CleanTechnica has some wonderful news to share with our readers today! As you may know, this blog is the world’s biggest cleantech news site and part of the much broader media network called Important Media, one of the top five digital sustainability media companies globally, with over 3 million monthly readers. What … [continued]
The past 2 weeks have been huge for the Energy Excelerator. The Blackstone Charitable Foundation and DENSO joined the Office of Naval Research, the US Department of Energy, the Hawaii State Energy Office, and Hawaiian Electric Industries in partnering with the Energy Excelerator. The Energy Excelerator supports innovative energy solutions … [continued]
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 … [continued]
Hawaii is well know for “paradise on earth” appeal. But it still needs energy, and energy has historically been dirty, especially on the remote islands. The Hawaii Energy Excelerator provides opportunity for those looking to clean the energy supply and reduce energy needs. This change comes about in regards to growth … [continued]
The Hawaii-based Energy Excelerator program will open applications beginning June 1, 2014 for over $5 million in funding and other support to assist 14 companies. It wants to support innovative start-ups that can help build a better energy future for the state of Hawaii, where there are natural resources available but … [continued]
The US Navy has just pumped $30 million into the Energy Excelerator, a funding agency for renewable energy start-ups in Hawaii. That triples the agency’s operating funding over the past three years, and it gives the ol’ Bronx cheer to certain legislators in Congress who have tried to cut funding … [continued]
Upon arriving in Hawaii for the inaugural Lightning Excelerator, one path of PICHTR’s dual-pathway Energy Excelerator, members of eight innovative clean energy companies enjoyed the warm weather and whale-watching season during a full and fast-paced week of cranking on their businesses. These members of four mainland-based companies and four Hawaii-based companies … [continued]
