At the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), researchers often serve as guides who help communities navigate the world of renewable energy solutions. But in community-based technical assistance projects, the guiding role goes both ways: Researchers need local perspectives to fill contextual knowledge gaps and create more meaningful energy solutions. “Energy … [continued]
42 MW Solar Paired with 42 MW Battery Storage in ‘Ewa is Now Powering 10,000 Homes with Clean, Renewable Energy FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts & HONOLULU, Hawaii — Ameresco, Inc., (NYSE: AMRC), a leading cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, yesterday announced the commercial operations and dedication ceremony for … [continued]
A grid scale battery storage facility from Plus Power in Hawaii proved its worth during the first few weeks of operation.
Hawaiian Electric says it is planning to add nearly 1 gigawatt-hour of battery storage and close its largest coal-fired generating station over the next few years.
As the environment gets hotter, the demand for air conditioning increases, which leads to more carbon emissions from generating plants, which in turn makes the environment even hotter.
Hawaiian Electric Companies submitted contracts earlier this month for seven grid-scale solar-plus-storage projects to be built on three of the state’s islands which will add approximately 262 megawatts (MW) worth of new solar capacity and 1,048 MW-hours worth of energy storage.
The Hawaiian Electric Company and its subsidiaries are in contract negotiations with developers to add a potential 260 megawatts (MW) worth of solar and over 1 gigawatt-hour (GWh) of storage in what would be the largest infusion of renewable energy capacity in Hawai’i’s history.
Stem, Inc., and Hawaiian Electric have collaborated to install a 1 MW / 2 MWh energy storage system on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. The project will help Hawaiian businesses reduce peak demand charges, by allowing them to use stored electricity. It will also help stabilize the grid by filling in gaps … [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]
RenewEconomy. Just months after being ordered to lift their game on distributed, grid-connected solar, Hawaii’s investor-owned electric companies have revealed plans to triple the amount of rooftop solar installed on the island state by 2030. Hawaiian Electric, Maui Electric and Hawaii Electric Light, collectively known as HECO, announced on Wednesday plans … [continued]
