An Energy Grid for a Better Future
We need to migrate to a more distributed utility grid to help protect it from disasters and from bad actors. The recent lava flow that destroyed the Puna Geothermal Venture on the Big Island took out 30% of the island’s electrical power production. Through some early research, the most practical approach appears to be a transition to smaller neighborhood or community renewable energy farms that are manged from a central location. We need to protect the beauty of Hawai’i and respect our natural ‘Aina in the implementation of this approach.
We would also like to promote other renewable utilities. We were recently introduced to a Hawai’i based company started by a young local entrepreneur that is founded on the renewable utility of creating clean drinkable water from the air. The company has been working with HEMA on the topic of emergency preparedness efforts in Hawai’i to provide clean drinking water in response to disasters that adversely affect clean drinking water availability. The company website is highlyinnovativetechnology.com.