About Bourne Energy

Market Opportunities

Hybrid Renewable Power Sites – Sites where there is a combination of
hydro, solar or wind power potential within the same footprint.

Electric Utility Industry - Most utilities, both US and European, are mandated
to utilize a percentage of green power. The power they most need is a
steady source which does not require backup power plants to be online.
This allows them to close their carbon-intensive coal fueled power plants.

Water Utility Industry – Increasing demand for water from industrial,
agricultural and consumers have stressed traditional aquifiers and
groundwater sources. Water companies have been turning toward the
construction of reverse osmosis water making plants to fulfill these
growing demands. Approximately half of the cost of every gallon
of processed water is energy.

Industrial and public wastewater treatment sector – These complex,
energy intensive systems are needed more and more to protect the
water quality of our rivers and lakes.

River and groundwater remediation sector – Many river areas suffer
from poor water quality. Energy–efficient water remediation systems
are needed more than ever to clean up our rivers and lakes.

Modern agricultural sector – The world’s poorest people need access
to affordable energy so they can plow, plant food and collect crops.
What is needed is smarter more efficient farming technologies applied
to heavily populated regions of Asia and Africa. Modern electric or
compressed air fueled equipment is needed to till the soil. Trickle
utility quality electricity is needed for the computer controlled
global positioning and other computer systems which modify the amount
of fertilizer, seeds and pumped water applied within each field based
on varying soil and moisture conditions.

Large rapidly developing countries - The sheer size and robust
economies of India, China and Brazil will play an increasingly important
role in the international energy markets according to the International
Energy Agency (IEA) which is promoting the use of alternative energies
to reduce that demand.

Corporations - Most major corporations are attempting to reduce
their environmental impact.

Military - Man-portable systems and larger systems for military bases.
Military equipment is becoming increasingly sophisticated delivering far
greater capability such as network centric warfare and advance weapons and
protection systems. The unavoidable side effect is the increasing demand for
mobile electrical power on the battlefield. The demand to combine maximum
adaptability with sustainable power is leading to the increasing use of
renewable energy on the battlefield.

Data Centers - The tech industry is facing an energy crisis.
The cost of power consumption by data centers doubled between 2000
and 2006 to $4.5 billion in the US. The cost of cooling data centers
is about 50% of the total cost of power consumption.

Water Maker - The world is suffering increasing shortages
of freshwater. One solution is reverse osmosis but it is energy intensive.

Offices

Compressed air production

Dams - There are 8,000 powerdams worldwide and many produce
significant hydropower in their outfall areas.

Island power system - Many islands in the world have
usable amounts of local wave and tidal power.

Green Buildings

Power Backup

Factories

Bottling plants

In addition to the basic RiverStar-50 power producing module, specialized
versions of RiverStar have been developed to serve these markets. All of
Bourne Energy's hydro-kinetic power systems are multi-functional platforms,
which offers many alternative variations to its various major components
to be able to adapt to the largest number of power sites as possible.

Bourne has development special purpose versions of the river, tidal
and ocean energy technology including:

Developing World Series can provide electricity and fresh water
to many areas of the world. The units that can be towed up river or trucked
to a hydro-site and quickly set up to produce significant electricity for
a village during the day and evening and then shift to refilling the
village’s freshwater tanks during the night.

Secure Energy Series is a secure, zero imported oil,
100% capacity powerplant and/or watermaker. It is aimed at
military applications for international bases as well as for
large international corporations who need added energy security
for their remote industrial sites. It uses light armor cladding technology
with plug-in mission packages including infrared, acoustic, sonar
and other sensor devices to scan intrusion areas.

Environmental Series is a self-contained river powered
water management device capable of restoring river quality with a
naturally based method while monitoring the river. The river’s own
hydropower drives an on-board air-compressor which oxygenates the water
improving dissolved oxygen and pH levels while killing off anaerobic
and pathogenic bacteria. This energy free water restoration process
improves water quality promoting fish aquaculture,swimming, fishing and boating.

Compressed Air Series provides a compressed air network
for industrial users who commonly use compressed air to power their operations.
It can also be used for newly developed compressed air motor technology
to provide clean, local power for ground and marine transport systems.

Water Maker Series combines the generator with a watermaker,
either an internal or external Reverse Osmosis system. According to
a report by the International Water Management Institute, by 2025,
about one third of the world's population, perhaps as many as 3 billion people,
will face water shortages. According to some estimates we will very likely
reach the upper limit of available fresh water for worldwide consumption,
more than 2.9 billion cubic miles, by 2050. RO water purification is expensive.
Energy makes up on average 50% of the total cost of each gallon produced.
With growing water shortages from our acquifiers we are accessing river water
more than ever. An average array of RSWM (20 units) would produce
approximately 500,000 gals/day fresh water from brown water source
or 50,000 gals/day fresh from saltwater source.

Bottom Mount Series is an entirely invisible system designed for
highly populated sites that require an entirely invisible system. The RS-BM
is to operate on the river bottom supported by the horizontal high tension
mooring system. And it can be refloated when annual maintenance is required.

Wastewater Treatment Series is designed to provide a renewable
energy source for riverside municipal waste treatment facilities.
Energy is a major cost of these systems. Power blackouts can also cause
these system to fail and pollute rivers and lakes. The RS-WT also provides
compressed air used for oxidation by these systems.

RS Manportable Series is designed to provide power for individual
riverside homes, small remote 3rd world villages and military bases situated
near small streams, canals and aqueducts. The entire unit collapses into a
100 pound, six-foot long tube that can be air-dropped and carried by two men.
Each unit is self-contained with its own integrated generator, power convertor,
cooling system, sensors and security systems.

Hydro-Hydrogen Series combines the hydrokinetic generator,
RO based water maker and electrolyzer into a self-contained river powered
hydrogen producing unit.

Low Visibility Series is a very low visibility unit designed for
the many river power sites where the river flow is stable and,
in many cases, protected by a upstream series of dams.

High Debris Series is designed for river sites with long periods
of high debris loads or iced over rivers such as remote parts of
Africa, South America and Asia.

Cooling System Series is a river powered cooling system
designed to reduce operating costs for data centers, factories and
office buildings. Data centers are the factories for the information economy.
But the tech industry is facing an energy crisis. The cost of power consumption
by data centers doubled between 2000 and 2006 to $4.5 billion in the US.
The cost of cooling data centers is about 50% of the total cost of power consumption.

Accelerator Series allows the power arrays to be placed in slower
flowing rivers.

Energy Regenerator Series is a system placed in the outfall
area of an established hydropower dam to capture and regenerate waste energy.
RSRE-50 advantages include increasing dam power output without increasing
reservoir or dam size and using in-river power cables to connect the arrays
to the dams established power grid. The unit slows outflow speed, aerates water,
and reuses the concentrated outflow of the dam many times. It can be used in the
same way to produce power from the many non-hydropower dams in the world.

Large Scale Series is large version (100-300 ft. length)
designed to harness energy from large, deep water tidal and river current sites.
Ocean currents flow at all depths in the ocean, but the strongest usually occur in
the upper layer which is shallow compared to the depth of the oceans.
There are 14 currents that exceed 3 knots (3.45 mph), a few of which are in the open ocean.

Agriculture Series is a system that addresses the water shortages
emerging as a constraint on food production growth. Since it takes 1,000 tons of water
to produce 1 ton of grain, it is not surprising that 70 percent of world water
use is devoted to irrigation. Thus, raising irrigation efficiency is central to
raising water productivity overall. Raising irrigation water efficiency typically
means shifting from the less efficient flood or furrow system to overhead
sprinklers or drip irrigation, the gold standard of irrigation efficiency.
Switching from flood or furrow to drip irrigation typically cuts water use in half.
A drip system also raises yields because it provides a steady supply of water
with minimal losses to evaporation. By combining the RiverStarAG to pump water through
these smart irrigation systems, large amounts of water can be saved, the use of energy
intensive fertilizers can be reduced thus cutting overall energy consumption.
This system also reduces the use of fertilizers and pesticide runoff protecting soil quality.

Backpack Power Plant Series is a man-portable renewable energy generator
that is only 3 feet in length and weighs in at only 27 pounds. The SPP offers a
new dimension in renewable energy systems - ultra-portability. These units can be carried
into remote areas and quickly set up in small rivers and streams using Bourne’s
novel submerged horizontal high tension mooring system. The unit produces approximately
500 W/unit high quality continuous power depending on river current. The unit can be
set up singularly or in arrays of 10 kW or more. The SPP can also be used for
powering potable water making system and for the military.

Solar-Hydro Hybrid Series is designed for the many river power sites
that also have significant solar power potential. The RS-SRH combines solar PV
with RiverStar hydropower to create a hybrid renewable energy source. The RS-SRH
integrates the foundations, support structures and power transmissions for both
power systems into one. This not only reduces overall costs but multiplies
the amount of energy harnessed/sq ft thus reducing cost/kW and increasing
the overall capitalization utility rate of the combined system.

Wind-Tidal Hybrid Series is designed for the many offshore wind power sites
that also have significant tidal power potential. The TS-TWH combines wind generators
with TidalStar hydropower to create a hybrid renewable energy source. The TS-TWH
integrates the foundations, support structures and power transmissions for both
power systems into one. This not only reduces overall costs but multiplies the
amount of energy harnessed/sq ft thus reducing cost/kW and increasing the overall
capitalization utility rate of the combined system.

Aqueduct Series is designed for the thousands of miles of water aqueducts
around the world represent an investment of many billions and provide essential
drinking water to many urban areas and irrigation water to agricultural regions.
But many of these same aqueducts have significant amounts of potential hydropower
hidden beneath their surface. The RiverStar-AT is designed to harness this power
silently and effeciantly and without effecting the water quality or operation
of the aqueducts. The self-contained RS-AT can be trucked to the power site where
it can be quickly insalled with no river bottom construction assuring the quality
of the water. It can provide a significant supply of clean energy while using its
built in water sensors to assure the quality and security of the water supply.

Wind-Ocean Hybrid Series is designed for the many offshore wind power sites
that also have significant ocean power potential. The OS-WOH combines wind generators
with OceanStar wave power arrays to create a hybrid renewable energy source.
The OS-WOH integrates the foundations, support structures and power transmissions
for both power systems into one. This not only reduces overall costs but multiplies
the amount of energy harnessed/sq ft thus reducing cost/kW and increasing the overall
capitalization utility rate of the combined system.

Environmental Impact

Bourne’s river, tidal and ocean hydro-kinetic systems
have numerous environmental advantages over conventional hydropower
dams, Run-of-River and other hydropower systems.

Bourne’s Energy Systems do not require in-river foundations,
thus its installation has no effect on the seabed. The hydro-kinetic
systems incorporates the transmission and controls cable into the
mooring system thus eliminating the need for burial of the cable and
its effect on the seabed. It eliminates the risk at some sites,
in particular industrial zones, of the disruption of bottom sediments
that may result in dispersal of contaminated sediment
(Mercury, Lead, PCBs) into the water.

Mechanical and flow-related injuries to fish are typically
associated with conventional hydropower facilities which use
high RPM impellers. Because of the fundamental differences in
every aspect of a Bourne project design, the potential for
many of the effects is far less for the Kinetic Energy System
than for conventional hydro projects. For instance, Bourne’s
power systems actually repels fish. Flow directly in front of
an open"windmill" type turbine is slowed by the backwater effect
of the blades on the current. A slight pressure wave forms
in front of the turbine, which will likely direct fish outward
and away from the turbine disk. Fish and other marine life are
likely to be exposed to less danger because they can move
to avoid the turbine.

Rotor and blade tip speeds of Bourne’s turbines are much slower
than conventional hydropower turbines, and wind turbines,
reducing both the probability of contact, and the probability
of injury or mortality. Changes in water pressure across a
Bourne turbine are typically orders of magnitude less than
those that occur in many conventional hydropower turbines, greatly
reducing the potential for fish injuries.

For more detailed information refer to the article titled:

“Potential Impacts of Hydrokinetic and Wave Energy Conversion
Technologies on Aquatic Environments”

Also see this report to Congress:
“Potential Environmental Effects of Marine and
Hydrokinetic energy technology (DOE)”

Corporate Plans

Bourne has developed a multi-year program to establish OceanStar, TidalStar
and RiverStar power systems worldwide. Our commercialization plan, based on the
rapid scalability and the strong demand expected for these new
energy products, calls for licensing our technologies to strategic
partners who will utilize their established manufacturing and
distribution assets to maximize the sales of these renewable energy products.

Bourne Energy is planning to enter limited production of the
RiverStar-50, beginning in the Fall of 2009. Interested parties may
place their name on our Waiting List and will be kept abreast of our
progress.

Please send your name, company name,
and an email address to contact@bourneenergy.com.

Senior Management

The management team, consultants and strategic partners, have
backgrounds in marketing, business development, naval architecture,
systems engineering, global finance, defense technologies,
civil engineering and coastal engineering, automotive engineering,
product design and architecture. Our team members bring together
dedication to our mission and values the diverse skills and
experiences required to make the vision of worldwide hydrokinetic
energy generation a reality.

Bourne Careers

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Press Releases

Environmental Expert
"New Developments in Hydropower Can Supercharge Obama's Green Jobs Plan"

Forbes.com
"Water Company in a box - Bourne Energy"

Reuters
"Bourne Energy puts renewable energy on a fast track"

Gizmag
"Bourne Energy's RiverStar: a fresh approach to hydropower"

CleanTech
"New approach to power from waves, tides and rivers?"

Renewable Energy World
"Hydropower prototypes to explore ocean power on West Coast"

Websites of Interest

Department of Energy-Hydropower
www.energy.gov/energysources/hydropower.htm

Idaho National Laboratory - Hydropower Program
www.hydropower.id.doe.gov

ACORE: American Council On Renewable Energy
www.acore.org

International Hydropower Association
www.hydropower.org

EUREC (European Renewable Energy Research Centres Agency)
www.eurec.be

ESHA (European Small Hydropower Association)
www.esha.be

European Ocean Energy Association
www.eu-oea.com

California Energy Commission
www.energy.ca.gov/

Relevant Articles and Studies

Hydroworld.com
“Renewable Fuels: Manufacturing Ammonia from Hydropower”

Encyclopedia of Earth.
“Ten fundamental principles of net energy”

Idaho National Labs
"Feasibility Assessment of the Water Energy Resources of the United States
for New Low Power and Small Hydro Classes of Hydroelectric Plants." Jan. 2006
Main Report and Appendix A

"Water Energy Resources of the United States
with Emphasis on Low Head/Low Power Resources." April 2004 Main Report

"Estimation of Economic Parameters of U.S. Hydropower Resources" July 2003

Washington Post April 2009
"Getting Real on Wind and Solar" by James Schlesinger and Robert L. Hirsch April 2009

Renewable Energy World
”Marine Energy: How Much Development Potential Is There” April 2009

A report by the Leadership Group on Water Security in Asia
“Asia's Next Challenge: Securing the Region's Water Future” April 2009

Energy companies - Water companies - Desalintation companies.
“The Intertwined Tale of Energy and Water”

U.S. on the Verge of Small Hydro Boom?
"www.renewableenergyworld.com

"California Small Hydropower and Ocean Wave Energy Resources"
"www.energy.ca.gov/2005publications/CEC-500-2005-074/CEC-500-2005-074.pdf

”Impacts on U.S. Energy Expenditures of Increasing Renewable Energy Use”,
Rand Corporation prepared for Energy Future Coalition.
"www.energyfuturecoalition.org/pubs/RAND.pdf

“A European Strategy for Sustainable, Competitive and Secure Energy”,
Commission of the European Communities.
"www.ec.europa.eu/energy/green-paper-energy/index_en.htm

Significant Small Hydro Potential in India, Cleantech.
"www.asiacleantech.wordpress.com/2007/ 09/24/significant-small-hydro-potential-in-india/

European Commission - Energy - New and Renewable Energies - Small Hydro.
"www.ec.europa.eu/energy/res/sectors/small_hydro_en.htm

Bourne Energy is a member of:

American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE)

Ocean Renewable Energy Coalition (OREC)

Marine Technology Society (MTS)

International Hydropower Association (IHA)

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