An Architect not afraid to take risks, who ended up helping Lee Iacocca restore the Statue of Liberty. Gypsy scholar/ private practice.
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Free RegistrationMy dad had 31 patents including the fuel cell for NASA's Apollo Mission and I spent many hours in his laboratory. I'd help with his work and often took small adventures on my own. A dozen or so years ago Solar Photovoltaics and Solar Water heaters were the only options for renewable energy and I began developing other alternatives. KINETIC RAIL generates electricity from the weight of rai cars rolling down the tracks that can power the trains and communities along the tracks. VEGAN PV BAD BUNNY.
How do you stay motivated?It's really about heling people and providing community resilience and independence from the utility companies with DREG's [Distributed Renewable Energy Generation]. By the utility's own admission 75% of the energy that they put into the grid disappears before it can be used. Carbon neutral, zero energy, transportation and logistics would take the sting out of the current oil crisis. Bespoke energy programs can provide an income of $30 million a year for a 500 bed hospital to lower health care,.
What would you do with the $25,000?The Columbus Zoo has issued a Zero Waste Challenge and I would hire the Columbus Chapter of Women in 3D Printing to demonstrate how the Circular Economy works to provide power pucks for their train then use the carbon credits and REC's to fund ongoing renewable energy installations. VEGAN SOLAR works particularly well i Puerto Rico and Bad Bunny could provide jobs to manufacture them and the pucks for Tren Urbano.
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