officer |
Blake W., Chief Technology Officer |
Joshua R., Chief Financial Officer |
Company History
In the year 2016, the world was facing a real energy crisis. The earth needed a lot of power to remain comfortable and survive. Not only was the world dependent on energy for comfort and entertainment, but also for necessities like food and manufacturing.
With the world population increasing to record numbers (about 7.5 billion), the need for energy was greater than ever. To increase farming yields to levels that would feed the world population, the agricultural industry became more and more dependent on fossil fuels. Petroleum was used in every part of the new food chain. Fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides were all made using fossil fuels. Fossil fuels were needed to apply these products and to harvest the crops. Once crops were harvested, fossil fuels were needed to distribute food to all corners of the globe. Mankind had become dependent on energy to live, but the main energy source, fossil fuels, was becoming less available.
Due to the high demand and low availability of oil, riskier methods were being used to get what was left. Oil producers were using lower quality tar sands in Canada, fracking in the United States and deep water drilling. The story of the world's dependence on oil starts much earlier, but the year 2016 was when our story began.
As eighth graders in 2016, the founders of The Quantum Energy Group listened to long-winded doomsday energy scenarios presented by their problem solving teacher, Dr. Wheeler (see 2025 interview with Dr. Wheeler below). Although disregarded by much of the scientific community, Dr. Wheeler had made an impression on some of his students. Little did he know he was sowing the seeds that would one day create the biggest energy boom in the world's history.
With the world population increasing to record numbers (about 7.5 billion), the need for energy was greater than ever. To increase farming yields to levels that would feed the world population, the agricultural industry became more and more dependent on fossil fuels. Petroleum was used in every part of the new food chain. Fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides were all made using fossil fuels. Fossil fuels were needed to apply these products and to harvest the crops. Once crops were harvested, fossil fuels were needed to distribute food to all corners of the globe. Mankind had become dependent on energy to live, but the main energy source, fossil fuels, was becoming less available.
Due to the high demand and low availability of oil, riskier methods were being used to get what was left. Oil producers were using lower quality tar sands in Canada, fracking in the United States and deep water drilling. The story of the world's dependence on oil starts much earlier, but the year 2016 was when our story began.
As eighth graders in 2016, the founders of The Quantum Energy Group listened to long-winded doomsday energy scenarios presented by their problem solving teacher, Dr. Wheeler (see 2025 interview with Dr. Wheeler below). Although disregarded by much of the scientific community, Dr. Wheeler had made an impression on some of his students. Little did he know he was sowing the seeds that would one day create the biggest energy boom in the world's history.