Life of the Land’s Comments on State Energy Plan

In the past few years the rate of solar installations in Hawai`i has doubled each year. The HECO utilities experienced peak energy use in 2004. Since then the demand…

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Life of the Land Issues Report on Hawaii’s Energy Future

Read Life of the Land’s Energy Report From Sophie Crocker writing for Civil Beat …The main takeaway: the state can and should be generating 90 percent…

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PV Limit Under Review

This is an article from Mother Nature News discussing the 15% limit on rooftop PV. Hawaii, California removing barrier limiting rooftop solar projects The nation’s top 2 solar…

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Smart Grid Project

HONOLULU — Hawaii and Japan on Tuesday agreed to build a smart grid on Maui to demonstrate how solar, wind and other renewable energy sources can be integrated into…

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DOE Awards Money to UH for Solar/Smart Grid

The U.S. Dept. of Energy awarded $6.1 million to the University of Hawaii for its solar PV systems, one on Maui and the other, under the umbrella of Oklahoma…

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Smart Grid Test Project in Maui Meadows

James Griffin of the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute spoke at MCC saying: “Maui is already a leader, but the grid here is limited,” he said. “Fluctuations for renewable energies is…

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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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