BLUE PLANET RESEARCH - West Hawai'i Forums · HAWAII ISLAND (BIG ISLAND) • Area of 4,000 sq. miles • Population of 190,000 • 90% of food imported • 100% of fuel is imported

BLUE PLANET RESEARCH

Pu’u Wa’awa’a / KonaBig Island of Hawaii

HAWAII

• Area of 4,000 sq. miles

• Population of 190,000

• 90% of food imported

• 100% of fuel is imported

• Has over 7.5 gigawatt hours of renewable energy potential

HAWAII ISLAND(BIG ISLAND)

HAWAII ISLAND(BIG ISLAND)

• Area of 4,000 sq. miles

• Population of 190,000

• 90% of food imported

• 100% of fuel is imported

• Has over 7.5 gigawatt hours of renewable energy potential

Most Isolated Land Mass on our Blue Planet

PU’U WA’AWA’A RANCH(Big Island)

• Largest Cinder Cone in Hawaii• Kona side at Pu’u Wa’awa’a• Elevation of 2,700’ msl

• 2,500’ Deep Well with water • Founded in 1884 - off-grid • 128 years later, off-grid again

BPR ENERGY LAB(Pu’u Wa’awa’a Ranch)

ENERGY LAB FACILITIES

Alkaline Electrolyzer

TRUE NORTH

35 kW HIGH VOLTAGE TRANSFORMER

10 kW LOW VOLTAGE TRANSFORMER

15 kW LOW VOLTAGE TRANSFORMER

LOW VOLTAGE CABLE

HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE

7,200 vac

240/120 vac

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(1) Energy Lab: Machine Shop, Laundry, Bathroom/Shower, 8 Work Bays, 3 One Bedroom Apts. w/1 1/2 baths & Full Kitchens(2) Residence: 2 bedrooms, 1 Bath, Kitchen(3) Wood Shop: Full Wood Working Shop, Mechanic Shop, 100 sf. Walk-In Cooler for Seed Bank(4) Large A-Frame Guest Unit: Two Large Suites, Full Kitchen(5) Small A-Frame Guest Unit: Two Bedrooms, One Full Bath, Kitchen(6) 3 Guest Suites: Full Baths, Wet Bars(7) Main Residence: 4 Bedroom Suites, Large Kitchen, 2 Guest Baths, Wine Cellar, Main Laundry(8) Future Residence: 5 Bedroom Suites, Full Kitchen, Pool, Laundry, Large Office

85 kW PV

H2 Storage Tanks

Sony ESSH2 Fueling Station

PU’U WA’AWA’A RANCHMicro-Grid Design

DC STORAGE(Primary Storage)

50 kW / 108 kWhruns microgrid 18 hrs/day

2,400 adc bussfor testing dc equip

Sony Olivine LFPsafest L-ion chemistry

EASY ON THE EYES

H2 GENERATION & STORAGE(Secondary)

ALKALINE ELECTROLYZER(12 kg / Day - 99.999 purity)

millenium reign energy

H2 STATIONARY FUEL CELLS

H2 COOKING(Wok Burner Conversion)

I.C.E. H2-CONVERSION(Ryobi Leaf Blower)

HABITAT 3D MODEL(Wired Magazine)

NASA / HI-SEAS / PISCESUH and Cornell

MARS HABITAT(Mauna Loa)

UILA CONSOLE

RESIDENTIAL OFF-GRID(Honolulu- 20 kW PV, 60 kWh Blue Ion)

RESIDENTIAL OFF-GRID(Kona- 20 kW PV, 60 kWh Blue Ion)

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Waimea Nui Agricultural Park

Equestrian Center&

Arena

Greenhouses

Sports Complex

Central Park & Amphitheater

Kanu School

Wellnes Center&

Clinic

University

Reta

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Retail

Stadium

Community Center

PlanetariumCulturalMuseum

Golf

Golf

Energy Systems

Cultural Arts

Energy Systems

AgriculturalFacilities

KapunaHousing

SportsMedicalRehab

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• Located in Waimea on the Big Island

• Multi-use Community Hub

• Powered 100% by Renewables

• Carbon Harvesting Technologies

• H2 Production Facility

• EVs and FCEVs for on-site duty

WAIMEA NUIWaimea-165 acre Micro-Grid Concept

BIG ISLAND HYDROGEN(Hydrogen Highway)

FUELED BY EVERYTHING

Biomass

Geothermal Solar Wind

Hydro

HOLISTIC APPROACH

• Renewable & Sustainable Energy

• Replace Transportation Fuels with Hydrogen and Electric Mobility

• Make Agriculture Sustainable on a regional level

• Carbon Neutral & Carbon Negative Technologies

• Use Carbon Harvesting Technologies to sequester carbon into durable goods

• Carbon Fiber, Carbon Foam, Carbon Nanotubes, Graphene

Civilization didn’t emerge from theSTONE AGE

because we ran out ofSTONES

(fossil fuels)

Mahalo!