Life of the Land Wants Alternatives to Big Wind

HECO continues to promote TINA (There Is No Alternative) to Big Wind. HECO has even refused to evaluate alternatives that they themselves were advocating for just months…

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Urban Design Board to Hear Auwahi Wind Farm Road & Transmission Line

The Urban Design Review Board agenda filed with the Office of the County Clerk on May 31, 2011 at 9:54 a.m. for a meeting on June 7, 2011 has been…

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Status of Hawai’i Solar Incentives

Homeowners in Honolulu, Maui and Hawaii counties are no longer able to claim a $1,000 instant rebate for the installation of solar water heating systems because federal…

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Kula Geothermal Briefing

Proposed Upcountry Geothermal Power Plant This Wednesday, May 25, at the Kula Community Center from 7pm -9pm the Kula Community Association’s General Meeting will present speakers on the proposed upcountry geothermal…

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Maliko Gulch Hydro Dams???

Summarized and expanded from an article by Sophie Cocke of Pacific Business News United Power Corp. (also known as Hawaiian Interisland Renewables) which appears to be…

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Maui selected for smart-grid demonstration

Japanese companies have chosen Maui as their demonstration project.  Read more at the Maui News and Maui Tomorrow’s previous article (scooping the Maui News) “With its high…

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Japan Companies Collaborate on Smart Grid Project

Hitachi to Serve as Project Leader Tokyo, May 17, 2011 – Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE: HIT / TSE: 6501, “Hitachi”), Cyber Defense Institute, Inc. (“Cyber Defense Institute”), JFE Engineering…

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Friends of Lana’i Motion Denied

The state Public Utilities Commission has denied a request by a Lanai-based community group to intervene in the decision-making process involving…

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Alternatives Section of Big Wind Doc

Economics of Big Wind Note:  This is an OCR of : VOLUME 5:  http://www.lifeofthelandhawaii.org/2009-0162%20Vol%205.PDF The economic comparison section pages 289-313 OCR introduces many spelling errors in converting...

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Coal-Eucalyptus Energy Plant on Oahu

AES Hawaii Inc. is testing adding Big Island eucalyptus chips to their Campbell Indsutrial Park, coal-fired power plant. AES began the test Sunday and gradually increased the blend…

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