ABOUT

Raymond Hobbs
Founder and Principal

Hobbs Energy
100 years of engineers
Raymond S. Hobbs received two Bachelors degrees from the University of West Virginia in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering; as well as a Masters of Business Administration from New Mexico Highlands University. His professional career began with building several power stations for Westing House, and proven expertise in electric energy generation; managing engineering, construction, operations, finance, and R&D. He is the Principal Investigator in numerous US Department of Energy research projects dealing with advanced energy systems, energy storage, advanced fuels, coal gasification, and carbon management. Ray participates in several energy committees, including the Western Governors Association, US Department of Energy, Society of Automotive Engineers, Electric Power Research Institute, Edison Electric Institute, Underwriters Laboratory, National Hydrogen Association, and United States Technical Advisory to the European IEC. Ray is a consultant to a major US Air carrier for electrification of its ground operations and an international car manufacturer for alternative fuel infrastructure. A technical consultant for hydrogen systems, biofuel process development, hazards assessment & protocols of chemical processes, Ray is currently a registered professional engineer in Oregon, California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, and Colorado.
The Hobbs Brothers Drilling Company was formed in 1917 by Roy Hobbs and his brother Brook. Standard Oil Company engaged Hobbs Brothers Drilling for operations in the mountains of Kentucky near Ashland and Paintsville. Crew members were hired from both West Virginia and Kentucky. Oil field camps were composed of tar paper shacks, water well with manual hand pump for water buckets, and dirt roads with large mud holes. Men carried guns and rifles, even to church. Oil field operations needed men, machines, mules, oxen, and long hard days. The energy industry employed many hard working men, who endured difficult conditions to support growing families, and feed the nation’s new thirst for energy.
The world and energy industry has dramatically changed from those early drilling days of my Grandfather, Roy Hobbs. Meeting the demand for energy creates business opportunity, but today that opportunity must consider efficiency, reliability, sustainability, economic and social factors. A systems approach to energy creates a comprehensive alternative solution.
Since the days of Roy Hobbs, Hobbs Energy has explored solutions for power plant operation, fuel safety, electric drives, energy storage, battery powered equipment & charging, CO2 capture, hydrogen production from water & natural gas, fuel cells, hydrogen fueled engine development, hydrogen infrastructure, biofuels, helium production & refining, and integrated combined heat power systems.

Elliott R. Hobbs
Sustainability Project
Manager

Ian Hobbs
Water Management and Government Policy Consultant
Elliott 'Ryan' Hobbs, project manager advanced energy technology, graduate of the Thunderbird School of Global Business and Arizona State University School of Business and Sustainability, and an officer for the Alpha Chapter of the Honors Sustainability Society. Ryan has worked in more than 170 global locations in global efficiency and emissions research, with respect to environmental, social, and economic impacts. His project manager experience includes working with diverse multicultural teams in different languages, testing high performance electric cars and fast chargers, developing urban renewable hydrogen fueling stations, and building power station-scale clean energy bioreactors for carbon credit generating products.
Ian Hobbs is a law and policy consultant at Grand Canyon University. His professional career has been in utility and water energy controls and policy. Ian acts as the research officer in numerous US Department of Energy research projects dealing with energy storage, water banks, and carbon management. He has participated in numerous energy related law policies including the Clean Air Despondency and the Valley of the Sun Clean Cities Coalition. He was granted awards for his research into redundant Arizona water policies by uncovering more than $10 million in annual losses. Ian is a technical consultant for licensing natural resource deposits, patent research and development, and written extensive hazards assessment protocols of chemical processes for top firms. Ian is a graduate of the W.P. Carey School of Business Law, as well as the Summit Law School. He received two Master's of Science Degrees; from Arizona State University Polytechnic in Water Policy and Management, as well as Grand Canyon University in Political Science. He is currently finishing his doctoral work on shifting glacial resources.