a proposal for the people of the republique d'haiti

The E-Macrosys t e m : R e n e w a b l eEnergy From Regenerative Resources

A Proposal For the People of the Republique d'HaitiEnergy + Water + Food + Jobs + Ownership

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A comprehensive, integrated, equitable proposal by: Designed and written by Brent Ritzel,in consultation with Laura Zacher & Benjamin Brant

IntroductionEquitech International, LLC (EI) is a consortium of twenty-three sister companies head-ed by former leaders of Georgetown University and NASAʼs Jet Propulsion Lab. EI, inconjunction with its wholly-owned subsidiary Advanced Renewable Energy Systems,LLC (ARE Systems). ARE Systems partners with local contractors and for-profit resi-dent-owned community investment corporations to bring E-Macrosystems to areas likeHaiti that are seeking economic and energy independence and sustainability.

An E-Macrosystem (E-M) is a comprehensive, stand-alone, emissions-free power plantand manufacturing facility consisting of several integrated, patented and proven advanced

renewable energy system technologies. With the E-M, the EI / A R E Systems team hasrenewable energy solutions for transforming multiple building types into revenue-producingassets that create jobs and new educational opportunities for the communityʼs residents.

Each E-M embodies an inventory of best practices in sustainable development. It pro-vides a sustainable zero-carbon footprint environment for the manufacture of exportablegoods. Simultaneously it fulfills the need for sustainable energy derived from regenera-tive resources, clean water and healthy food for the residents it serves. When combinedwith localized economic development in the form of community-member majority owner-ship of these vital infrastructure systems, a number of value propositions arise:

• building of sustainable systems to support healthyand productive lives.

• investing in country and community-owned modelsof inclusive growth and development success.

• leveraging of science and technology to developand deliver those tools and innovations that can leadto exponential growth and transformational change.

EI / ARE Systems Proposal for HaitiThe EI / ARE Systems proposal for the people of theRepublique dʼHaiti calls for a three-phase deploymentof 32 E-Macrosystems from 2013 to 2018.

Phase 1, to last 30 months from 2013 to 2015, will con-sist of the initial deployment of 14 E-Macrosystems atkey ports and population centers in each geographicarea of Haiti (pages 4-5), including risk zonesGonaives, Jacmel and the Cabaret sector, and priorityDevelopment Centres Cap Haitien, St. Marc, LesCayes, Hinche and Port-au-Prince. Eleven of the 14 E-M facilities are proposed for ocean ports to maximizedecentralization of economic and job opportunities andto establish industrial parks and regional developmenthubs at key transportation nodes.

The three-year-long Phase 2 will run from 2016 to2018, and will include a secondary deployment of 18E-Macrosystems primarily in Haitiʼs rural populationcenters, half of these along the coast or on the islands.These will serve as the sustainable backbone of indus-trial parks, which will be the economic developmentcenters for these transforming communities.

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E - M a c r o s y s t e m Tr o p i c a l :Building Footprint: 105,800 ft2

Building Area Total: 251,275 ft2

Steam Reformer: 75 TPD (dry)= 187.5 TPD (wet) biomass

Solar PV Array: 120,000 ft2

Solar PV Efficiency: 11.3 W/ft2

Solar Insolation: 5.3 kWh/m2/ d a yRain Water Collection: 5.4 gpyAverage Rainfall: 51 inches

Flat roofdesign forfacilitieslocated

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temperatezone.

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be built adjacent to and supported by an E-M, given sufficient space. This bio-inten-sive food production system (BIFS) consists of a state-of-the-art greenhouse foodproduction center that has two 100,000 sq. ft. modules under glass. It also includes a10,000 sq. ft. packinghouse that also has space for administrative offices, storage,maintenance and mechanical/electrical systems. Each food production system utilizesa number of E-M by-products in its process, including:

• Use of clean, renewable energy produced by the E-M• Use of CO2 from the E-M to enhance crop production• Use of organic fertilizer / biochar from E-M to replentish soil nutrients

The BIFSʼ rainwater collection system are also designed to meet the total waterneeds of the greenhouses. The added cost of a BIFS is only about $5 million, whichsees rather speedy payback given the production of nearly 2 million pounds of veg-etables and fruits per year. The primary food products grown may include: tomatoes,cucumbers, peppers, leafy greens, herbs, berries and melons.

Both E-M and E-Mi facilities provide closed-loop, cradle-to-cradle, sustainable, emis-sions-free solutions to energy production through the utilization of two regenerativeresources, the sun and biomass / waste. As processes of the E-M / E-Mi operation,waste and other pollutants are cleaned up, ecological systems are reinvigorated, cleanwater and healthy organic fruits and vegetables are produced (if the greenhouse optionis chosen), while jobs, income and wealth are created directly for the people of H a i t i .

Phase 3 runs concurrently with Phases 1 & 2 and is comprised of the deploymentof E-Microsystems (E-Mi), small-scale E-M facilities, throughout Haiti, especially inoutlying regions. The EI / ARE Systems proposal integrates advanced renewableenergy systems into the design of all types of buildings and neighborhood blocks tomake them energy self-sufficient assets. These custom-retrofits and proposed hous-ing / community developments are varieties of E-Mi facilities. These include residen-tial housing, hotels, commercial and government buildings, and proposed villages.

The steam reforming technology of the E-M and E-Mi can process all organichotel, hospital, airport, or residential waste on site to generate electricity andat the same time produce green hydrogen, biochar / organic fertilizer, pure fil-tered bottled rainwater, and medical-grade oxygen, and a number of otheruseful hydrocarbon-based commodities.

The Healthy Organic Food OptionAnother potential key output is organic vegetables and fruits, which can bereadily produced via an optional 210,000 sq. ft. greenhouse complex that can

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Comprehensive Solution Frameworkfor the People of the Republique d'Haiti

E-Macrosystem OutputsPER YEAR (330 OPERATIONAL DAYS) IN HAITI PROCESSING 75 TPD OF BIOMASS

Green H2 Green Electricity Vegetable Prod. Green Charcoal________ __________ ___________ ___________Revenue Haitians Served Haitians Served Haitians Served

E-Macrosystem 4.6 mil kg 18.31 GWh 0 lbs 3,960 tonsno Greenhouse $18.38 mil 303,125 Haitians 0 Haitians 22,370 Haitians

E-Macrosystem 4.6 mil kg 12.28 GWh 965,880 lbs 3,480 tonsw/ Greenhouse $18.38 mil 203,300 Haitians 18,575 Haitians 19,660 Haitians

E-M w/ Greenhouse 4.6 mil kg 6.24 GWh 1.93 mil lbs 3,000 tonsmaximum veg. prod. $18.38 mil 103,300 Haitians 37,150 Haitians 16,950 Haitians

Notes: These outputs represent the productivity of one single E-Macrosystem.

Green Electricity “ H a i t i a n s Served” based upon 60 kWh per person per year (twice the currentannual per capita usage of 30 kWh/yr). E-M deployment will triple current operational capacity.

Vegetable Prod. (Vegetable Production) “H a i t i a n s Served” based upon one pound of fresh, organicvegetables per person per week.

Green Charcoal “H a i t i a n s Served” based upon 0.97 pounds of charcoal needed per person per day.

POSSIBLECONFIGURATIONS

PRODUCTS

The E-Macrosystem is a 7.93 MW advanced renewable energy system power plant and manufacturing facility that is the basisfor a comprehensive, integrated, distributed and flexible infrastructure framework. Their deployment will provide the structurethrough which Haiti can achieve environmental protection while meeting the economic and social development needs of thepeople of the Republique d'Haiti. The proposalʼs implementation is centered on the building of 32 E-M facilities in two phases,in addition to the construction of numerous E-Mi facilities and retrofits in a Phase 3 that runs concurrently with Phases 1 & 2:

Delmas [population 359,451] and Toussaint LouvetureInternational A i r p o r t - near power transmission plant

Martissant [population 165,000] - near the power plantC r o i x - d e s - B o u q u e t s [population 84,812]Léogáne [population 78,477]Petit-Gôave [population 76,243]Ouanaminthe [population 58,250]D e s d u n e s [population 27,293]

with D e s s a l i n e s [population 26,219]Petite Riviére de lʼArtibonite [population 35,007]

with Verrettes [population 14,015]Anse-á-Galets [population 39,783]Limbé [population 39,756]Saint Michel de l'Attalaye [population 30,412]To r t u g a [population 25,936] - Island north of Port-de-PaixAnse-dʼHainault [population 23,185]F o r t - L i b e r t e [population 20,463] - capital of Nord-EstMirebalais [population 15,562]Île à Va c h e [population 10,000 to 15,000]

Island southeast of Les CayesM i r a g o å n e [population 10,947] - capital of NippesMôle Saint-Nicolas [population 4,000, with 20,000 in

the surrounding area]

Port-au-Prince [population 875,978]capital of Ouest, near Port-au-Prince Seaport

C a r r e f o u r [population 430,250] - near KIllick Seaport

Pétionville [population 271,175]

Cité Soleil [population 241,055] - on Port-au-Prince Bay

Gonaïves [population 228,725] - capital of A r t i b o n i t e

C a p - H a ï t i e n [population 155,505] - capital of Nord

S a i n t - M a r c [population 122,747]

P o r t - d e - P a i x [population 99,580]capital of Nord-Ouest

with Saint-Louis-du-Nord [population 30,037]

Ta b a r r e [population 99,011 ]

Les Cayes [population 71,236] - capital of Sud

Jacmel [population 39,643] - capital of Sud-Est

Jérémie [population 34,788] - capital of GrandʼAnse

H i n c h e [population 30,595] - capital of Centre

Cabaret sector in the Fond Mombin zone

All population statistics are July 2009 totals provided byInstitut Haitien de Statistique et d'Informatique (IHSI).

Phase 1:2013 – 2015

Deployment of 18 E-Macrosystemsin outlying population centers

Deployment of 14 E-Macrosystemsat key ports / population centers

Phase 2:2016 – 2018

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E-Macrosystem Deployment in HaitiInitial thirty-month deployment of14 E-Macrosystems at key portsand population centers.

Secondary three-year deploymentof 18 E-Macrosystems in ruralpopulation centers.

O u a n a m i n t h e

Ta b a r r e

Integrated, closed-loopE-Microsystem-based residential housing, hotels, commercial and governmentbuildings, and planned villages will be deployed primarily in the outlying areas.

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Phase 1:

2013 - 2015

Phase 2:

2016 - 2018

Phase 3:

2013 - 2018

E-Microsystem Deployment in Haiti

E-Macrosystem Deployment in Port-au-PrinceDeployment of 5 E-Macrosystems in Pétitionville, Ta b a r r e ,the seafront in Cité Soleil, and at the main seaports.

Secondary deployment of 2 E-Macrosystems nearcurrent power plant and near power transmission plant.

Ta b a r r e

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Phase 2:2016 - 2018


E-Macrosystem Deployment in the Port-au-Prince Area

The Impact of 32 E-Macrosystems on HaitiThe EI / A R E Systems proposal offered to the people of the Republique dʼHaitiincludes the deployment of 32 E-M industrial parks in three phases over a five anda half year time frame. The thirty-month Phase 1 from 2013 to 2015 will see thedeployment of 14 E-Ms at key ports and population centers throughout Haiti. T h ethree-year-long Phase 2 will run from 2016 to 2018, and will include a secondarydeployment of 18 E-Ms primarily in Haitiʼs rural population cen-ters. Phase 3 will include deployment of smaller E-Mi facilitiesthroughout Haiti, especially in outlying regions, starting in 2013.

The EI / A R E Systems proposal for the people of the RepubliquedʼHaiti is best understood as a strategic comprehensive response,decades in development, to the humanitarian and economic crisisin Haiti. It provides solutions synergistically aligned with March2 0 1 0 ̓s “Action Plan For National Recovery And Development ofH a i t i : Immediate Key Initiatives for the Future.”

Energy for the People of the Republique dʼHaitiHaiti is a nation whose estimated 2010 operational capacity is 35MW of power with 273.0 GWh total electricity consumption. T h emaximum energy available to the electrical grid produced by 32 E-Ms would be 74 MW power with 586 GWh/yr of electricity avail-able for consumption. Those totals would triple both the currentoperational capacity and total electricity consumption in Haiti, rais-ing the per capita consumption from 30 kWh/yr to 90 kWh/yr, withtwo-thirds of that being provided sustainably from regenerativer e s o u r c e s .

If the greenhouse option is utilized in the case of all 32 E-Ms,then a significant amount of power is diverted towards the produc-tion of healthy, organic vegetables and fruits over a total of 147.2 acres. The totaloperational capacity added to the grid, then, would be 25.2 MW, with 165.1 addition-al GWh/yr of electricity available for consumption. This equates to 3.3 millionHaitians, one-third of the population, having access to an additional 60 kWh/yr.

The E-M also produces a large volume of clean biofuel in the form of green hydro-gen, with the 32 E-Ms creating in excess of a combined 147 million kg of greenhydrogen per year possessing a market value of $588.2 million.

These technologies and their wide application would break the downward spiral offossil fuel dependency and natural resource depletion, as E-Ms will bring distributed

power throughout Haiti via the non-combustion steam reformation of biomass andwaste feedstocks. “Difficulty in accessing electricity” need no longer be “anotherconstraint felt by most sectors.”

A decentralized approach will also empower outlying cities and rural towns of Haitiwith the production of precious life-support commodities, jobs, and ownership of themeans of production. Many regions throughout Haiti will have access to reliable

electricity for the first time. The future growth and eco-nomic development of Haiti is dependent upon thiswidespread availability of electricity, as elucidated inH a i t i ̓s Action Plan: “After restoration, the countryʼsdevelopment requires access to electricity to be morewidespread in regional centres for the growing popula-tion and for economic development requirements.”

Fuel Resources for the Peopleof the Republique dʼHaiti

Municipal and Agricultural Biomass

The average Port-au-Prince resident produces 1.18pounds of municipal biomass per day, while the aver-age Haitian resident outside the metropolitan areaproduces 0.77 pounds per day. Municipal waste inH a i t i (at least in Port-au-Prince) is composed of 75%organic matter (food cast-offs). Due to the moisturecontent of municipal solid waste, approximately187.5 wet tons of MSW is equivalent to 75 dry tonsof MSW, which is sufficient to power the E-M steamreformer for 24 hours.

The day-to-day municipal biomass of 318,000 residentsof Port-au-Prince would provide enough feedstock to power one E-Macrosystem for ad a y, which in turn would create enough power for a community of 303,125 Haitians(making an additional 60 kWh/yr available per person of clean, renewable energyfrom regenerative resources).

Clearly agricultural biomass (i.e. bagasse) would be utilized to power E-M in rural orless populated regions, as hundreds of thousands will be facing their first everaccess to electrical service. Prior to the January 12, 2010 earthquake just 12.5% ofthe residents of Haiti received electrical service (legally). Haitiʼs projected total elec-tricity consumed for 2010 is 273.0 GWh, the same annual electrical output as just15 E-Ms set to maximize energy production.

TH E E-MA C R O S Y S T E M: RE N E WA B L E EN E R G Y F R O M RE G E N E R AT I V E RE S O U R C E S

Energy • Biomass Resources



Water for the People of the Republique dʼHaitiTraditional energy power plants have unsustainable water requirements for opera-tion, with hydroelectric plants evaporating an average of 18 gallons of fresh waterper kWh consumed by the end user, and coal and nuclear plants often requiringusage of more than 30 gallons per kWh.

The E-M has no need for outside water resources. The E-M steam reformationprocess utilizes the moisture content from the biomass. The E-M includes a rainwaterCollection System (and associated purification system), and there is a fully integratedand closed-loop water / steam cogeneration system. In fact, even after all the inter-nal water usage needs of the 32 E-Ms are met, there will still be 83.2 million gallonsavailable for sale to local consumers. This can meet the annual water needs of57,000 Haitians, who on average use four gallons of water per day.

Each rainwater collection system is complemented by an advanced water purificationsystem that will process rainwater collected from each E-Mʼs rooftop. With Haiti

receiving more than 51 inches of precipitation on average per year, each E-M will cap-ture and process more than 5.35 million gallons of rainwater per year. The water isutilized by the E-Mʼs many systems or purified into high-quality drinking water, provid-ing another vital life-support product for the people of the Republique dʼHaiti.

Any additional water needed with the greenhouse option will met by the rainwatercollection systems on the greenhouses themselves. Safe, clean potable water isabsolutely fundamental to the people of Haiti, as water-borne illnesses account for80% of all diseases in the nation. Even prior to the devastating earthquake ofJanuary 12th, less than 45% of all Haitians had access to potable water.

Sanitation for the People of the Republique dʼHaitiE-M deployment also provides a distributed emissions-free waste treatment processthat is net carbon negative. The steam reformation system can process and rendernon-toxic a number of different biomass feedstreams, including biomass from farmcrop residuals, urban municipal solid wastes, and sewage / sludge.

Thirty-two E-M facilities have the potential of processing more than2.2 million tons of raw sewage annually, more than that producedby the entire nation of Haiti each year. A distributed network of suchsystems would be absolutely transformative to a nation that doesnot have a single sewage treatment plant.

Food for the People of the Republique dʼHaitiEach E-M can optionally come with an adjacent 210,000 sq. ft. (4.6acre) bio-intensive food production greenhouse facility that would uti-lize a number of the E-Macrosystemʼs by-products (renewable greene n e r g y, waste heat, CO2, water and organic fertilizer) to enhance theyear-round production of high quality, healthy, fresh organic vegeta-bles and fruits for the surrounding communities.

Thirty-two E-M facilities with accompanying greenhouses, producing atmaximum capacity, would produce in excess of 61.8 million pounds ofvegetables per year, which would provide nearly 1.2 million Haitianswith one pound of fresh, healthy, organic vegetables per week.T h i swould be incredibly transformative given that since the earthquake ofJanuary 12, 2010, many Haitians eat only one adequate meal everythree days, and many of the poorest have resorted to subsisting prima-rily on dirt or mud in the form of “clay cakes” that consist of clay, saltand some form of fat (vegetable shortening, butter, oil, etc.) A c c o r d i n gto the World Food Program, the typical Haitian adult diet consists of just1,640 calories, 640 calories less than the average adult requirement.


Water • Sanitation • A g r i c u l t u r e



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E-M deployment sets the stage for an evolutionary change in Haitiʼs farming prac-tices while maintaining the requirements of environmental protection and sustainabledevelopment. The EI / A R E Systems proposal for the people of the RepubliquedʼHaiti would also boost Haiti National Production Objectives of increasing supply ofand access to agricultural food products, providing opportunities for integration ofdisplaced persons, and distributed job creation, especially in the outlying regions.The latter two are addressed below.

Food Security for the People of theRepublique dʼHaiti

Haiti would most benefit from a return to the past, when asa nation it fully and self-sufficiently met the food needs of itspeople. Today Haiti uses about 80% of its export earningsjust to pay for food imports, while also importing 82% of then a t i o n ̓s total consumption, $200 million per year.

An October 2009 report by the Famine Early Wa r n i n gSystems Network indicated that more than 1.8 million ofH a i t i ̓s nearly 10 million inhabitants are “food-insecure,”which makes Haiti very vulnerable to both natural disas-ters and fluctuations in the price of the basic commodi-ties of international markets.

When Haiti went from near rice self-sufficiency in 1990,to importing 80% of the rice the nation consumed, con-sumers were exposed to the vagaries of internationalsubsidy-assisted pricing and a five-fold increase in the price of rice from 2003 to2008. From 2007 to 2008 global wheat prices rose 181%, the cost of oils and fatsincreased 106%, and overall global food prices increased by 83%.

Reclaiming a vital agricultural industry is essential for Haiti in achieving sustainable eco-nomic development, and reclaiming food security and food sovereignty. The combinationof deployed E-Ms and connected greenhouses will assist in re-launching an era ofheightened Haitian food production and self-sufficiency through the modernization of theagricultural sector that already accounts for more than 50% of the workforce.

Environmental Protection for the People of the Republique dʼHaitiGreen Charcoal Production and Curbing Deforestation

One of the keys to setting the stage for a growing agricultural industry is to set intomotion a comprehensive strategy for reducing the demand for wood-based charcoal.T h i sdemand is one of the leading causes of Haitiʼs most recent bout with deforestation thathas rendered the nation 98.4% deforested. Millions of Haitians, including over 1.5 million

residents of Port-au-Prince, are dependent upon a daily supply of charcoal to meet theircooking fuel needs. This $150 million a year industry employs 5% of Haitiʼs workforce.

E-M deployment will provide alternative jobs to tree-based charcoal production and thecontinued deforestation of Haiti that causes lower crop yields, increased vulnerability toflooding, and massive soil erosion, which thereby results in an estimated 6,000 hectares(more than 23 square miles) of soil being lost each year to erosion. These conditions areexacerbated by Haitiʼs location along the hurricane belt and the frequent hurricane floods

that redistributes soil into the countryʼs rivers and streams,adversely impacting the potable water supply.

E-Ms can provide a non-combustion means of green char-coal production via steam reformation of biomass (i.e.bagasse) and waste. Port-au-Prince Municipal Solid Wasteis 75% organic matter, food cast-offs. E-Ms create a greencharcoal product that can be utilized as a cooking andheating fuel. While the preferred use for the green char-coal is as carbon sequestering biochar or organic fertilizer,utilizing green charcoal made from regenerative resourcesas a cooking fuel is a far better alternative to the continueddeforestation and soil degradation of Haiti.

Thirty-two deployed E-Ms could produce as much as126,720 total tons of green charcoal per year, enough tomeet more than 46% of the Port-au-Prince populationʼsrequirement of 1.5 million pounds of charcoal per day.

4,000 tons of Haitian forest will continue to be razed each day to meet this demanduntil this viable alternative of green charcoal produced from the non-combustionsteam reformation of biomass and waste is implemented, or until reliable and aff o r d-able electricity is provided to millions more Haitians through strategic deployment ofE-M power plants and manufacturing facilities.

Jobs for the People of the Republique dʼHaitiHaiti is a nation that has been plagued by a high unemployment rate for decades, a situ-ation that has been even more greatly exacerbated by the January 12, 2010 earth-quake. Estimates now place the unemployment rate in Haiti to be in the 70% to 80%range, with no more than 4% of the population having full-time permanent employment,and more than 50 percent of employed Haitians working in agriculture.

Thirty-two E-M facilities deployed in Phases 1 & 2 over a five and a half year period willcreate a number of employment opportunities to the people of Haiti both in temporary full-time construction jobs (4,800) and permanent full-time power plant and manufacturingfacility jobs (7,456). Additional indirect job creation (5,120) will occur among construction


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materials manufacturers, machinery and equipment manufacturers, and producer services, includingfeedstock suppliers, agriculture, charcoal, forestry, medical, tourism, retail and general services.

E-M deployment will greatly diversify available jobs in Haiti, providing a number of positions inadvanced energy technology system development and manufacturing, placing Haiti as a worldleader in the manufacture of cutting-edge comprehensive and integrated advanced renewableenergy systems. The creation of new jobs in outlying regions where E-Ms are located also servesas an incentive for the redistribution of Haitiʼs population.

A d d i t i o n a l l y, technical and educational training opportunities will be provided related to manufac-ture and operation of new technologies destined for the new energy economy. The EI / A R ESystems proposal creates jobs, income and wealth, and transforms communities into internationalparticipants in the manufacture and distribution of industry-leading energy technologies.

Income for the People of the Republique dʼHaitiEach of the 32 E-Ms deployed throughout Haiti will generate a substantial economic impact onthe local and regional economy, far beyond the 433 direct and 160 indirect full-time jobs accom-panying each site. Each E-M will be majority owned by the residents of the local community /region, such that each community member owns one equal share.

Once financing for each E-M is repaid income in the form of dividends will flow to the majorityowner-resident shareholders. This income will come from the production, sale and on-site utiliza-tion of renewable energy and other by-products, as well as from leasing space within the E-Mfacility to manufacturers of clean energy products.

The EI / A R E Systems Haiti proposal puts capital-producing assets directly into the hands of allresidents in the communities where the 32 E-Ms are located. These distributed power plants /manufacturing facilities will serve as regional development centers that provide a foundation forthe deconcentration and redistribution of Haitiʼs people and their economic activities.

Ownership for the People of the Republique dʼHaitiWhy work to create a sense or feeling of ownership among the people of the Republique dʼHaiti,when actual shareholder ownership of capital-producing assets is available through the EI / A R ESystems proposal? These infrastructure project assets, in addition to providing income for localresident shareholder owners, provide the fundamental life support products for Haitiʼs people.These include clean renewable electricity, green hydrogen, medical-grade oxygen, bottled freshw a t e r, nitrogen-free phosphate-based fertilizer or green charcoal, and if the greenhouse option isimplemented, fresh organic produce including tomatoes, cucumbers and leafy green vegetables.

The people of the Republique dʼHaiti will have clean energy alternatives to the fossil fuel burningplants and generators and tree-based charcoal production that all degrade the environment andthe quality of Haitian life in general. Shared ownership of these essential infrastructure systemsalso provides all residents in communities where E-Ms are deployed with an income regardless ofage, gender or health.


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The steam reformation system is the power plant ofthe E-Macrosystem, transforming 75 dry tons of bio-mass or waste per day into 7.5 MW of power. Thissystem achieves the transformation of biomass toenergy without burning or incineration of the regen-eratively available biomass feedstock, while also notproducing any other harmful emissions.

Since the inception of the human species 250,000years ago, the only way in which we have accessedthe energy – the “trapped sunlight” – in organicmaterial is by incinerating it.

This all changed a couple of decades ago with theinvention of an advanced steam reforming technolo-gy that vaporizes organic liquids and gasifies organ-ic solids through the utilization of indirect heat andthe introduction of superheated steam and CO2.

This combination causes the breakdown of allmolecular bonds so that 100% of the molecules aredecomposed down to their atomic state.

This steam reformation process produces a num-ber of marketable “life support” by-products, includ-ing green hydrogen, medical-grade oxygen, metalpellets, glass beads, and a clean H2-rich synthesisgas (syngas). This high-quality green syngas inturn powers a high temperature solid oxide fuel cell(SOFC) that generates green electricity for usagein the E-M manufacturing facility or for sale to thegrid while only emitting water and heat.

No harmful emissions or green house gases arereleased with this technology, as any CO2 e m i t t e dfrom the anode of the syngas-fed SOFC is recycledand utilized to supply the endothermic heat and


Steam Reformation of Biomass

C O2 needed to drive the steam reform-ing chemical reactions. The remainingcarbon is sequestered as an inert andsterile residue, suitable as nitrogen-freeorganic fertilizer, carbon-sequesteringb i o c h a r, or “green” c h a r c o a l .

The steam reformer is a non-incinerationbiomass-to-energy system that is unique-ly capable of processing a variety of bio-mass feedstreams, including agriculturalwaste, feedlot waste, forestry clippings,coal and other hydrocarbon fuels, munici-pal waste, sewage sludge, toxic waste,chemical waste, pharmaceuticals, andhospital / medical waste. By breaking bio-mass organics down to their atomic com-ponents, the steam reformer has provento renders toxins inert, and concentrateradioisotopes into manageable clusters.

As the recipient of a $24 million proof ofconcept demonstration that was complet-ed in Oak Ridge, T N in 1995, the steamreformer has primarily been utilized by pri-vate industry over the past 15 years toprocess a variety of waste material includ-ing radioactive, pharmaceutical, paint andsolvent wastes, creosote contaminatedsoils, and military classified waste.

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The solar regenerative fuel cell (SRFC) provides power tothe E-M manufacturing facility “around the clock” throughthe use of 146,450 square feet of solar photovoltaic (PV)arrays, a 250 kW low temperature fuel cell, a solar-pow-ered electrolysis subsystem and the regenerativeresource of the sun.

When the sun shines, the solar PV arrays not only putout enough DC power to satisfy the daytime loads of thef a c i l i t y, but also to supply power to the electrolyzer sub-system, which dissociates (“cracks”) water and stores theresulting pure hydrogen and oxygen in storage tanks.

At the end of the day, the hydrogen is then used as theprimary fuel and combined with the oxygen to run thelow temperature fuel cell to produce high quality“green” electricity.

The SRFC systems, through operation of the fuel cell,convert the chemical energy from hydrogen and oxy-gen into green electricity that can power the E-M man-ufacturing facility. Any surplus green electricity is soldto retail customers and the grid.

The only by-products from the fuel cell are pure waterand low-grade waste heat. The pure water by-productis stored and later converted back into its pure hydro-

gen and oxygen constituents through an electrolysisprocess in order to repeat the cycle as needed.

During the night, when the solar arrays are inactive, thefuel cell subsystem is turned on to supply the majority ofthe required nighttime loads with backup power from anenergy storage systems (batteries) to carry powerthrough the night. Water is stored and later separatedback into its hydrogen and oxygen constituents by thesolar-powered electrolyzer during the next daylight por-tion of the cycle. Therefore, the SRFC system does notrequire any supply of external fuel to operate its fuel cells,the sun is the only source of external energy required.

This solar regenerative fuel cell technology was originallydeveloped at NASA Jet Propulsion Lab for space and lunarapplications, to create a sustainable stand-alone base thatwas a closed loop ecosystem, where all the outputs aretransformed into life support inputs in a continuous cycle.

A $30 million proof of concept of the SRFC t e c h n o l o g ytook place from 1987 to 1995 at Edwards Air ForceBase in California. The tests were eminently successfulin proving the system can work continuously “24/7” nomatter when the sun shines; thus the system demon-strated that it could provide reliable premium powerthat is clean, quiet and efficient.


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