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Home My WebLink AboutCOM 0093.001 2022-2024 HEATHER L. KIMBALL Phone: (808) 961-8828 "I'!'', 808 961-8912 COUNCILCHAIR ( ) Council District I (North Hilo, Email:heather.kimball(7a,hmi)aiicounty.gov Hamdkua, and portion o,f Waimea) orf cf°µAJ► HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL ev , COUNTY OF HAWAII 25 Aupuni Street, Ste, 1402, Hilo, Hawai`i 96720 s DATE: February 20, 2023 TO: Hawaii County Council Members FROM: Heather Kimball, Council Chair Council District 1, County of Hawaii SUBJECT: Presentation Material from the Department of Research and Development relating to the County Hydrogen Energy Plans and Partnerships Aloha! We have been presented with a PowerPoint file by the Department of Research and Development (R&D) for their presentation on"County Hydrogen Energy Plans and Partnerships", scheduled to be heard by the Communications, Reports, and Council Oversight Committee on February 21, 2023. The content is attached electronically. In addition, R&D is requesting to be able to play the following video during the presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAgdNFiVaFO Should you have any questions or concerns regarding the content being supplied, please contact Riley Saito, R&D Energy Specialist at 808-323-4704, or Dot Botelho-Kaili. Mahalo nui! Comm. N*a { .� Ref.To: Ref: 1Date_EEB :j` 203 Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer f � l ,n , .. r x We M:+,,,,1, I 4� pmad County of Hawaii Research and Development Hydrogen Transformation on Island of Hawaii Presented by Riley Saito Date: Energy Specialist August 2021 ALT Text:Image of Hydrogen Station on Hawaii Island Contents • Hawai'i County Background • Policies and Implementation • Why Hydrogen • Next Steps/Needs ` j County of Hawai'i Research «Ua Mau ke Ea o ka <Aina i ka Pono» and Development The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness. Hawal'i County "Big Island" Profile • Size: 4000 sq mi & average elevation of 3800 ft • Population: 200,983 • Median Household Income: $57,571 (State Avg: $80,212) • Unemployment Rate: 6.8% (State Avg: 7.3%) • ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed): 31% (State Avg: 33%) • Households in Poverty: 17% (State Avg: 9%) ALT Text:Image showing location of Hawaii County in relation to the other Poverty ALICE Above ALICE Threshold counties in the State of Hawaii Created by County of Ha—;, State of Hawaii 2018 Population o sa • Research and{]avelopmcnt July 2019 CDl.rlty 0f Hi*,qu mi 0 25 50 75 100% 19 County of Hawaii Research and Development Source: ALICE Threshold, 2007-2018; American Community Survey, 2007-2018 Community Needs Registered I--,-',)-wnce/Direction In 2015 Ad Workers ,- 200K IN Vehicles NW WE Annual Cost of Vehicle 840 W N' Ownership 1 00 S SE S Cost of Air ,- $39M kN-' V*%as Radar Chan Pollution jobi;by Distance-Work Census Block to Home Census Block Count "..i r r ............ Total AN Join 54754 24,6* iQ to 34 nNMa 69% C)25 to 50 isles 3.471 197" ALT Text:Image I shows percentage of jobs In specific census tracts.Kona and Hilo show the most amount of jobs,whereas Puna shows the[cast County of Hawai'i Research Image 2 Shows Job Counts by Distance/Direction in 2015 for aU workers. -45%have less than a 10 miles commute,-13%between 10 to 24 mile commute, and Development and-42%for 25 miles and more. Source: Hawai I i Island Shared Mobility Roadmap (Feb 2020); The Costs of the Vehicle Economy in Hawaii Report (Jan 2021) QUI � y Climate Acton- � Environmental Justicea ;�- : : The following graph shows GHG Emissions from 2015 in Hawaii 4 County. Not shown, is the source Agriculture, Forestry, and , Other Land Use (AFOLU) which includes both sources (fires) and sinks of emissions (trees). AFLOU emission is -11.2. Commercial Transportation Energy -ilk 57.9% 37.7% f . A t t 51%of the transportation M f ^ r emissions • � m air travel • Residential Energyfrom motor37% emissions 5.5%vehicles � `Industrial Energy / 5.7% Solid Waste i, County of Hawaii Research Water & Wastewater y F and Development :.- �,< ,S • • Hydrogen Enabling Policies HRS 196-10 HRS 196-42 HRS 36-41 & HRS 36-42 Hawai ,i renewable hydrogen State support for achieving Enabled a State-tax incentive that is refundable to program. The program shall design, alternate fuel standards. out-of-state investors. Energy retrofit and implement, and administer activities performance contracting for public facilities. to manage the State's transition to a Third-Party Financing for buildings. Vehicle fleet renewable hydrogen economy. performance contracts for vehicle fleet energy efficiency programs.Third-Party Financing for vehicle fleet, fueling, and charging infrastructure ,l ALT Text:Image shows an 68�- ; wy County of Hawaii Research and Development HNEI Hydrogen Station-- "Risk Mitigation" mow ALT Text:Image shows hydrogen bus .w+wpA--xuu ! fl HYDROGEN STATION HYDROGEN 29 PASSENGER BUS TRANSPORT TRAILER The HNEI Hydrogen Station is in the The station and three Hydrogen The County's Mass Transit Agency Hawai ,i Ocean Science and Transport Trailers can be used (MTA) is in the process of acquiring Technology (HOST) park at the for hydrogen demonstration three hydrogen buses. Hydrogen that NELHA. The station became fully projects including demonstrating is produced at the HNEI-NELHA operational in 2021. central production and distributed hydrogen station will be used by dispensing at a variety of hybrid hydrogen-electric fuel cell `MAHALO USDOE FOR SEED FUNDING locations throughout the island. vehicles that use 350 Bar hydrogen for electromotive drive. ;,. County of Hawaii Research and Development 1./ Central Production & HH x H Distributed DispensingM 1 The HNEI Station can produce up to 65 kg of gaseous hydrogen aw H � � per day at 99.999% purity. The primary energy source is l ly I, currently grid power that is -83% renewable energy during sun \ Y hours reducing to -50% at night. HNEI is working with NELHA to increase the use of solar power. HNEI also has recently received delivery of brand-new hydrogen ` dispensing station equipment that is stored in crates and ready to be installed consisting of a Powertech dispenser and novel MTA Hilo fueling post/boost compressor system. NELHA H2 H2 Transport Trailers H2 Dispensing Station Hydrogen would be supplied using the HNEI hydrogen Transport Trailers that would deliver hydrogen from NELHA to Hilo. A full trailer would be dropped off and an empty trailer " would be delivered back to NELHA to be refilled. H2 Production County of Hawaii Research & Dispensing and Development Why Hydrogen Works for BigIsland Zero-Emission Solution O -1 The island is the size of Connecticut with the highest peak reaching 13,803 ft, hydrogen vehicles have the range and �� flexibility needed to meet the mobility needs on the Island. Mobility of Hydrogen Hydrogen has an unlimited shelf-life, and the weight makes it more easily transported than other fuels around the Island. The mobility will increase effectiveness and reach of emergency generators at time of disaster. Cost-Competitive The County of Hawaii has a wide variety of potential renewable energy sources that can be utilized to produce green hydrogen. The overall cost of the green hydrogen will be cost-competitive or cheaper than fossil fuel sources, improving the quality of life and resiliency of the Island. County of Hawai i Research and Development Hydrogen Production at Scale � m TTT Landfill Waste-to- Puna Geothermal Solar & Wind Farm Energy Ventures (PGV) Plant Potential The County Hawaii plans to convert The PGV operating on the island As additional renewable energy landfill methane to hydrogen using has potential resource of production is expanded on the solar panels and atmospheric water -500MW. It is currently permitted Island, energy from solar and wind generation. For every 1kg of to produce 60MW while the farms can be used to produce hydrogen we will need 2.6 gallons utility currently purchases up to hydrogen with an electrolyzer on- of water. The landfill also is a source 38MW. The remaining 22MW site and transport trailers to allow of municipal solid waste (MSW) and could be used for H2 production; for widespread hydrogen green waste that could be 3,212 tonnes/year. This could distribution. converted to hydrogen through a be applied to the production of combination of gasification and aviation fuel through H2 + carbon electrolysis. capture. The fuel could make air travel to the County carbon neutral and moving to a "post- County of Hawaii Research carbon economy". and Development Closed-Loop Hydrogen Economy. C �_.. Storage Diversity & Unlimited Storage Sub-Assembly Shop (Wiring Harness, Piping Systems, Vehicle Battery Testing / Cycling, Electric Motors) 1 1 Assembly Facility Renewable Technical Center (Technicians, First Responders, CDL, H2 Testing Lab, Electrolyzer Maintenance, Bus Maintenance, Van/Delivery Truck, �� fFuel Cell Generator Maintenance, 0 0 i1 CAVI Calibration Services, etc.) F !■�■�� QO �/ — — — Hele-On Bus Parking & Fueling Station Geothermal, Landfill, Wastewater, Atmospheric Moisture Capture county ofHawaPiResearch Inline Hydro, Wind & PV Solar and Development y & Water Purifier Where we are going with FTA & USDOE FTA Grant Award for Start vehicle fleet Build-out fueling and Diversify on-Island 6 Fuel Cell Buses, transformation to charging hydrogen production fueling production, Zero Emissions and infrastructure aver To learn more, contact: disbursement and the next 5 years energy efficiency Waste Solar maintenance (landfill,anaerobic (Curtailed} digestion,bio-waste) transition L� G' `' Wind Geothermal i � � (Curtailed) {curtailed) RileyI I Riley. 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