BeyondKONA: Energy
Not since the Industrial Age has the opportunity for change in energy been as great as it is today. There is now a transformation from dirty, extraction-based fossil-fuel energy fuels now imported into Hawai’i, but choices we make as to acceptable “renewable energy” options will have positive or negative consequences and costs to Hawaii’s population and environment.
One thing is certain: $5 trillion dollars annually in global taxpayer subsidies of the fossil fuel (dirty energy) sector is unsustainable, and by any measurement, economically and environmentally, a costly and false economy. (2016-17 World Bank – IMF reports).
Zero emissions energy sources are driving new cost and performance efficiencies and environmental benefits for Hawai’i and that can propel the state’s transformation to a clean energy driven global economy. Hawaii’s abundant sun, wind, water, and geothermal energy assets are Hawaii’s mana.
- It’s About Timeby [Energy Central] John Benson on April 22, 2025 at 8:14 pm
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- Introduction to Carbon Capture and Storageby [Energy Central] Charley Rattan on April 22, 2025 at 4:54 pm
Introduction to Carbon Capture and Storage Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) refers to a suite of technologies that capture and store the greenhouse gas […]
- Technocratic Authoritarianism: The New Face of Eugenics in the Age of Nuclear Revival...by [Energy Central] German Toro Ghio on April 22, 2025 at 4:13 pm
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- -21-by [Energy Central] German Toro Ghio on April 22, 2025 at 4:13 pm
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- Navigating Utility Challenges in the Era of Digital Transformation - Conversation with Jeff Casey of Burns & McDonnell at DistribuTECH 2025by [Energy Central] Matt Chester on April 22, 2025 at 12:45 am
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- As Trump targets clean energy, will utilities embrace DERs and VPPs?by Brian Martucci on April 21, 2025 at 12:57 pm
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- Readers reply: Do all wind turbines rotate in the same direction? If so, why?on April 20, 2025 at 1:00 pm
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- Covanta Extends Partnership with Delaware County Solid Waste Authority for Sustainable Waste Disposalby Electric Energy Online on August 16, 2017 at 2:01 pm
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