09-20-2014, 12:46 PM
No, my Hawaii living experience is on Oahu, although I have spent time on Hawaii. I have considered, off and on, buying a few acres up in Kohala area Kamuela/Waimea (Dry Side) or N. Kohala.
The thing about Puna I find interesting is the vulcanology. Other than that, not really my style. Three of the things I hate most are humidity, mosquitoes and pit bulls - and crocodiles too, but they are not found there (thankfully).
The feeling I get from speaking with him about Fuel Cells is that they are more for larger buildings, like a Costco, or a warehouse etc., but they may make them small enough for a house, if you use a fair amount of juice. You'd need a convenient source of Hydrogen, and that pretty much means natural gas, which you don't have, unfortunately. I am not an expert in them, but he did spend some time telling me about them etc., so my information may be quite incomplete. I was amazed that when they finished a job, they would have wood crating materials to dispose of, and all the fittings, nuts, bolts, screws, washers etc., were all stainless steel or chrome plated, and they ended up in the dumpster with the wood, so it seemed like a pretty high-dollar business.
Stay safe.
Ono - So Fast - So Tasty!
The thing about Puna I find interesting is the vulcanology. Other than that, not really my style. Three of the things I hate most are humidity, mosquitoes and pit bulls - and crocodiles too, but they are not found there (thankfully).
The feeling I get from speaking with him about Fuel Cells is that they are more for larger buildings, like a Costco, or a warehouse etc., but they may make them small enough for a house, if you use a fair amount of juice. You'd need a convenient source of Hydrogen, and that pretty much means natural gas, which you don't have, unfortunately. I am not an expert in them, but he did spend some time telling me about them etc., so my information may be quite incomplete. I was amazed that when they finished a job, they would have wood crating materials to dispose of, and all the fittings, nuts, bolts, screws, washers etc., were all stainless steel or chrome plated, and they ended up in the dumpster with the wood, so it seemed like a pretty high-dollar business.
Stay safe.
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Originally posted by csgray
So you don't actually live here now? I just wondered because all of a sudden you are on a bunch of threads, but then you said you worked next to this business I'd never heard of here, so it didn't quite fit together.
Carol
Every time you feel yourself getting pulled into other people's nonsense, repeat these words: Not my circus, not my monkeys.
Polish Proverb
Ono - So Fast - So Tasty!
Ono - So Fast - So Tasty!