The document discusses the vision and work of Loaves and Fishes ministry to realize global abundance through renewable energy and interconnected electricity grids. It describes their journey from seeking guidance in 1986 to establishing a solar-powered home and vehicle. It outlines their goal of connecting regional energy networks into a global grid to provide universal access to electricity. Several emerging projects are highlighted as steps towards this vision, including the Tres Amigas superstation in New Mexico and the Desertec energy project exporting solar power from North Africa to Europe.
6. “Life is a mirror and will reflect
back to the thinker what he
thinks into it.”
-- Ernest Holmes
7. Reflection – July 1986
• Desperation
• In-between jobs
• Wanting to be useful
• Seeking Divine Guidance
8. Reflection – July 1986
• Received…
guidance
• Working on project,
came across material
for different project
• Enthusiastic but…
• Unfocused, confused
9. “If you want to change the world…
start with yourself.”
• Sobriety (1990)
• Spiritual
connection (1995)
10. Sacred Days Retreat 1998
• Week in Portland
• Group of Ministers
• Goal of Ministry?
• Day of Silence
• Sacred Covenant
11. Sacred Days Retreat 1998
Vision: “Growing Abundance through
the Wisdom of Love”
12. Setting Intentions
• Ministry Name:
“Loaves & Fishes”
• To Awaken Qualities
of Freedom & Joy
• Teach, speak and
empower others
• Be living example
13. Loaves & Fishes
• All 4 gospels
• Principle of
abundance
• 5 loaves, 2 fish
• Multitudes fed
• Unconditional
generosity
26. Daytime: Too Much Energy
Day: system usually makes
more energy than home can use
Extra energy flows back onto
utility grid
Runs the electric meter
backwards for credit
Extra power used by others
27. Nighttime: Not Enough Energy
Solar panels don’t work at
night
Take back energy that’s
“banked” during the day
Only pay bill once a year
On avg, use as much as you
put in, your bill is ZERO!
“Net Metering” program
Energy Interdependence
29. Global Problem:
Hunger and Starvation
• UNWorld Food Program
Report (Feb. 17, 2007)
• 850 million people are
“hungry or malnourished”
• Half of this number are
children
• 18,000 children die of
hunger and malnutrition
every day
• 1 death every 5 seconds
30. Scale Up to Global Level?
• Global energy interdependence?
• How far can shared electricity travel?
32. Energy Supply vs. Demand
• Enough sunlight falls on
earth’s surface
in 1 hour
• To meet 100% of world’s
energy needs for
1 full year
33. Energy Supply vs. Demand
• Not Always…
• the right kind of energy
• at the right place
• at the right time
• Not a supply problem, but a
distribution problem
• Global Energy “Internet”
40. Electricity: Basis of Civilization
• Developed world: 2,000+ kWh per capita
• Developing world: 1,000 – 2,000 kWh per capita
• Poverty: Less than 1,000 kWh per capita
41. Electricity: Basis of Civilization
• Clean drinking water and adequate
water treatment systems
• Refrigeration: stable food supply
and medicines
• Reduction of disease and infant
mortality
• Improved standard of living: stable
population growth
• Correlates with high literacy rate
42. Electricity: Basis of Civilization
• Current world population Billions of People
7
6.5 Billion people 6
5
4
• People with no access to 3
electricity: 2
1
2 Billion people
0
World Population No electricity
43. Loaves, Fishes…. And Abundance
• Connect regional electricity
grids into worldwide energy
network
• Connect renewable energy
resources (hydro, solar, wind)
• Phase out energy generating
plants causing greatest
pollution
• Provide universal access to
electricity and power grid
• Goal: 2,000 kWh per
capita/year
44. Global Energy Network Strategy
• Global Energy Network
Institute (GENI)
• Located in San Diego
• Founded 1986
• Based on work of Dr. R.
Buckminster Fuller
• Inventor of geodesic dome
• “World Game” simulations in
1960s and 1970s
45. Global Energy Network Endorsements
• Walter Cronkite
• Al Gore
• Boutros Boutros-Ghali
• His Holiness Dalai Lama
• Rev. Desmond Tutu
• Vincente Fox
• Dr. Jonas Salk
47. Internet: 1972 – 1998
1972 ARPANET, 4 universities
1981 214 hosts in ARPANET
1981 IBM-PC introduced
1982 ARPANET converted to TCP/IP
1984 CERN network grows in Europe
1989 Japan JUNET connected to NSFNet
1991 Hypertext introduced by Berners-Lee
1993 Mosaic graphical web browser
1994 Netscape Navigator
1995 Yahoo and Alta Vista search engines
1998 Google founded
1972-
1998…
48. Three Projects to Watch
• Tres Amigas Superstation in New Mexico
• Google’s Atlantic Wind Energy Backbone
• Desertec Mediterranean Project
52. Desertec Energy Project
• Solar arrays in Sahara
and Saudi Arabia
• Exported to Europe
via HVDC Network
• 6-nation Gulf region
network just connected
53. Desertec Energy Project
• Solar arrays in Sahara
and Saudi Arabia
• Exported to Europe
via HVDC Network
• 6-nation Gulf region
network just connected
• $1.2 billion project
54. Bering Strait Tunnel Project
• Aug. 22, 2011
• 26-mile connection, $100 B
• Alaska to Siberia
• HVDC lines “feasible”
• East-West “Energy Bridge”
60. A Love Like That
Even after all this time
the sun never says
to the earth, 'You owe me.‘
Look what happens with a love like
that, it lights the whole sky.
-- Hafiz