Senator Schatz Announces $236 Million for Honolulu Rail Project
Today, Senator Schatz announced the release of $236,277,358 in federal funds for the Honolulu Rail Transit project. This U.S. Department of Transportation funding will be used to continue building...
View ArticleHawaii Is the Most Fossil Fuel Dependent State in the Nation
By Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative This can be explained in large part because of our dependence on tourism and the military – together, they make up roughly 50% of our total economy. That’s a dangerous...
View ArticleHawaiian Electric Companies submit plans for Energy Future of Hawaii
HONOLULU – The Hawaiian Electric Companies today (8-26-14) proposed plans for Hawaii’s energy future that will lower electric bills and give customers more service options, nearly triple the amount of...
View ArticleGeothermal resources used to produce renewable electricity in western states
Geothermal energy has been a small, but consistent, source of electricity in the United States since 1971, providing 0.4% of total U.S. generation in 2013. California is the site of most U.S....
View ArticleSolarCity Introduces MyPower, a First-of-its-Kind Solar Loan Paid Back by the...
Solar installation at no additional cost and immediate utility savings just like a standard Power Purchase Agreement, but now you own it SAN MATEO, Calif. – SolarCity (Nasdaq: SCTY) introduced MyPower...
View ArticleHawaiian Electric announces plans for approval of pending solar applications
HONOLULU – The Hawaiian Electric Companies have announced a plan to clear the backlog of customers awaiting approval to interconnect their rooftop solar systems in neighborhoods with high amounts of...
View ArticleImergy Power Systems Receives Order from Hawaii’s Energy Research Systems
FREMONT, CA – Imergy Power Systems, a pioneer in advanced storage systems, today announced that Energy Research Systems has signed a purchase order for four ESP5 vanadium flow batteries, marking the...
View ArticleNREL Teams with SolarCity to Maximize Solar Power on Electrical Grids
Both are working together with the Hawaiian Electric Companies to analyze and enable higher penetrations of distributed solar energy systems in Hawaii The Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy...
View ArticleHawaiian Electric Companies propose plan to sustainably increase rooftop solar
HONOLULU – As part of its transformation to deliver a more affordable, clean energy future for Hawaii, the Hawaiian Electric Companies are proposing a new program to increase rooftop solar in a way...
View ArticleChargePoint Announces the Nation’s Top 10 Cities for Electric Vehicles
Los Angeles Surges Past Austin, While Recent EV Growth in Atlanta and Denver Propel Them to Top-City Status in Annual Ranking Campbell, Calif. – ChargePoint – the world’s largest electric vehicle (EV)...
View ArticleWind Was Largest Source of New Electricity in 2014
Congress still must provide long-term policy certainty. Washington, D.C. – American wind power added significantly more new electricity than any other resource in 2014, according to U.S. Department of...
View ArticleKia Expands Soul EV Availability to Five Additional States
IRVINE, Calif. – Following the successful launch of the Soul EV late last year in California, Kia Motors America (KMA) is proud to announce it is expanding availability of its fullycharged urban...
View ArticleThe Hawaiian Electric Companies Launch Online EV Bill Savings Estimator
HONOLULU – Residential customers who have or are considering an electric vehicle now have a new tool to estimate how much money they can save by using special time-of-use (TOU) EV charging rates...
View ArticleOpConnect Hawaii & Hawaii Energy Offer Electric Vehicle Drivers 60 Percent...
OpConnect Hawaii and Hawaii Energy recently launched a pilot program to encourage residents with photovoltaic (PV) systems to charge their electric vehicles (EV) during off-peak demand hours from 9...
View ArticleSolar Impulse 2 Reaches Nanjing, China
Successfully Completing Leg 6 of the First Round-the-World Solar Flight Nanjing (China) – Solar Impulse 2 (“Si2”), the world’s most advanced solar-powered airplane and the first to fly day and night...
View ArticleSolarCity Introduces Affordable New Energy Storage Services Across the U.S.
SolarCity incorporates new Tesla battery to create turnkey residential solar battery backup system – system cost reductions are over 60% lower than previous product; cost breakthrough also results in...
View ArticleAmbri Innovation in Battery Storage for Renewable Energy
Hearing of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology By Ambri CEO Phil Giudice Chairman Smith, Ranking Member Johnson, and other Members of the Committee, thank you for this opportunity to...
View ArticleFirst Ever Oceanic Crossing in a Solar Powered Airplane
Solar Impulse Pilots, Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg, unveil the strategy for first oceanic crossing from Nanjing to Hawaii which will be the longest leg of the Round-the-World Solar Fight On...
View ArticleHawaii Lawmakers Pass Nation’s First 100% Renewable Energy Requirement
Hawaii lawmakers voted 74-2 to pass the nation’s first 100% renewable energy requirement. Blue Planet Foundation praised the measure, which makes Hawaii a global leader in energy policy by requiring...
View ArticleThe Moment of Truth: Solar Impulse 2 Departs Nanjing, China, to Hawaii, USA
Attempting the First Round-The-World Solar Flight to inspire innovation and encourage the use of clean technologies, the solar powered airplane of Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg will try for the...
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