Enough is enough. There is no energy shortage; however, there is a shortage of captured energy available to us in a useful form. Every day, every hour, more energy reaches the earth than all of us can use in a year. And that's just solar energy. Taken together with other renewable sources such as wind, tidal, geothermal, and biomass, we clearly have no shortage of energy on our planet.
Reliability counts. In making all of this energy into a reliable asset though, two key questions need to be addressed: production and storage. Reliable production means generating all the electricity and fuel you need onsite, with a distributed system, thus making energy supply chain vulnerabilities a thing of the past. And storage? Capturing and storing the energy for use when and where we need it, and not when the sun decides to shine or the wind to blow (known as the intermittency problem), has always been the Achilles heel of renewable energy systems. Until now. The solution lies in hydrogen generation through electrolysis, using clean energy to power the process. Excess power not immediately consumed is used to generate a clean gas which can then either be reconverted into electricity on demand or burned directly as a combustible fuel. Storing hydrogen is simple and safe, and the gas won't degrade over time.
The nature of Nature. Recognizing the intermittent nature of renewable energy sources, REI's systems follow nature's path by using its most abundant energy storehouse and carrier: hydrogen. Systems are designed to give you abundant clean energy for all your home or business needs without reliance on outside sources. The trick lies in balancing the energy loads in production, storage, and consumption. REI mimics nature's energy cycles by using proven hydrogen generation and reconversion technologies to get the job done, safely and reliably, with no pollution or emissions whatsoever.
Energy independence forever. REI designs and builds its systems to satisfy all required energy needs (primary or backup), both independent of or in cooperation with the electricity grid. Because the technologies used are scalable, you can power a home, a neighborhood, or a city. In addition to generating electricity, stored hydrogen can also be used as a fuel to power vehicles or equipment.
About costs.As long as you have access to the sun and the sky, renewable energy is free; the only costs incurred are for equipment needed to capture it. These costs can in turn be amortized and depreciated according to general accounting principles. In other words, energy bills can be paid now (at known rates if you opt for a renewable energy system) or later (at unknown rates through traditional power sources). In this way, renewable energy systems function as a powerful price hedging tool, insulating the owner from energy cost fluctuations for the projected life cycle of the installed system.
