Kb 14 Greatest Accomplishments Of 2014

2014 was a great year! Time truly flies. 2014 was truly a remarkable year for the growth of TeamKB. The year when the Kimroy Bailey Foundation installed its first operational wind turbine at the 100% Renewable Communite Center in Trelawny. The year when Kimroy Bailey Robotics was born and well positioned as the Caribbean's leading robotics, product prototyping and small scale manufacturing company. Hmmm a number of milestones were reached and great accomplishments were achieved in 2014. It was hard to bottle all the experiences to filter down a top 14 but without further ado here are a 14 of the greatest accomplishments for the year that was, 2-0-1-4.

Kimroy Bailey team members with Nathaniel Peat (front kneel) Co-Founder of Gennex

14 THE KIMROY BAILEY FOUNDATION PARTNERSHIP WITH GENNEX

The Kimroy Bailey Foundation inked a BIG DEAL in 2014. The company joined forces with UK solar manufacturer GeNNex to bring low cost solar energy to the Jamaican population. Jamaica the land of sun, sand and sea. Beautiful sunrise and memorizing sunsets; sun left, sun right and sun center! The partnership with GeNNex will provide low cost solar lighting solution for the average Joe. Yes! From a farmer on a horse to the middle class on a budget will be able to afford these home lighting units. What's even more interesting about the partnership is that the Kimroy Bailey Foundation will teach persons how to assemble these solar products right here in Jamaica. This is a stepping stone to ultimately undertake manufacturing of the items here on the island. I told you 2014 was an awesome year and the countdown has just started. Not that this deal did not worth the number one spot on the countdown, just that I am so eager to share the good news I decided to start here! Work on the project will commence as early as January of this year, stay tuned for more info.

Kimroy Bailey Robotics booth and students from Ardenne High School

13 KB Robotics

2014 was the year Kimroy Bailey Robotics decided to stop innovating for a moment and start showcase a few of the innovations we have been innovating. The company kicked off its publicity campaign by staging a grand showcase of cutting edge Jamaican Technologies at the Planning Institute of Jamaican (PIOJ) Labour Market Forum. The booth featured a host of advance technologies including the companies dual extruder 3D printer; a snapshot of BaileyBionic: the company's line of human-like robots and BaileyBotic: the company's line of mobile robots. A number of students from various institutions were intrigued by the Kimroy Bailey Robotics display including students and teacher from the Ardenne High School. 2015 will be the year of much more outings for the company as we aim to inspire innovators the invent Jamaica's way out of poverty by exporting aweome Jamaican made products and utilizing the Kimroy Bailey Robotics products and services every step of the way.

Kimroy Bailey at the JPS Maggotty Hydropower plant in Black River St. Elizabeth

12 JPS Maggotty

Renewable Energy has been a big part of our year, the commissioning of the JPS Maggotty Plant on March 26 could not miss our countdown. We have had days when we just think JPS is out to sabotage us and then there are days when the invest millions into Renewables over US36 million to be exact and we just have to be happy for such bold moves in this economic climate. The Jamaica Public Service Company added 7.2 MW of clean, green electricity to the national grid using the natural fall of the Black River. I had the great pleasure of touring the plant during the Jamaica Institution of Engineers annual Engineers Week 2014. The tour was very insightful and demonstrated that Renewable is RELIABLE! The facility now boasts two generation station, the projected created employment for up to 200 people at different stages of the development. Congrats JPS, you made our countdown!

Kimroy Bailey Robotics Lab underconstruction

11 Kimroy Bailey Robotics Laboratory Expansion

Kimroy Bailey Robotics has had an eventful (inventful) year. We have been locked up in our lab, away from the world developing the program for BaileyBionic (more on that later in the countdown). The company has been formally operating for less than a year and has already out grown its lab space, a 12 feet by 12 feet room, what once was a dog house now a hub of innovation and second home for our 3 employees. In about September 2014 KB Robotics started expansion and a few months later we are now preparing to install new furniture and add equipment to expand our service offerings. The company provides a host of services to assist entrepreneurs to prototype or manufacture their innovations. KB Robotics also utilize interactive teaching tools to bring subjects such as Information Technology, Technical Drawing, Physics, Chemistry and Electrical Technology to life through hands on projects and machinery including our 3D Printer.

A few of the services Kimroy Bailey Robotics offered in 2014 and will be expanding in 2015 includes:

Kimroy Bailey Robotics Laboratory being painted

* The KB RoboKit for beginners interested in learner how to design, build and program robots

* Tours of the Kimroy Bailey Robotics Fabrication Laboratory in Trelawny

* Robotics showcase and demonstration at schools across the island

* Robotics evening, weekend, summer and part time classes

* Product Development Consultancy, Prototyping and Small Scale Manufacturing

* 3D Printing, CAD Modeling and Product design

2015 is the year you stop dream about that product that can make our lives a tid bit easire. Its not time you prototype your product and start making money from your idea. Feel free to Contact us here or call (876)834-5971 to consult with us or find out more about our product offerings.

Kimroy Bailey Robotics Smart House Model

10 Kimroy Bailey Robotics Smart House

2014 marked the year Kimroy Bailey Robotics consulted with its first government agency. The KB Robotics Smart House was the center piece at the 2014 staging of the Jamaica Renewable Energy Expo. The consulted with the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining and shared their booth space to demonstrated the automated home model at the Renewable Energy Expo. The model demonstrated a 100% Renewable energy powered home using solar and wind energy. The automated home can employed at any home, anywhere as long as our hardware are installed at the facility. This then enables your home to be controlled via a mobile app from any where in the world. The controls built by Kimroy Bailey Robotics team empower home owners to turn lights on, off; receive text message whenever any motion is detected in the various parts of the home and a host of other features. Minister Julian Robinson was at hand to witness a demonstration of the Smart House in action.

Kimroy Bailey at Solar Powered Bus Stop in Barbados

9 KB Robotics CXC Consultancy Trip To Barbados

2014 was the year when the Kimroy Bailey Robotics Consultation portfolio expanded as the months fade. The Caribbean Examination Council engaged our service and join a distinguish panel commissioned to create a course called Green Engineering. This course is designed to introduce students to the world of sustainability and environmentally friendly engineering practices. The consultancy engagement took me to across Caribbean waters to beautiful Barbados where the panel had our first face-face session. I am not sure if this earned its space because I consulted with CXC or because my job took me to Barbados. Either way it has been a grand opportunity and a grand experience, just have to give God thanks for the countless blessings in 2014.

Kimroy Bailey working on a windturbine at the Wigton Windfarm

8 Working At Wigton

On the 6th day of January 2014 I started a new chapter of my professional growth when I commenced my job at the Wigton Windfarm as a Service Engineer. Wigton is the largest wind farm in the English speaking Caribbean. The company is home to 23 Neg Micon 900kW wind turbines and 9 Vestas 2MW wind turbine producing a rated capacity of about 40MW of clean green energy. Wigton produces enough energy to power over 20,000 Jamaican homes consuming 2,000W each. 2014 provided me with the grand chance of working with local and international experts in the wind industry a priceless opportunity that only Wigton can provide. This experience earned Wigton the #8 spot on our greatest accomplishments of 2014 countdown.

Host Empress Golding (left), Co-Producer Sherry and Kimroy Bailey

7 Talk Up Yout' Feature.

2014 was a year when we smiled for the camera a few times but my Talk Up Yout' feature 'tek di cake'. Balancing a full time job at the Wigton Windfarm and keeping working in excess of 40 hour/week to grow Kimroy Bailey Robotics and the Kimroy Bailey Foundation is no easy task. This hard work and dedication paid off big time when the Talk Up Yout' team extended an invitation to be featured in Season 4 of the TV program. The Talk Up Yout' crew journeyed to the cold hills of the Cockpit Country in Trelawny on a semi-freezing Saturday morning to capture video footages of Kimroy Bailey in his world of work outside of work. The team had the grand chance of capturing the KB Farm inclusive of our pigs and chickens poultry farm; and yam, banana and cho-cho farm. After shooting the farm the team traveled to the Kimroy Bailey Foundation 100% Renewable Community Center in Litchfield, Trelawny a few minutes from the farm. The team wrapped up the feature by touring the Kimroy Bailey Robotics lab and recording a demonstration of the KB Smart House, Bailey Botics: quad copter and home security robots. The feature which was aired on TVJ had a grand audience online after it was shared on the Kimroy Bailey Facebook Page. The overwhelming feedback from Facebook friends and supporters bumped this feature up to #7 on our Countdown.

Wind turbine at the Kimroy Bailey Foundation 100% Renewable Community Center

6 Kimroy Bailey Foundation 100% Renewable Community Center

The Kimroy Bailey Foundation has been working assiduously to energize the 1st Community Center in the English speaking Caribbean to be powered exclusively by Renewable Energy. The KB Foundation purchased its first wind turbine for the project in 2014 and gathered a few of our volunteers to install the wind turbine at the facility. The one day installation was a great milestone for the organization. The wind turbine generates up to 1000W of power, enough energy to power 8 laptops and other devices which will be utilized at the facility. The Kimroy Bailey Foundation also acquired and installed the requisite components to store and invert the wind energy such as a charge controller, batteries and inverter. The uniqueness of the project and the intended scale-ability and having similar centers in different regions of the island and eventually different regions across the Caribbean gave this development the #6 spot on our countdown. The Kimroy Bailey Foundation 100% Renewable Community Center will be used as a homework and internet access center and also as a hub to educate youths and unemployed individuals in the rural neighborhood.

Wigton Windfarm tour during the Kimroy Bailey Robotics Summer Camp

5 Kimroy Bailey Robotics Summer Camp 2014

2014 was an aggressive year for Kimroy Bailey Robotics not only was it the year the company was formally registered it was also the year the company decided to provide a fun learning Summer Program for high school students interested in learning about Robotics and Renewable Energy. Kimroy Bailey Robotics had two summer camp sessions and over 70 students enrolled. Each summer camp session ran for 5 days. The first three days students were introduced to robotics, divided in groups of four and provided with a mobile robot to build fun projects. Students were treated to a fun field trip on day 4 of the Wigton Windfarm where a demonstration of automation was showcased and an introduction to the world of renewable energy. The final day concluded the Renewable Energy component of the camp with a tour of the University of Technology, Jamaica solar panel installation. The camp was organized and executed by Kimroy Bailey and Dr. Dave Muir additional instructors included: Marlon Hutchinson, Raymond Ferguson and Shadae Crawford.

Kimroy Bailey and Hon. Julian Robinson during the Robotics Summer Camp Closing Ceremony

4 Kimroy Bailey Robotic Summer Camp Closing Ceremony

The curtains on The Kimroy Bailey Robotics Summer Camp were drawn with a grand closing ceremony featuring partners, sponsors, students, parents and specially invited guests. The event was covered by the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) team. Kimroy Bailey was the keynote speaker at the ceremony and Junior Minister in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining challenged the students to utilize the summer camp platform to innovate great products to propel the growth of our island. Some of our partners included: The University of Technology, Jamaica, Access Financial Services Ltd, Klesing Industrial Supplies, The Digital Yard Foundation, The Wigton Windfarm, GeNNex and The Scientific Research Council.

BaileyBionic the robotic hand from Kimrroy Bailey Robotics

3 Bailey Bionic

BaileyBionic is a robotic hand made in Jamaica at the Kimroy Bailey Robotics Fabrication Laboratory (FabLab) in Trelawny. The hand is a derivative of the open source humanoid InMoov found on Thingiverse. BaileyBionic boasts two core control inputs: voice command and sonar sensing. The Sonar sensing feature was showcased at the PIOJ exhibition where patrons interacted with BaileyBionic by moving their fingers in front a sensor. Their motion was processed by a microcontroller which allowed BaileyBionic to record and repeat the movement of each finger in the corresponding order. Persons were amazed at the level of details BaileyBionic reproduced whether it was each finger going down and up, the fold of the fist, the pointing finger out and the other fingers closed or a thumbs up. BaileyBionic was able to replicate inputs with remarkable details in real time.

Kimroy Bailey on the farm with sugar cane, spice bun and kool aid

2 Family, Friends And Food

Family and Friends are a big part of who I am and played a vital role in who I've become. This countdown would have been flawed if family and friends did not have a reserved spot somewhere close to the top. 2014 was a year to take it slow every once in a while and link up with old friends and continually meet new friends. With no further ado let me say thanks to all my great friends for the support, encouragement and prayers.

Ashia Thompson and Kimroy Bailey with the KB Robotics InnovationNation Award

1 Kimroy Bailey Robotics #InnovationNation Award To Ashia Thompson

Giving back has been a great part of who we are and as our companies continue to grow, Kimroy Bailey Robotics and the Kimroy Bailey Foundation is committed to contributing to the lives of Jamaican students through the #InnovationNation Award. The #InnovationNation Award is open to appplicant who has been apart of any of our Renewable Robotics program. During our tenure as a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics consultant with the May Day High School Ashia Thompson had the pleasure of being apart of our robotics in school program. She demonstrated her passion for learning new technologies, working cohesively in team and applying herself to overcome challenges with limited resources. Ashia moved on from the May Day High School to undertake her 6th form education at DeCartteth College. She is a proud product of Kimroy Bailey Robotics and the recipient of 13 CXC subjects with 4 grade ones and 9 grade twos. The wouldn't be any better way to cap our countdown than to saying CONGRATS Ashia, keep making Jamaica proud.

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Energy Update Feb 27

IN THE STATES

VA - The Virginia House of Delegates and Senate voted to preserve a tax credit for electric utilities that burn coal mined in the Commonwealth. Governor Terry McAuliffe previously proposed a reduction in the tax credit to help offset a budget shortfall, but neither chamber agreed to the Governor's proposal. The policy reversal creates a 5.2 million shortfall in each chamber's proposed budget, and allows utility companies to claim no more than 7.5 million combined in any year. House, Senate preserve coal tax credit for utilities - "The Richmond Times-Dispatch"

WV - Governor Earl Ray Tomblin vetoed a bill, H.B. 2201, that would have required the state's Public Service Commission to set new guidelines for net metering, a proposal which advocates decried as jeopardizing the future of solar power in the state. Net metering, which differs by state, is a billing mechanism that credits solar energy system owners for the electricity they generate and add to the electric power grid. In his veto message, Governor Tomblin said he disapproved of the bill for technical reasons, but did not further clarify his position on the legislation's intent. "Due to a number of technical issues in the bill, I am unable to sign House Bill 2201 into law," Governor Tomblin said. "I encourage the Legislature to re-examine this piece of legislation and correct the technical issues outlined in my veto message." W.Va. governor vetoes net metering bill - "FierceEnergy" and Tomblin vetoes two technically flawed bills - "MetroNews West Virginia"

REGIONAL

The Governors of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island are forming a regional partnership to expand the use of renewable energy sources and natural gas. Under the Governors' plan, electric utility companies in each state will work together with state agencies "to begin a competitive bidding process to seek proposals from supplies of clean energy resources." The Governors, which discussed the regional partnership during the recent National Governors Association's winter meeting, also released a draft request for proposals with a 30-day comment period. Governor Charlie Baker of Massachusetts said "this regional partnership will allow Massachusetts to acquire cost effective renewable resources for the commonwealths energy supply." Connecticut Governor Dan Malloy stated the joint venture may lead to larger collaborative energy projects. "By working together with neighboring states," Governor Malloy said, "we can make the most efficient use of our resources to attract new clean energy projects at the lowest possible cost for ratepayers while advancing our interests in reducing emissions of greenhouse gases." Governors looking to expand renewable energy, natural gas - "The Boston Herald"

The Outer Continental Shelf Governors Coalition (OCSGC) met during the recent National Governors Association's winter meeting, agreed to lobby Congress for legislation "to set a multi-state strategy for revenue sharing from federal offshore energy development." The OCSGC, which first organized in 2011, has seven members, including Alabama Governor Robert Bentley, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, Maine Governor Paul LePage, Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant, North Carolina Governor and OCSGC Chair Pat McCrory, South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, and Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe. The Governors, however, have not yet reached a decision on a model for revenue sharing. "Right now weve got all these different bills on revenue sharing, and we would like to consolidate those into one bill," Governor McCrory said, referring to separate bills in Congress for Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina. State governments usually control offshore waters as far as three miles, while the federal government controls the outer continental shelf. Seven Governors set legislative strategy for revenue sharing from offshore energy -- "Bloomberg"

NATIONAL AND FEDERAL

The American Energy Innovation Council, which is made up of six corporate executives, is urging Congress and the federal government "to make expanded energy research a strategic national priority." Members of the Council include Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and General Electric CEO Jeffrey Immelt. The Council contends the United States has fallen behind other governments in energy research, which may hamper efforts to reduce carbon emissions and develop new energy sources. The group recently released a report highlighting their advocacy work and research and recommendations for policymakers. "Growing and consistent appropriations for energy innovation should be a top U.S. priority over the next decade," the business leaders recommended in their report. "The budget numbers over the last five years are a major failure in U.S. energy policy." Bill Gates and other business leaders urge U.S. to increase energy research - "The New York Times"

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Future Generation Competition To Once Again Highlight Uaes Next Green Leaders

"STUDENTS WILL COMPETE TO WIN A MIDDLE EAST ELECTRICITY AWARD BY PRESENTING THE MOST INNOVATIVE ENERGY CONSERVATION SOLUTION"

Dubai, UAE, 4 February, 2015: After the success of the inaugural Future Generation competition, the Informa Energy Group will once again be running the contest in March which was created to highlight the potential of undergraduate engineering students currently studying in the UAE.

The challenge for each participant is to design and develop an innovative solution for energy efficiency, energy conservation or alternative energy and present their ideas during Middle East Electricity and Solar Middle East, which take place from 2-4 March 2015 at the Dubai World Trade Centre. For the inaugural edition of the competition, visitors voted for the project they thought was the most innovative and viable. This year there will be two awards on offer, a people's choice award which follows the same system as last year, and a new judge's award, decided by a panel of three industry experts who will review all of the entries to ultimately determine their winning project.

The winners of last year's award were Zulfa A Rasheed, Amna Abdulla and Muna Dahir Ali from Ajman University of Science & Technology/Fujairah for their 'Wind Powered Water Lifting System' project, a renewable energy conversion system transforming wind energy to mechanical energy

Another standout project from last year's competition came from Emirati sisters Anood Al Hamadi and Aisha Al Hamadi from the Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) Ruwais. The pair are the first Emirati female engineers to come from the UAE's Al Gharbia western region.

There is certainly no shortage of innovation for the next edition of the awards with a number of projects having already been submitted. One of the submissions by RIT-Dubai University uses existing technology to create a new solution. Using solar power for the energy source, thermo-electric coolers are used to generate a cooling effect which can bring down the temperature inside a parked car, which will be especially effective during the summer months. For the people's choice award, visitors will have a unique opportunity to see the designs which will be on display at the Future Generation stand located in Sheikh Maktoum Hall, speak to students about their ideas and vote for their favourite. The projects with the maximum number of visitor votes and the one selected by the panel of judges will be presented with a Middle East Electricity Award on Wednesday 4 March at 2:00pm in the Sheikh Maktoum Conference Hall.

Commenting on the success of the first competition, Anita Mathews, Director of Informa Energy Group, said: "The launch of Future Generation, a student competition designed to encourage young minds, was a great success. The projects on display last year were extremely creative, and it was really encouraging to see so many innovative ideas coming out of the UAE's higher education sector. We believe that young minds are our future leaders and nurturing these exceptional minds is our gift for tomorrow. This is certainly something we have built on for the 2015 edition of the event."

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On Offshore Oil And The Hawaii Science And Technology Council

Yesterday, I mentioned that David Block of the Florida Solar Energy Center was soon to publish something on offshore oil. Well, today he sent me his paper, entitled, "Can the U.S. Drill Its Way Out of the Energy Problem?" However, as he has not yet officially released it to the general public, I thought I'd merely mention a few points and ask you to contact him if you are interested in the details (block@fsec.ucf.edu). Dr. Block said:-1....to the question from the title above: no.-2. He provides some very useful information on oil supply, demand and reserves, and carefully explains why future oil demand will not be met.-His key statement is: "Developing alternative energy sources has to be a priority and sound engineering principles must be applied to future energy resources." I might add that the important point has to be with respect to national priorities. In Peak Oil and Global Warming--call it PO/GW--the opportunity has not been provided to engineers to apply their skills. The problem, thus, is not a technical one, but political. Further, the fault is not particularly that of President George Bush or the U.S. Congress or oil company executives. What is lacking is public will. How then to influence the masses is the key to overcoming PO/GW.-The electronic media, represented by blogs and papers like THE HUFFINGTON POST, might well be the solution, for they feature instant feedback and exponential propagation of ideas. Protest marches are so last generation. HuffPo is close to publishing Part 4 of my series on a solution to PO/GW. After that will come Part 5, which provides my current views on the ultimate simple solution.-Oil today rose to just above 145.18, a dime short of the all-time record high.-Bertha in the Atlantic continues to slightly weaken, and will soon head northeast, away from land. However, ELIDA IS NOW OFFICIALLY A HURRICANE, with sustained winds at 85 MPH, and is moving West towards Hawaii. It is, though, expected to weaken over the next few days.-Finally, I would like to introduce the HAWAII SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL (http://www.hiscitech.org/), where LISA GIBSON serves as President. (lgibson@hawaiiscitechcouncil.org). I previously served on the board of two of their members (Cardax and Hawaii Biotech), plus, of course, still have a Manoa office at a third, the University of Hawaii. -HiSciTech tomorrow (Tuesday, July 15) sponsors a presentation by Dana Christensen, Associate Laboratory Director of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, on "The Energy Challenge and Opportunity." I will set up a table at the event, to be held at the Plaza Club in downtown Honolulu, at 3 PM, to sign my two books: "SIMPLE SOLUTIONS FOR PLANET EARTH" (http://SimpleSolutionsBook1.com) and "SIMPLE SOLUTIONS FOR HUMANITY" (http://SimpleSolutionsBook2.com). Call LISA at 536 4670. Perhaps your organization might want to become a member of HiSciTech.-

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