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.
- ACCC® is Now the Conductor of Choice for Greenfield Projectsby Dave Bryant on April 21, 2021 at 3:28 am
Initially developed to increase the capacity, reliability and resilience of existing transmission corridors and mitigate sag violations (by reconductoring), […]
- Floating Solar PV in the US - equipment, costs, logistics, installation, & more with Isigenere and RENVUby Erez Dolev on April 21, 2021 at 3:24 am
- Stiesdal 'hot rocks' energy storage technology stoked by Andel funding boost | Rechargeby Charley Rattan on April 21, 2021 at 12:05 am
Long-duration thermal energy storage concept moves to prototyping, as commercial-level 'GridScale' project takes shape Renewable heat from wind turbines […]
- Biden administration kicks off 100-day plan to shore up cybersecurity of electric gridby Richard Brooks on April 20, 2021 at 11:23 pm
As part of the plan, the Energy Department’s Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security and Emergency Response (CESER) will work to advance technologies to […]
- Utilization of storage facilities installed in solar fields?by EITAN PELED on April 20, 2021 at 10:15 pm
In order to shift solar energy production to hours when there is no sun, large-scale storage facilities are installed and the solar field's output is doubled. […]
- Washington State sets 2030 EV target with grid updates in mindby Henry Craver on April 20, 2021 at 10:12 pm
Washington State lawmakers just passed legislation that, if it becomes law, would require all new passenger and light-duty vehicles sold in 2030 and after to […]
- Microsoft begins sharing data center energy efficiency infoby DW Keefer on April 20, 2021 at 10:12 pm
Microsoft said it plans to tell customers more about the energy use of the data centers it uses to host Azure public cloud services. With that information, […]
- If the fluid in the control system of a turbine is contaminated, what action do you perform?by Anshuman Agrawal on April 20, 2021 at 10:12 pm
1. Throw it & use new fluid2. Purify & reuse
- As climate concerns grow, how is it getting cheaper to finance gas in the US?by Justin Guay on April 20, 2021 at 9:00 pm
These transactions speak volumes about what financial institutions believe or don’t believe about the energy transition in the U.S. and its inherent […]
- The Future of Electric Power in the United States – Part 1by John Benson on April 20, 2021 at 8:54 pm
Occasionally, I come across an information source that is really, REALLY good, but (sort of) overwhelms me. I did so in Early March. The good news is that I […]
- Strategy: energy prices (Brazil)by Rafael Herzberg on April 20, 2021 at 8:05 pm
Strategy: energy prices (Brazil)One of the most important steps in dealing with the energy bill of companies and institutions is to be clear about the risks to […]
- Australia’s third-largest carbon emitter says it must transition to renewables and curtail coal plantsby Ben Smee on April 20, 2021 at 5:30 pm
Stanwell, which is Queensland’s largest power generator, says ‘energy market is shifting from fossil fuel generation’ at a ‘rapid […]
- Morrison government flags $540m for hydrogen and carbon capture ahead of Biden summitby Katharine Murphy and Adam Morton on April 20, 2021 at 5:30 pm
The extra technology roadmap funding comes as critics say the Coalition is increasingly isolated due to a lack of climate ambitionThe Morrison government has […]
- Mississippi Power to retire 976 MW of coal by 2027by Iulia Gheorghiu on April 20, 2021 at 3:06 pm
The utility announced planned retirement dates after Mississippi regulators prompted it to reduce generation capacity amid evidence of "very little, if any, […]
- Democrats tested over boosting transmission, not pipelines, as bill directs FERC to improve regional planningby Catherine Morehouse on April 20, 2021 at 2:49 pm
One political hurdle in transmission policy is how to heighten regulatory pressure on the pipeline sector while building electric transmission as efficiently […]
- DOE launches 100-day grid security push as Biden ends Trump ban on some Chinese-made equipmentby Robert Walton on April 20, 2021 at 2:16 pm
The initiative will focus on the security of electric utilities’ industrial control systems, while also examining ways to secure the energy sector supply […]
- Clean energy jobs 'hit hard' by COVID-19 in 2020: reportby Chris Teale on April 20, 2021 at 1:29 pm
Research from Environment Entrepreneurs found the sector shed 307,000 jobs but rebounded in the second half of the year — and could be set for […]
- Washington OKs bill setting path to 100% EVs by 2030, prods utilities to prep for grid impactsby Kavya Balaraman on April 20, 2021 at 1:25 pm
The legislation would put Washington five years ahead of California's 2035 target and create a new publicly available mapping tool to […]
- Rural electric co-ops warn Congress a 2035 100% clean electricity target is 'overly ambitious'by Robert Walton on April 20, 2021 at 12:00 pm
In hundreds of meetings with federal lawmakers this week, representatives from rural electric cooperatives will press for debt reform and changes to how clean […]
- Green stimulus plan could create 1.2m UK jobs in two years, research findsby Tommy Greene on April 20, 2021 at 6:00 am
Every job lost to Covid pandemic could be replaced in upcoming recovery years, Green New Deal UK findsA stimulus programme focused on green and digital […]
- Oxford University receives £11m from fossil fuel firms, report findsby Damien Gayle on April 20, 2021 at 6:00 am
Figures from oil, gas and petrochemical companies does not include £100m from Ineos in 2021Oxford University has received more than £11m from oil, […]
- NSW Labor pushes Berejiklian government to ‘come clean’ on reported Shenhua coalmine dealby Lisa Cox on April 20, 2021 at 4:13 am
Reports suggest a final agreement has been reached to buy back Liverpool Plains mine licence as government says a lease remains under assessmentNew South Wales […]
- Eden Project to start drilling for ‘hot rocks’ to generate geothermal energyby Steven Morris on April 19, 2021 at 5:39 pm
If successful project will allow water to be injected down borehole to be superheated by rocks beneath A drilling rig is about to arrive at the Eden Project in […]
- EU ‘reflecting’ on conflict of interest rules after BlackRock controversyby Jasper Jolly on April 19, 2021 at 4:51 pm
Bloc has come under fire for hiring manager of oil shares to work on environmental controls for banksThe EU is considering introducing new conflict of interest […]
- ConEd and GI Energy advance new model for storage deployment with Bronx projectby Jason Plautz on April 19, 2021 at 2:18 pm
Through a lease agreement with a local business, the utility says it can "expand the universe" for battery sites.
- Equitable energy transition will require more than funding and job training, researchers sayby Emma Penrod on April 19, 2021 at 2:14 pm
Utilities, governments must take steps to ensure clean energy jobs provide stable, middle-class earnings, researchers say.
- All-electric car and truck sales by 2035 would save $2.7 trillion, but will take smart policy to drive cleanby Amanda Myers on April 19, 2021 at 1:30 pm
Additional regulation to encourage rapid ground transportation electrification is needed for the U.S. to lead in electric vehicle technology innovation.
- Do oil companies deserve reparations for fossil fuel bans? They'll try to get them | Nicolás M Perroneby Nicolás M Perrone on April 19, 2021 at 10:24 am
Energy conglomerates have recourse to special courts and legal regimes that they helped design – and they won’t go down without a fightPhasing out […]
- Coal financing costs surge as investors opt for renewable energyby Jillian Ambrose on April 19, 2021 at 5:01 am
Study finds returns must repay four times the payoff from clean energy investment to justify escalating risk Coal financing costs have surged over the last […]
- ‘A great deception’: oil giants taken to task over ‘greenwash’ adsby Damian Carrington Environment editor on April 19, 2021 at 5:01 am
ClientEarth calls for tobacco-like health warnings on advertisements from fossil fuel firmsSome of the world’s biggest fossil fuel companies have used […]
- How can NSW allow new coalmines while committing to net zero emissions? It’s bizarre | Richard Dennissby Richard Denniss on April 18, 2021 at 5:30 pm
New mines won’t boost world demand for Australian coal — but they will cannibalise jobs from existing coalminesThe New South Wales government is […]
- Groundswell review – the fight against fracking in Irelandby Peter Bradshaw on April 18, 2021 at 8:52 am
Johnny Gogan’s documentary highlights the misconceived plans of corporations that hoped to avoid protestersIn 2010, the American film-maker Josh Fox […]
- Vodka, toothpaste, yoga mats … the new technology making items out of thin airby Robin McKie on April 18, 2021 at 8:15 am
An exhibition at London’s Science Museum shows how far carbon capture research has comeTackling climate change may bring unexpected benefits, […]
- Townsville’s ‘road to Paris’ moment: the slow greening of an Adani strongholdby Ben Smee on April 16, 2021 at 8:00 pm
After years of a ‘coal-first’ mentality, the Queensland town is starting to see a future for itself as a green-energy powerhouse“Adani was […]
- Whitest-ever paint could help cool heating Earth, study showsby Damian Carrington Environment editor on April 15, 2021 at 6:00 pm
New paint reflects 98% of sunlight as well as radiating infrared heat into space, reducing need for air conditioningThe whitest-ever paint has been produced by […]
- How Texas’s zombie oil wells are creating an environmental disaster zoneby Clayton Aldern, Christopher Collins and Naveena Sadasivam on April 15, 2021 at 10:00 am
Thousands of abandoned oil wells dot the Permian Basin in west Texas and New Mexico, endangering humans and wildlife. With oil costs plummeting, they’re […]
- UK support for Mozambique gas plant fuelling conflict – Friends of the Earthby Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent on April 15, 2021 at 5:00 am
Environmental group warns UK’s £750m funding for fossil fuel project could worsen Isis-led insurgencyThe UK government is facing fresh calls to […]
- Oil firm bosses’ pay ‘incentivises them to undermine climate action’by Jonathan Watts on April 15, 2021 at 4:00 am
Lucrative pay and share options linked to continued extraction of fossil fuels by ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell and BPLucrative pay and share options have created […]
- China ‘must shut 600 coal-fired plants’ to hit climate targetby Fiona Harvey Environment correspondent on April 14, 2021 at 11:01 pm
Move towards renewables to hit net zero by 2060 would also pay off with saving of $1.6tn, analysis findsChina must shut down nearly 600 of its coal-fired power […]
- ‘We cannot drink oil’: campaigners condemn east African pipelineby Samuel Okiror in Kampala on April 14, 2021 at 11:15 am
Activists say the ‘heart of Africa’ line shipping crude from Uganda to Tanzania is unnecessary and poses a huge environmental riskActivists have […]
- Republic Services Further Reduces Carbon Emissions Through Increased Usage of Renewable Natural Gas in its Fleetby Electric Energy Online on August 16, 2017 at 2:01 pm
- Yingli Green Energy Announces Engagement of Financial and Legal Advisors to Special Committeeby Electric Energy Online on August 16, 2017 at 2:01 pm
- Xcel Energy reduces carbon emissions 30 percentCompany reports progress delivering a more sustainable energy future for communitiesby Electric Energy Online on August 16, 2017 at 2:01 pm
- Veolia Awarded Operations Contract for North Carolina Biomass FacilityInnovative waste-to-energy plant provides renewable solutions for poultry producers; safeguards local waterwaysby Electric Energy Online on August 16, 2017 at 2:01 pm
- STEM education brought to the forefront with new initiative provided by ForeFront Powerby Electric Energy Online on August 16, 2017 at 2:01 pm
- Banner water year increases hydropower benefitby Electric Energy Online on August 16, 2017 at 2:01 pm
- Bullfrog Power and Less Emissions to reduce CO2 footprint of Canada C3 expeditionby Electric Energy Online on August 16, 2017 at 2:01 pm
- U.S. Renewables Now Providing More Electricity Than Nuclear Powerby Electric Energy Online on August 16, 2017 at 2:01 pm
- Renewables Provide 19.35% of U.S. Electricity - About 40 Years Sooner Than EIA Expectedby Electric Energy Online on August 16, 2017 at 2:01 pm
- Energy Commission Awards Research Grants for Renewable Energyby Electric Energy Online on August 16, 2017 at 2:01 pm