Rezachek & Associates710 Lunalilo St, Suite 1107, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Rezachek & Associates is an international energy and environmental engineering consulting group with its base of operations located in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. Rezachek & Associates provides consulting, research, and project management services to federal laboratories, universities, government agencies, non-profit organizations and industry in a variety of renewable energy, energy conservation, and environmental areas.

Rezachek & Associates is an international energy and environmental engineering consulting group with its base of operations located in Hawaii, USA. Rezachek & Associates provides consulting, research, and project management services to federal laboratories, universities, government agencies, non-profit organizations and industry in a variety of renewable energy, energy conservation, and environmental areas.  Dr. David Rezachek is the owner and principal consultant of Rezachek & Associates. Dr. Rezachek has more than 35 years of experience in energy and environmental systems research, design, demonstration, analysis and engineering and project management. He has been a registered professional mechanical engineer in the State of Hawaii for more than 28 years.  Dr. Rezachek has been the project manager for dozens of projects in the areas of renewable and conventional energy, energy efficiency and conservation, electric and hybrid vehicles, alternative fuels, energy and engineering education, and environmental engineering.  Many of these projects were performed under severe time and funding constraints and required the close coordination of a number of individuals and tasks. Many of these projects also involved research, development, demonstration, and commercialization of new and relatively untested technologies, systems, and concepts.

MapSolar Thermal Project Experience

• Analysis of the Potential Applications and Methods of Improving the Performance of Solar Ponds (TA, EA, Pub, Pre)
• Application of Heat pumps to Residential Water Heating (Evaluation of Solar Assisted Heat Pumps) (M.S. Thesis, TA, EA, Pub, Pre)
• Conducted a preliminary assessment of a large-scale solar water heating system for an application in French Polynesia (Con, EA, SA, TA)
• Critical Review and Analysis of the Hawaii County Economic Opportunity Council’s (HCEOC) Concentrating (Fresnel Lens) Solar Thermal/PV System (SA, PM-D, Rep)
• Demonstration of Solarized Fish Jerky Manufacturing and Marketing (PM-D)
• Demonstration Solar-Powered Cogeneration System - Phases I and II (PM-D)
• Development and Application of a Computer-based Simulation Model for Solar Water Heating Systems to Predict Performance and Life-cycle Economics (Pro, PM-D)
• Development of a Solar Pond System Design Computer Model (Ph.D. Dissertation, Pub, Pre)
• Hawaii Solar Energy Research Laboratory (Pro, PM-C)
• Molokai General Hospital Solar-Powered Absorption Air Conditioning System (PM-D)
• Preliminary Feasibility Study of Converting to Electricity the Waste Heat Generated During Raceway Production of Algae (SA)
• Prepared and provided testimony in support of State income tax credits for solar thermal, photovoltaic, and wind energy systems (Leg)
• Represented the Hawaii Solar Energy Association (HSEA) in Hawaii PUC, Docket No. 00-0209. This assistance was instrumental in obtaining a significantly higher rebate for solar water heating systems (Con)
• Solar Desalination Demonstration Project at NELHA/Milolii (PM-D)
• Solar Electric Generating System (SEGS) Assessment for Hawaii - Seminar (Org)KeyNext 

MapWind Energy Project Experience

• ART OSPREY Hybrid Wind/Wave Energy System and Proposed Cost/Performance Study for Makapuu Point, Oahu, Hawaii (Pro, PM-D)
• Corrosion Assessment of the Molokai Wind/Diesel Electric Hybrid System (PM-D)
• Critical Review of Technical Data Concerning Natural Energy Corporation’s (NEC) Venturi Rotor Wind Energy Converter (VR/WEC) and NEC’s Business Development Plan (PM-D, EA, TA)
• Decommissioning of the State of Hawaii’s Wind Resource Monitoring Network (PM-D)
• Demonstration of a Pumped-Hydro Energy Storage System at the HNEI/Kahua Wind (Renewable) Energy Storage Test Facility (PM-D)
• Feasibility Study for a Wind-Powered 1,500-kW Hydrogen Fuel Cell (PM-D)
• Feasibility Study of Wind Farm Development in Hawaii - Consultant to ABAX Energy Services (Con)
• Hawaii Zuteck Rotor Project (PM-D)
• Molokai Wind/Diesel Electric Hybrid Demonstration Project (PM-D)
• Photovoltaic/Wind-Powered Electric Vehicle Charging Station and Utility-Intertied Energy Storage System (Pro)
• Prepared and provided testimony in support of State income tax credits for solar thermal, photovoltaic, and wind energy systems (Leg)
• The Hawaii Windpower Workshop (Pre)
• Utility Wind Resource Assessment Program (U*WRAP) (Pro, PM-D)
• Wind Energy and Water Pumping for the County of Maui (PM-D)
• Wind Energy Technical Workshop and Field Practicum, Hawaii Natural Energy Institute, University of Hawaii - Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, July 26-31, 1982, Served as a panel member for two technical sessions: (1) Economics of Wind Energy Development, and (2) Agricultural and Mechanical Applications. Presented portions of the preliminary results of the Wind Energy for Irrigation Pumping study (conducted at HSPA) during each of these sessions (Pre