Hawaii Grows Renewables To Shrink Energy Costs

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Renewable energy generation by the Hawaiian Electric Companies grew from 12 percent of energy needs in 2011 to 13.9 percent in 2012. Read more →

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Walmart’s Hawaii Solar Play: Be Green, Save Green

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Walmart, the U.S. corporate leader in solar, puts PV on three more rooftops in Hawaii, yielding both environmental and economic benefits. Read more →

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Hawaii Solar Energy Policy Seen As Cutting Edge

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EcoWatch/Earthjustice report on a new plan in Hawaii to enable more easily rooftop solar systems to connect to the grid. Read more →

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Blu Homes Brings Prefab Dwellings To Hawaii

Blu Homes' prefab designs will establish a beachhead in Hawaii this year. Image via Blu Homes.

Blu Homes has partnered with Maui contractor Cutting Edge Development to begin delivery of its famous, energy-efficient prefab homes to the Aloha State later this year. Read more →

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Hawaii Gets Big Wind, Helping Give Oil The Boot

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The 69-megawatt Kawailoa wind farm on Oahu's North Shore goes online; it could help the island avoid burning 300,000 barrels of oil per year. Read more →

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Hydrogen Eyed As Clean Grid Stabilizer In Hawaii

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A Hawaii project will use geothermal power to make hydrogen by electrolysis; the hope is to use the hydrogen stabilize the grid, making room for more renewables. Read more →

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NZ Wave Power Device Heading To Hawaii After Oregon Test

Kaneohe Bay test site (image via University of Hawaii)

WET-NZ, the first wave energy device to take advantage of a new Oregon test buoy, will now move on to Hawaii for a full year of DOE-funded assessment. Read more →

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New US Navy Electric Trucks Sport Solar Panels

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The US Navy has invested in 36 new slow moving electric trucks and cargo vans in Hawaii that are mounted with solar panels to help further cut fuel costs. Read more →

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Hawaiian Cable Project ‘May Boost Hopes’ For US Offshore Wind

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AOL Energy reports on a planned 100-mile undersea cable linking power grids on Hawaii's islands that could help meet the state's ambitious renewable-energy goals. Read more →

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Department of Energy To Test Wave Power Tech In Hawaii

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A modest funding of $500,000 is being made available by the U.S. Department of Energy to test a wave power project for a year. Read more →

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