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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0918.003 2012-2014 COUNTY CLERK COUNTY OF HAWAI'I Dr.Margaret Chiang June 17, 2014 RECEIVED Time i0:,5,„7,. B •BS Electrical Engineering Date co//7/N •MS Electrical Engineering •PhD Electrical Engineering 'Government Contracting/Renewable Energy Physics,Materials,and Applied Mathematics Research L.L.C. (PM&AM Research) Located at NELH,4 since 2004 1998-Develop and implement cutting edge technologies (offices in Texas, Arizona, and Hawaii). • Flow control; High-efficiency air/sea transport and combustion; Renewable energy • Lasers; Satellites; Communications; Optics/imaging Big Island Science Center L.L.C.(BISC) Constructing International Research Center in North Kohala since 2011 2009-Develop sustainable food, water; and energy, in particular for dry coastal environments, • Center to perform research on natural and sustainable food/water/energy for dry/coastal regions • Re-establishing Sandalwood forest; Preventing erosion; Managing ocean health Big Island Technologies L.L.C. (BIT) Founded in North Kohala 2014-Foster/market Hawaiian Technology to the world and support Hawaii via global technology. • Technologies to reduce electricity consumption and toxins in waste • Revenue will help support reforestation effort and sustainability work Comm. NQq� 91 �• 3 Ref. To: f -) N 1 �ST�- Ref. Date J Critical Hawai'i Considerations for Waste-to-Enemy Systems • Plastics: most useful energy source in this process—energy-density comparable to petroleum • Glass: robs energy from process through melting—i)re-use or ii) separate for use in construction • Metals: may add or rob energy or add toxins—i)re-use or ii)recycle iii)high-value form • Batteries: concentrated source of toxins—critical that they are removed • Food waste: high water content robs energy through evaporation -- energy more valuable as food i)return to soil via composting or ii)use as feed for livestock(e.g. chickens/pigs) • Green waste: high water content robs energy through evaporation—vital component of soil o most effective to compost at point of use and return to soil o critical component in creating soil(e.g. in young lava regions) o critical component in restoring soil(e.g. in deforested and heavily eroded areas) o primary material enabling soil to hold water • supports aquifer recharge by rain-water • reduces poisoning of ocean/marine-life by soil/silt run-off and dust o No man-made material can be substituted to build soil o Depleted regions/farms focusing on soil/profit spare no expense to import compost • Reduces/eliminates dependence on costly chemicals and fertilizers • Dramatically increases soil productivity and crop health/nutrition o Energy needed to import/regenerate organic material is much greater than the energy than can be extracted from burning or gasifying the green waste RECOMMEND: encouraging individual and local re-use of materials and composting of green waste Plastics Glass Batteries/Toxic:. $$$$$ 4 Can segregate further if desired: (food waste/plain paper&cardboard/wood/clippings); (copper/steel/Al); (types of plastic); (glass colors); (batteries; lead;oil;paint; fluorescent bulbs); etc. Re-use and segregation is common practice in locations addressing negative impact of pollution and waste:Education+Facilities.