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American Red Cross
4155 Diamond Head Road, Honolulu, HI 96816
Renewable Energy/Disaster Backup System for Hawaii Red Cross Headquarters Building; $237,500.
The American Red Cross is an organization chartered by Congress to respond to disasters and support the military. The Hawaii Red Cross would like to purchase and install photovoltaic solar panels with battery support which will serve as a demonstration project to generate clean, reliable, affordable energy and serve as a critical back-up power source during a disaster. A backup energy source in a disaster is especially vital for Hawaii because of its isolation and inability to borrow energy from neighboring state grids. The Red Cross must be able to rely on renewable energy to meet the needs of Hawaii’s people everyday and during catastrophic disasters.
Army Corps of Engineers
Fort Shafter, Fort Shafter, HI 96858
Ala Wai Canal, Oahu, HI; $408,000.
This request would complete the feasibility study of the Ala Wai Canal. The ongoing Ala Wai Canal Project has been expanded to include flood mitigation measures in the Manoa, Palolo, and Makiki Streams in addition to ecosystem restoration improvements. The State of Hawaii and the City & County of Honolulu are in full support of the expanded Ala Wai Canal Project. Furthermore, the sponsor, the State of Hawaii , has signed the amended Feasibility Cost Sharing Agreement which increases the scope and cost sharing requirements. The October 2004 Manoa Stream flooding, which caused over $100 million in damages to Manoa residences and the University of Hawaii, has highlighted the need to mitigate future flooding events in this watershed.
Army Corps of Engineers
Fort Shafter, Fort Shafter, HI 96858
Maunalua Bay Watershed, Oahu, HI; $200,000.
This would initiate an Army Corps of Engineers reconnaissance study of the Maunalua Bay area. An overabundance of fresh water emptying into the bay is damaging corals with silt and encouraging the growth of invasive algae, compromising the water quality of the bay. This community is active in trying to address its watershed problems and the Army Corps of Engineers can evaluate the flood abatement and discharge system that drains into the bay.
Army Corps of Engineers
Fort Shafter, Fort Shafter, HI 96858
South Maui Watershed; $300,000.
This project would be used to initiate an Army Corps of Engineers reconnaissance study to determine whether Federal interest exists to implement watershed improvements. The South Maui Watershed encompasses a broad range of watershed conditions including arid areas, flooding problems, compromised water equality and significant development pressures. A study would help the community to better understand how the changes in urban settlement patterns and land management practices may have contributed to storm water run-off, flooding and degradation of Maui’s ecosystems.
Army Corps of Engineers
Fort Shafter, Fort Shafter, HI 96858
Waiakea Stream, Hawaii, HI; $300,000.
This project would initiate the Preconstruction Engineering and Design phase, including the preparation of the Engineering Design Report (EDR) for the Waiakea-Palai Streams Flood Damage Reduction Project, sponsored by the County of Hawaii. Separate draft feasibility reports were completed for the Waiakea stream and Palai stream. These studies will become the basis for the EDR. The previous feasibility studies clearly indicate that there is a common solution to reducing flooding in both drainages. Once the selected solutions are enacted, multiple residences in the area will be saved from flooding and property damage.
Army Corps of Engineers
Fort Shafter, Fort Shafter, HI 96858
Waialua-Kaiaka Watershed Restoration Study, HI; $300,000.
This would initiate investigations to determine whether federal interest exists in a comprehensive analysis of watershed problems, including flooding, ecosystem degradation, and lack of irrigation water supply for agriculture in the Waialua-Kiaka Watershed. There is a lack of a consolidated inventory of watershed planning information for the Waialua-Kaiaka watershed, the largest drainage area on the island of Oahu at 80 square miles. The community desires solutions to water resource problems, which include flooding and ecosystem degradation, water conservation and supply. There exists considerable community support through the North Shore Neighborhood Board and local political interest, particularly to alleviate flooding. The State of Hawaii, Department of Land and Natural Resources is prepared to be the sponsoring agency.
Army Corps of Engineers
Fort Shafter, Fort Shafter, HI 96858
Wailupe Stream, Oahu, HI; $175,000.
This project would complete Preconstruction Engineering and Design investigations and initiate Plans and Specifications for the Wailupe Stream Flood Damage Reduction project. Wailupe Stream is located approximately 8 miles southeast of Honolulu in eastern Oahu and the 100-year flood plain encompasses nearly 600 structures within the Aina Haina residential community. The community desires construction improvements to minimize damage to homes affected by potential floods. The sponsors are financially committed and there is strong community support for the completion of this study.
Cellular Bioengineering, Inc.
1946 Young Street, Honolulu, HI 96826
Testing of Polymeric Hydrogels for Radiation Decontamination; $2,000,000. This project would continue the development of hydrogel testing and Department of Energy review of using polymeric hydrogels for radiation decontamination. The standard protocol for nuclear decontamination is soap and water, which has the draw back of collecting, transporting, treating and the disposing of the contaminated water. Hydrogels dry to a film making management and disposal both easier and more efficient. Hydrogels have the benefit of reducing waste by-products by dissolving in water (once arriving at a treatment facility) reducing the total bulk of the contamination waste. In addition to applications in Department of Energy facilities, these hydrogels have potential application in the commercial nuclear power industry, especially during mandated outages. There is also potential application to emergency response actions at Department of Energy facilities, U.S. Navy propulsion platforms, commercial nuclear power facilities, and in response to the effects of a dirty bomb.
Consortium for Plant Biotechnology Research, Inc.
100 Sylvan Drive, Suite 210, St. Simons Island, GA 37522
Consortium for Plant Biotechnology Research; $7,000,000.
The Consortium for Plant Biotechnology Research (CPBR) funds research and technology transfer for energy security and the reduction of greenhouse gases. CPBR provides grants to help develop new or improve existing technologies that range from renewable energy, biofuels, “green” chemicals and industrial manufacturing processes to environmental remediation. Any federal funds Congress appropriates to CPBR will be leveraged by R&D dollars from the seed, agrochemical, forestry, food, energy, and other U.S. industries to further research important to the commercial sector. CPBR member companies join in partnership with the federal funding to provide half (in cash) of the 130 percent non-federal match that CPBR attracts. CPBR’s track record of commercialization of research in Hawai’i is 210 percent higher than the average rate of the top U.S. universities and is considered higher than what companies achieve with the research projects they initiate in-house.
County of Kauai
4444 Rice Street, Suite 235, Lihue, HI 96766
Kauai Sustainable Energy Initiative; $2,000,000.
The County of Kauai seeks to partner with the U.S. Department of Energy to support the expanded use of energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies on Kauai. With the funds requested, the County will support the demonstration of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies at the Waimea Wastewater Treatment Plant and the Lihu`e Civic Center through the installation of photovoltaic (PV) systems. Kauai’s electricity rates are among the highest in the nation, ranging from $0.30 per kilowatt hour (kWh) to over $0.40 per kWh. Demonstrating that renewable energy systems and energy efficiency improvements can significantly reduce operating costs will provide the commercial, institutional and governmental marketplace with clear evidence of how these technologies can be adapted to existing structures and commercial/industrial operations and, thereby, accelerate the adoption of, and investments in, these technologies elsewhere in the county and the state.
Honolulu Seawater Air Conditioning
500 Ala Moana Blvd. Building 7, Suite 407, Box 124, Honolulu, HI 96744
Honolulu Seawater Air Conditioning; $1,920,000.
The Honolulu Seawater Air Conditioning project is an ocean renewable energy efficiency project using cool deep ocean water to cool buildings in downtown Honolulu. The project will replace an estimated 16 megawatts in peak electrical power generation, avoiding the use of 174,000 barrels of foreign imported oil, saving 265 million gallons of potable water and 83,000 tons of carbon dioxide per year. This funding would specifically be used for the construction of an end-destination demonstrating how the cold deep ocean water is piped to the pumping station, followed by the titanium heat exchangers, the transfer of the cold water to a fresh water closed loop, providing chilled water to public and private buildings for air conditioning purposes. Students, residents and visitors will be able to view and understand the desirability of this renewable energy efficient use of ocean resources.
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