Centralized 3D digital twin of Hawai‘i geothermal subsurface

Statewide 3D Digital Twin: Geothermal Subsurface Database

Build a centralized, 3D digital database of Hawai‘i’s subsurface to safely accelerate Hawai‘i’s transition to firm, 100% renewable energy and lower electricity costs. The project aggregates decades of fragmented geological, geophysical (MT/AMT), and structural data from across the state—with a primary focus on the high heat potential of Hawai‘i Island—into a single, evergreen 3D software model.

The Problem: vital data regarding Hawai‘i’s geothermal reservoirs is deeply siloed across federal, state, and academic repositories; without a centralized spatial model, evaluating energy resilience requires expensive, blind physical exploration. The Solution: by harvesting, standardizing, and unifying these public records into a 3D digital twin, the state, researchers, and local stakeholders can visually and accurately evaluate clean energy targets on a computer first.

Key benefits stated: immediate readiness and zero impact (100% digital and software-driven—requires zero environmental permitting, ground disturbance, or community disruption); fiscal protection (prevents multimillion-dollar unproductive exploratory wells and low-enthalpy targets, dramatically de-risking future clean power infrastructure investments); and an evergreen public asset (a permanent, continuously updatable digital architecture that serves state agencies, university researchers, and local communities for decades).