06-04-2016, 08:47 AM
Wille and Eoff have their minds locked into 1970's "environmentalists". This is just another solid waste issue they are trying to do with a their minds apparently in an acid-trip flashback to the 70's all the time.
There are all kinds of things going on in the background. The issue of taking solid waste to west Hawaii from east Hawaii was only an issue when oil was $100 per barrel. It made the trucking prohibitively expensive. Now, that fuel prices are half, the cost of transportation is not a deal breaker.
In fact, Wille and Eoff have taken it too far, ramrodding the county to finance a central green waste composting "park" on Kona side. This is trucking green waste from the east side to be turned into compost on the west side, then the compost trucked to the east side, supposedly to be sold. Who those customers are is a mystery. This is going to be county tax subsidized big time, costing $10 million per year to run. It will be hilarious to watch how this turns out, considering it will probably mean trucking infected ohia over to the west side.
The styrofoam issue is moot. There is a private bioenergy facility (pretty sure the process is waste-to-energy disguised as a more "acceptable" term) going in on the west side, construction starting this summer. The state has already provided $100 million matching bond. It will handle styrofoam.
"Aloha also means goodbye. Aloha!"
There are all kinds of things going on in the background. The issue of taking solid waste to west Hawaii from east Hawaii was only an issue when oil was $100 per barrel. It made the trucking prohibitively expensive. Now, that fuel prices are half, the cost of transportation is not a deal breaker.
In fact, Wille and Eoff have taken it too far, ramrodding the county to finance a central green waste composting "park" on Kona side. This is trucking green waste from the east side to be turned into compost on the west side, then the compost trucked to the east side, supposedly to be sold. Who those customers are is a mystery. This is going to be county tax subsidized big time, costing $10 million per year to run. It will be hilarious to watch how this turns out, considering it will probably mean trucking infected ohia over to the west side.
The styrofoam issue is moot. There is a private bioenergy facility (pretty sure the process is waste-to-energy disguised as a more "acceptable" term) going in on the west side, construction starting this summer. The state has already provided $100 million matching bond. It will handle styrofoam.
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BioEnergy Hawaii partners with Ulupono Initiative on project
BioEnergy Hawaii LLC, (BEH) Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, which designs, develops and operates waste treatment and alternative energy systems, has partnered with the investment firm Ulupono Initiative to finance a resource recovery facility planned for the west side of Hawaii Island.
The limited partnership will share all financial obligations and proceeds of the $50-million facility. In addition to providing resources in capitalization and finance, Ulupono will offer BEH guidance and support through a system-based model that connects companies within its portfolio of investments.
“We are honored to have a significant investor such as Ulupono Initiative become a full partner in our waste conversion project,” says Kosti Shirvanian, president of BEH. “Our missions and values are completely aligned. We are both concerned with the health of our environment as well as the long-term growth and sustainability of Hawaii. Most importantly, we both see waste as a valuable resource.”
The BEH project is designed to prevent 70 percent of municipal solid waste from being landfilled. It will include recycling operations and produce multiple value products from the waste streams including recyclables, organics and residual solid fuel. Recyclables will be recovered and marketed as a commodity; wet organic waste will be treated through anaerobic digestion to produce fertilizer, compost and biogas; and the solid materials, including mixed papers, textiles, low-value plastics and wood, will be processed into a postrecycled engineered fuel.
“We support proven technologies that can help us better manage our waste in environmentally in financially sound ways,” says Datta. “As a long-time Kona resident, I believe BioEnergy Hawaii’s plan will provide a sustainable and economical solution to address our county’s waste struggles.”
The West Hawaii facility will be completely financed with private equity. BEH has the support of a $100 million special purpose revenue bond issued by the state.
Construction on the BioEnergy Hawaii facility is scheduled to begin during the summer of 2016.
"Aloha also means goodbye. Aloha!"
*Japanese tourist on bus through Pahoa, "Is this still America?*