Hydrogen Economy Vision

Hydrogen Economy

My vision for the Hydrogen Economy started 30 years ago.  Things developed into our eventual scaled models and then we finally had our full scale prototype built in March 2008 (pic below), its now time to move forward to the next steps.  With successful technology review and confirmation of my wind turbine, roll out is very straight forward and simple.

 Once we have our review back and its positive we shall build the first commercial build and prove the power projections.

The next step is to build the first full wind farm along with the hydrogen electrolyzers, I designed and developed to use all available energy generation and convert it into hydrogen and then stored as ammonia for resale.  This method will eliminate any concerns about grid connection and public utility delays and remove the potentially very lengthy wrangling with a grid operator for a (PPA) power purchase agreement.

The following steps are rather straight forward in building additional farms and ammonia storage and transports.  When or if a hydrogen market evolves we will be in a position to provide as much as would be necessary for replacement of all oil and gas usage.  Using Mutual Fund backing and ETF to support farm builds.

Hydrogen Economy Build Out

Doing just a sampling the build out would take the next decade to build out if all gasoline and transportation fuels where exchanged for hydrogen.  A workforce just for the turbines and electrolyzers would be 7,500,000 workers and to handle replacement parts and maintenance as well the workforce over that same time period would add an additional 1,500,000 workers.

To also replace the nuclear, natural gas, coal fired energy generation would add an additional 2,750,000 workers over the next decade of build out.  Many more jobs with grid build out and new connections would benefit as well.

These estimations are also adding additional workforce for the establishment of localized energy storage of ammonia systems to support baseline and overage during peak power periods to avoid blackouts and brownouts.

To also include all the workforce to convert the cars, trucks and other transportation over to hydrogen would involve additional millions of workers.  In the end the USA would be totally energy independent with power generated locally and monies from that generation and workforce spent within the US., greatly expanding our economy and preserving our way of life and for that of our children and our children's children.

Millions up on millions in the US workforce back to work and opening up new opportunities working for a decent wage, making our lives better and our country stronger.

ARPA E Letter of Intent is now filed...one more step towards our first commercial wind turbine installation.  Offshore wind turbine platform design will have to wait till I can find an installation site and partners to build it.

helpful beginning

Thought that a small post of my past was in order.

I was given a good many gifts from my mother, who is a nurse and her chemistry books and my father an electrician engineer, mechanic and airplane/helicopter.  Basically if it can fly I think he could fly it.

Growing up I was very fortunate to learn Norwegian from my grandparents on my fathers side, being that side is completely Norwegian :)   Also where I picked up a lot of farming ideas for the Aquaponics developments I have worked on since I was young.

Grandpa Friesth is who did all the memory games and taught me how to use my mind to envision things in my mind in 3D and rotate it as I worked to understand it, skills I use today to design and develop.

Grandpa Davis my mom's dad, ran many businesses when I was younger and being very inquisitive and wanting to learn I picked up a great deal of skills as I went through k-12 from his wide variety of business such as sand plant, concrete plant, asphalt plant, construction company well drilling company, demolition company, auto repair, auto body.. you get the idea...

I always had a fascination with water and once I found out by applying a current between two electrodes it gave off hydrogen and oxygen it started my career of inventions.

My first attempts was rather crude but thanks to my grandpa I had essentially a complete machine shop and wood shop of equipment available and I did what needed to try and make the prototypes.

In the years I worked on the electrolyzer it got to a point that I had maxed out the current available in my parents breaker panel and had to find or design a new power source.

From the farm I knew about windmills to pump water and with a generator I knew they could generate power, using the skills my father taught me and I learned from being around the airport and all the planes I slowly developed different designs, many failed but one design always did quite well and that's the one I eventually patented.

In the 80's there was no way for me to simulate a wind turbine and making prototypes was too labor intensive so I developed a way using a horse tank with a slide bar on each side and a carriage driven by a chain with a gear drive and a large door spring for a tension.  This is how I began to where I am now today.

First Blog

Another step to reaching out so others may know what I think about :)  I love inventing and creating new things by thinking outside the box or in it if I have to :)