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Home My WebLink AboutHonua Ola Bioenergy Facility - HandoutBenefits of Honua Ola Bioenergy ELECTRICITY PRODUCED REDUCED FOSSIL FUEL CONSUMPTION H Enough energy produced to power 14,000 homes 250' z ,.. ,. 31)000 fewer barrels of fossil fuel burned annually 20 million going into the local economy, each year, instead of leaving Delivering 14%of Hawai'i Island's Hawai'i to buy foreign oil* power needs Using approximate on-island prices today VIRONMENTAL BENEFITS Locally grown fuel Carbon Reduce 100% sustainable neutral greenhouse renewable Moves the state closer to Ili,gas emissions energy, , 100% renewable by replacing oil energy goal unityFUELSUPPLYSupport JOBS 20,000 acres supportthe 80Replacementcropswillprovide75% for timber in perpetuity enabling construction-related Is sustainable carbon-neutral energy project on a public jobsopinionsurveyofEast Hawai'i Island residents 90 operations-related Lower electric costs 4' e.jobs Infuse millions of dollars into the local CW economy New industry creation HONUA OLA BIOENERGY IIIAIIII//IIIA 1HONUAOLAWATERSYSTEM Honua Ola will only use non-drinking water. And 99.8%of the water will come from a non-drinking brackish water source and returned to the brackish water source. COOLING WATER SOURCE WELL HHB FACILITY UIC Jnr.. WELL Ai DRINKING WATER ZONE All drinking water sources., .POROUS ROCK c Brackish Brackish water outlet water intake F. Ti POROUS ROCK DISCHARGED WATER IS i NO TRAFFIC, WEIGHT SAFE 4 OR SAFETY ISSUES Honua Ola log trucks are no longer WMAX EIGHT Honua Ola will comply with all than other commercial haulers and will weigh less than the limit 26environmentalrulesandrequirements. rating for roadways.They will TONS z not add noticeably to the ieo* 1 part overall volume of traffic Total amount II for every on the roads.AA% of additives 5 million 4 parts water BRIDGE MAX WEIGHT 40 TONS HONDA OLA BIOENERGY: Green, Renewable, Sustainable CARBON-NEUTRAL AGRICULTURE M.0 CO2 emitted from facility isitrecapturedbygrowingtrees a t. -FORESTRY 4 Replacement INDUSTRYHarvestcrops crop on1fromplantations4o--4114plantation 0 t-A-.+ Agriculttff jobs 1 • Ian 49 21.5 MW=Power for—14,000 homes and businesses 5a7 Distribute Water from electricity to utility a wells used for cooling condenser Transportation jobs 5b611 E21j4) 6 66 "IliConvert energyNon-drinkable BRACKISH 6 into electricity ground water SUPPLY WELLS through generator Transport wells 2 wood to STEAM " power plantCONDENSER O TURBINE-GENERATOR site 6 i,`66 66 5 steam toturnbne LOGS L / INJECTION WELLS WATER aTBOILER WATER STEAM o°o L PURIFICATION 45 EMISSION FARMS Process CONTROL 3 wood Condensed w- .. N000 V , ;.; p;:s;; into chips 5c water returns V to boiler ASH il CHIPPER A Combust chips to 86 heat water in boiler d Ash made available v to local farms and 4-, RENEWABLE ENERGY crop plantations operations jobs Honua Ola's Renewable Bioenergy: Environmentally Friendly and Sustainable Will Honua Ola meet all governmental Yes.Honua Ola will comply with all environmental rules and requirements,including the strict requirements ofthe environmental rules and requirements? State Department of Health,State DLNR,Federal EPA and OSHA,and the County of Hawai'i.Significant planning and engineering went into retrofitting this coal-fired plant to a modern biomass facility including the best available technology to ensure people are safe and the environment will be protected. Will Honua Ola use 21.6 MGD ofdrinking No.Honua Ola will only use non-drinking water.All of the water,100%,will come from non-drinking water.Andwatertorunitsfacility? 99.8%of the water will come from a non-drinking brackish water source.The remaining 0.2%ofwater will come from non-potable water sources,not suitable for drinking.The 21.6 MGD(million gallons per day)of water will be recycled(pumped from and returned to the brackish water source)in the process of cooling the steam used to generate electricity for thousands of homes and businesses. Will water be discharged into the drinking No.The water Honua Ola will be using will only be discharged into a brackish water source through the deep water supply through the UK wells? underground injection control(UIC)wells and will not go into the drinking water supply.This will not affect the drinking water supply,which is located mauka of(uphill from)the facility. No.The discharged water will not affect the environment or people.More than 99.8%of the water will be sourced Will the discharged water be harmful tothe from an underground brackish water source and used to cool the steam before it's returned to the underground environment or people? brackish source.Less than 0.2%(.002)of the water will consist of non-potable(non-drinking)water that will go into the boiler to create steam and will be treated with negligible amounts of non-harmful additives,following approved best practices,to maintain the equipment and prevent issues such as scaling.These additives do not contain any active ingredients that are on the EPA Clean Water Act list of hazardous substances.Any inactive ingredient appearing on the list that makes up less than 1%of the additive is considered safe. Yes.Honua Ola's vehicles,even when fully loaded,will weigh well below the 40 ton(or other)rated load of Can local roads and bridges sustain any highway,bridge or road they will traverse.Honua Ola will comply with state and county regulations.Note that Honua Ola's vehides? Sugar Mill Road successfully carried heavier cane haul trucks for several decades. Traffic impact will be minimal.An estimated 30 truck deliveries per day will be made,which is considered How will the facility impact traffic insignificant and incidental to the projected average of 11,250 vehicles on Hawai'i Belt Road.The log trucks are in the area? no different than the current shipping containers being hauled on the same roadways.Updates will continue to be provided to the local community. Yes.This facility has strong support from local residents.Honua Ola's renewable energy facility will benefit 100% Do local residents support this facility? of Hawai'i Island residents with clean,reliable,and lower-cost power.Based on a mid-2017 poll conducted by Anthology Research,the large majority of East Hawaii residents(more than 75%)support Honua Ola's renewable energy project. The Honua Ola energy project will: Why is the Honua Ola energy project Provide clean renewable energy that can offset most of the renewable energy lost from the current important in light ofrecent volcanic events closure of the Puna Geothermal Plant(PGV)due to volcanic activity; on the Big Island? Reduce/eliminate the need for the utility to run its oil-fired plant(s)at higher rates and with less reliability to generate power on Hawaii Island due to the closure of PGV; Lower current electric costs; Create new jobs(380 construction related,190 operations related); Infuse millions of dollars into the local economy; Create enhanced industries such as forestry; Provide for the best use of land to continue important agricultural-based activities; Reduce greenhouse gas emissions;and Be carbon neutral. The PUC recognizes the value of accelerating renewable energy projects,such as Honua Ola,due to the closure of PGV. About Honua Ola Honua Ola is developing a clean renewable energy biomass facility on Hawai'i Island designed to replace other firm baseload-generating plants that burn imported fossil fuels i.e.,oil).The plant is scheduled for completion in the first quarter of 2019.The feedstock will primarily consist oflocally grown,commercial eucalyptus crops,which are not only less expensive to generate electricity than current fossil fuels,but are also sustainable and,unlike petroleum,not subject to fluctuations in global pricing.For every eucalyptus crop Honua Ola uses,it will have a replacement crop(or more)to be carbon-neutral and sustainable.