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CleanTechnica » Hawaii http://cleantechnica.com Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:48:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 Surprises In NREL State Study Of Where Solar Is Most Economical http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/22/surprises-nrel-state-study-solar-economical/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/22/surprises-nrel-state-study-solar-economical/#comments Mon, 22 Dec 2014 20:00:58 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76634 Originally published on Solar Love. State by state, the effects of going solar are influenced by much more than how much the state naturally enjoys sunshine throughout the year. Going solar, according to new research by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, might be a more beneficial economic energy choice in states one does not expect to see at the top

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/18/governor-cuomo-announces-statewide-new-york-fracking-ban/feed/ 3 Solar Powered Cars, Top Solar Stocks (+ Other Solar Stories) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/16/solar-powered-cars-solar-news-3/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/16/solar-powered-cars-solar-news-3/#comments Tue, 16 Dec 2014 16:50:01 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76426 In case you just can’t get enough solar news, analysis, and commentary, here’s a big link drop of good solar stories we haven’t already covered on CleanTechnica. Solar powered cars, solar trees, top solar stocks, and much, much more. Enjoy! Fun Solar EV Charging Rocks, But Which Option To Choose? Solar Trees For Solar-Powered EVs Solar

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/16/solar-powered-cars-solar-news-3/feed/ 0 NextEra Energy Merges With Hawaiian Electric & Gains A Foothold In The Nation’s Best Energy Test Bed http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/05/nextera-energy-merges-hawaiian-electric-gains-foothold-nations-best-energy-test-bed/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/05/nextera-energy-merges-hawaiian-electric-gains-foothold-nations-best-energy-test-bed/#comments Fri, 05 Dec 2014 07:48:13 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75908 This article is Part 1 of a two-part series discussing what the NextEra Energy & Hawaiin Electric merger means for the nation’s innovation landscape before diving into the past and future of Hawaii’s energy system. On Wednesday, December 3, Hawaiian Electric and NextEra Energy announced they will combine in an agreement worth $4.3 billion (full press

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/05/nextera-energy-merges-hawaiian-electric-gains-foothold-nations-best-energy-test-bed/feed/ 4 NREL & SolarCity Join Forces In Hawaii http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/27/nrel-solarcity-join-forces-hawaii/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/27/nrel-solarcity-join-forces-hawaii/#comments Thu, 27 Nov 2014 18:30:47 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75488 Originally published on Solar Love. Hawaii is one of the hottest solar markets in the world. Good solar resources, high electricity prices, and low solar panel prices have made it one of the first markets to hit “grid parity.” But there are still challenges getting the utilities to accept and allow this, as well as

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/27/nrel-solarcity-join-forces-hawaii/feed/ 6 US Could Generate 100x Electricity Needs From Solar (+ Other Solar News & Views) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/24/us-generate-100x-electricity-needs-solar-solar-news-views/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/24/us-generate-100x-electricity-needs-solar-solar-news-views/#comments Mon, 24 Nov 2014 14:52:13 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75345 For the solar obsessed, here’s some more good solar news and views from around the interwebs. 1. The US Could Generate 100 Times Its Electricity From Solar Power 2. Nearly 6,000 Homes To Get Solar Power In San Diego Area 3. SolarCity & NREL Team Up In Hawaii 4. Does Solar Power Make Sense for Your Home? 5. Solar Stocks Headed

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/24/us-generate-100x-electricity-needs-solar-solar-news-views/feed/ 0 Imergy Power Receives Order From Hawaii’s Energy Research Systems http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/19/imergy-power-receives-order-hawaiis-energy-research-systems/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/19/imergy-power-receives-order-hawaiis-energy-research-systems/#comments Wed, 19 Nov 2014 21:26:19 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75160 Fremont, California–based Imergy Power, a provider of advanced energy storage systems, has received an order from Hawaii’s Energy Research Systems for four of its flow battery systems. Two of them are for residential customers, one is for an institution, and one is for a microgrid customer. Dr. Herve Mazzocco, Director of Business Development for Imergy

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/19/imergy-power-receives-order-hawaiis-energy-research-systems/feed/ 8 Top Solar Policy States (+ Other Solar News) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/10/top-solar-policy-states-solar-news/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/10/top-solar-policy-states-solar-news/#comments Mon, 10 Nov 2014 16:07:54 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=74774 Looking for some more good solar news? Aside from our wonderful solar energy stories, below are some top solar news stories I’d recommend. Top solar policy states, Patagonia’s solar power push in Hawaii, a Mercedes solar concept car, and more goodies. Enjoy! Solar Policy & Politics News Anti-Solar Campaign Exposed Top Solar Policy States In America The

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/10/top-solar-policy-states-solar-news/feed/ 0 6 Potential US Grid-Scale Energy Storage Projects http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/04/6-potential-us-grid-scale-energy-storage-projects/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/04/6-potential-us-grid-scale-energy-storage-projects/#comments Tue, 04 Nov 2014 08:49:04 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=74443 One of the most obvious themes of the renewable energy growth phase the world is in right now is uncertainty. There seems to be a lot of confusion about the costs of solar and wind power vs. fossil-fuel-based and nuclear-generated electricity. That solar power costs have dropped dramatically in the last six years does not

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/04/6-potential-us-grid-scale-energy-storage-projects/feed/ 4 HELCO Targets 92% Renewable Energy By 2030 http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/16/helco-targets-92-renewable-energy-2030/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/16/helco-targets-92-renewable-energy-2030/#comments Thu, 16 Oct 2014 10:15:30 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=73518 Solar Love. The Hawaii Electric Light Company (HELCO) submitted a long-term energy plan to the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission that includes a target goal of hitting 92% renewable electricity by the year 2030. So, if this goal is reached, the big island would be almost energy independent in just sixteen years. Where is the island

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/16/helco-targets-92-renewable-energy-2030/feed/ 0 SolarCity Introducing First-Of-Its-Kind “MyPower” Solar Financing Option http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/08/solarcity-introducing-first-kind-mypower-solar-financing-option/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/08/solarcity-introducing-first-kind-mypower-solar-financing-option/#comments Wed, 08 Oct 2014 22:21:58 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=73176 A new, first-of-its-kind solar financing option based around a combination of low upfront costs and personal ownership has just been unveiled by SolarCity. The new financing option — which has been dubbed “MyPower” — works by allowing SolarCity customers to pay for their solar loan in a similar way to the way that they’d pay for

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/08/solarcity-introducing-first-kind-mypower-solar-financing-option/feed/ 37 SolarCity & Vivint Solar Dominate Home Solar, HELCO Aims For 92% Renewables… (Solar News) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/08/solarcity-vivint-solar-home-solar-helco-vivint-solar-ceo/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/08/solarcity-vivint-solar-home-solar-helco-vivint-solar-ceo/#comments Wed, 08 Oct 2014 20:32:35 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=72993 From the home solar market domination of SolarCity & Vivint Solar to the success of solar schools in the UK to an interview with the CEO of Vivint Solar, check out the fun and interesting solar power stories below. Our own Jake Richardson interviews Vivint Solar CEO Greg Butterfield regarding Vivint Solar’s IPO and other matters.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/08/solarcity-vivint-solar-home-solar-helco-vivint-solar-ceo/feed/ 0 Sunrun Expanding, Plans To Enter New Markets + Add 800 New Employees http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/29/sunrun-expanding-plans-expand-new-markets-add-800-new-employees/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/29/sunrun-expanding-plans-expand-new-markets-add-800-new-employees/#comments Mon, 29 Sep 2014 11:20:25 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=72579 The US-based solar leasing giant Sunrun is planning a major expansion throughout the country, with the aim to enter a number of new markets and to add over 800 new employees, according to recent reports. The plans call for the expansion and opening of new offices in the Arizonan, Nevadan, Californian, and Hawaiian markets, as

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/29/sunrun-expanding-plans-expand-new-markets-add-800-new-employees/feed/ 2 Both Red & Blue States Green On Energy, Stanford Says http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/13/red-blue-states-green-energy-stanford-says/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/13/red-blue-states-green-energy-stanford-says/#comments Sat, 13 Sep 2014 09:11:24 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71778 With Congress squelching innovation in Washington, we need to look to the states for policies green on energy. A study released by Stanford University and the Hoover Institution this week (The State Clean Energy Cookbook: A Dozen Recipes for State Action on Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy) cites 12 innovative projects being implemented by almost 20

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/13/red-blue-states-green-energy-stanford-says/feed/ 5 Chinese Solar Panel Production To Double, Big Corporations Going Solar… (Solar News) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/09/history-of-solar-solar-news/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/09/history-of-solar-solar-news/#comments Tue, 09 Sep 2014 20:52:09 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71634 More solar news for you solar lovers: Chinese solar panel production is projected to double by 2017. (sustainablog) Apple, Verizon, Google, UPS, Walmart, Kohl’s, IKEA, GM… there are a lot of big corporations investing in solar now. Remember, corporations are primarily aimed at financial profits. Put 1 and 1 together. (Solar Love) Hawaii is aiming to

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/09/history-of-solar-solar-news/feed/ 2 Vivint Solar IPO: What You Need To Know http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/09/vivint-solar-ipo-need-to-know/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/09/vivint-solar-ipo-need-to-know/#comments Tue, 09 Sep 2014 09:42:30 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71715 By Yann Brandt “According to the filing, ALL of the systems installed by Vivint Solar use Enphase inverters … That means, Vivint Solar bought over 215,000 Enphase products in 2014.″ Residential solar has been growing at a pace beyond anybody’s expectation. With SolarCity’s IPO less than two years behind us, Vivint Solar hopes to go public

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/09/vivint-solar-ipo-need-to-know/feed/ 1 Top 10 Solar Energy States Per Capita (US) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/03/top-10-solar-energy-states-per-capita-us/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/03/top-10-solar-energy-states-per-capita-us/#comments Wed, 03 Sep 2014 14:34:28 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71382 Environment America Research and Policy Center recently released Lighting the Way, a fascinating hard numbers–based take on the US solar energy boom, the top states that fostered it last year, and what the others are up to. The research organization finds that the top 10 solar energy states—Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, New

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/16/solar-bottlenecks-hawaii-paving-way/feed/ 5 A ‘Perfect Storm’ Will Make This Utility 40% Renewable http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/07/perfect-storm-will-make-utility-40-renewable/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/07/perfect-storm-will-make-utility-40-renewable/#comments Mon, 07 Jul 2014 18:12:42 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=69200 “We have a perfect storm for renewables,” says Jan TenBruggencate, second-term board member of the Kauai Island Utility Cooperative. The Hawaiian utility, made into a local cooperative when the investor-owned utility left the business a decade ago, is surging toward 40% renewable energy in the next year, with a third of that total from customer-generated

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