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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.

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  • New ‘Hunger Winter’ Looms as Europe Prepares to Shiver
    by Llewellyn King on August 8, 2022 at 5:09 am

    Even as Europe has been dealing with its hottest summer on record, it has been fearfully aware that it may face its worst winter since the one at the end of […]

  • Spot rising strongly!
    by Rafael Herzberg on August 8, 2022 at 2:26 am

    Spot rising strongly! The (free) spot power price has taken a relevant leap. In a few weeks it went from the level it was at, many weeks ago, of […]

  • Spot rising strongly!
    by Rafael Herzberg on August 8, 2022 at 2:24 am

    Spot rising strongly! The (free) spot power price has taken a relevant leap. In a few weeks it went from the level it was at, many weeks ago, of […]

  • The City of London, Financing the Offshore Wind and Hydrogen energy transition in Brazil
    by Charley Rattan on August 8, 2022 at 2:09 am

            Banco do Brasil, City of London   The City of London, Financing the Offshore Wind and Hydrogen energy transition in Brazil […]

  • India | Offshore Wind Resource
    by Charley Rattan on August 7, 2022 at 8:06 pm

        https://www.logosgeoservices.com/uncategorized/offshore-wind-in-india-takes-another-step-forward/     Hydrogen for India

  • New ‘Hunger Winter’ Looms as Europe Prepares to Shiver
    by Llewellyn King on August 7, 2022 at 6:43 pm

    Even as Europe has been dealing with its hottest summer on record, it has been fearfully aware that it may face its worst winter since the one at the end of […]

  • New ‘Hunger Winter’ Looms as Europe Prepares to Shiver
    by Llewellyn King on August 7, 2022 at 6:41 pm

    Even as Europe has been dealing with its hottest summer on record, it has been fearfully aware that it may face its worst winter since the one at the end of […]

  • New ‘Hunger Winter’ Looms as Europe Prepares to Shiver
    by Llewellyn King on August 7, 2022 at 6:40 pm

    Even as Europe has been dealing with its hottest summer on record, it has been fearfully aware that it may face its worst winter since the one at the end of […]

  • New ‘Hunger Winter’ Looms as Europe Prepares to Shiver
    by Llewellyn King on August 7, 2022 at 6:11 pm

    Even as Europe has been dealing with its hottest summer on record, it has been fearfully aware that it may face its worst winter since the one at the end of […]

  • Facts must rise above the gas if Australia is to deal with the climate crisis | Adam Morton
    by Adam Morton on August 7, 2022 at 5:30 pm

    In a political system long captured by fossil fuel interests, there is a disconnect between the arguments and the evidence• Get our free news app, morning […]

  • From energy to the NHS, all the next Tory leader can offer is an information blackout | Isabel Hardman
    by Isabel Hardman on August 7, 2022 at 7:30 am

    Nothing suggests that Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak fully understand the country’s most besetting problems, let alone how to fix themIn this Tory leadership […]

  • Zaporizhzhia: Real risk of nuclear disaster in Ukraine - watchdog
    by Charley Rattan on August 7, 2022 at 12:34 am

    The warning comes amid reports of Russian shelling of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant.i 

  • Strikes at Ukrainian nuclear plant ‘alarming’, says UN watchdog chief
    by David Connett on August 6, 2022 at 6:18 pm

    Head of International Atomic Energy Agency says shelling at Zaporizhzhia plant underlines ‘very real risk of a nuclear disaster’ Russian-Ukraine war – […]

  • Sinema backs Inflation Reduction Act, clearing hurdle to $369B energy, climate package
    by Ethan Howland on August 5, 2022 at 2:29 pm

    An agreement reached Thursday with the lone Democratic holdout, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., opens a path for the bill to move through the Senate.

  • Duke Energy to consider selling its $4B, 5.1-GW commercial renewable energy arm, CEO Good says
    by Emma Penrod on August 5, 2022 at 1:51 pm

    Any earnings from the sale will be used to avoid high-interest debt as the company’s regulated utilities transition to clean energy, company leaders said […]

  • Ford expands EV battery sourcing pool as supply concerns mount
    by Kate Magill on August 5, 2022 at 1:44 pm

    The automaker is diversifying the mineral mix for batteries used in electric vehicles as it looks to ramp up production.

  • GM secures supply agreements with LG Chem, 2 others to support goal of producing 1M EVs a year
    by Megan Ruggles on August 5, 2022 at 1:33 pm

    The automaker’s sourcing agreements were announced as the industry scrambles to secure battery materials amid tight supply.

  • Sunrun, SunPower gain as residential solar grows amid rising utility bills, reliability concerns: Morgan Stanley
    by Ethan Howland on August 5, 2022 at 12:30 pm

    Falling rooftop solar and microgrid prices could threaten utilities, according to Paul Patterson, a Glenrock Associates equity analyst.

  • Entergy rate case spurs Texas regulators to assess potential utility ownership of EV charging stations
    by Robert Walton on August 5, 2022 at 11:01 am

    Texas could receive up to $408 million over five years through the Biden administration’s National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure formula program.

  • Australia’s climate change targets will become law. What happens now?
    by Adam Morton Climate and environment editor on August 4, 2022 at 5:30 pm

    Here’s what we know the new bill means for climate action and what happens once we have legislated targetsFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest […]

  • Floods, storms and heatwaves are a direct product of the climate crisis – that’s a fact, so where is the action? | John Vidal
    by John Vidal on August 4, 2022 at 4:21 pm

    As Guardian analysis reveals that human-caused global heating is driving more frequent and deadly weather disasters, there is no place for denialism any […]

  • DOE offers $26M for projects showing how grid can run on all renewables, storage
    by Ethan Howland on August 4, 2022 at 1:34 pm

    The Department of Energy aims to show how inverter-based resources can provide key grid services like voltage support and frequency stability.

  • Enough is enough: this winter I will be refusing to pay my energy bills | Christopher
    by Christopher on August 4, 2022 at 1:20 pm

    Tens of thousands of Britons have made a pledge to the Don’t Pay campaign. It’s a last resort, but we’ve no other choiceChristopher (a pseudonym) is in […]

  • Avangrid will take over operation of Vineyard Wind, nation’s 1st large-scale offshore wind facility
    by Robert Walton on August 4, 2022 at 1:00 pm

    The utility says it sees “tremendous opportunity” in offshore wind and has a project pipeline of approximately 5 GW.

  • Xcel expands transportation plan to provide carbon-free energy to all vehicles in its service areas by 2050
    by Robert Walton on August 4, 2022 at 1:00 pm

    New EV charging programs in Minnesota and Wisconsin kick off the utility’s strategy, which envisions 750 new high-speed charging stations in the Midwest.

  • Inflation Reduction Act would spur 42% US carbon emissions cut by 2030: Princeton-led study
    by Ethan Howland on August 4, 2022 at 12:15 pm

    The Senate bill cuts U.S. carbon emissions mainly by speeding up the deployment of clean electricity and electric vehicles, according to the analysis released […]

  • Energy firms' record profits during energy crisis 'immoral', says UN secretary general – video
    on August 3, 2022 at 5:27 pm

    The UN secretary general, António Guterres, has condemned the record profits of energy companies during a global energy crisis triggered by Russia's invasion […]

  • ‘Grotesque greed’: immoral fossil fuel profits must be taxed, says UN chief
    by Matthew Taylor on August 3, 2022 at 4:50 pm

    António Guterres urges governments to introduce windfall levies and use money to support vulnerable peopleThe UN secretary general, António Guterres, has […]

  • Greens in ‘powerful position’ on climate as Labor faces scrutiny over Coalition’s ‘gas-fired recovery’ projects
    by Adam Morton, Katharine Murphy and Paul Karp on August 2, 2022 at 5:30 pm

    Albanese government is under pressure to clarify the status of up to $2bn in funding for the gas industry and other Coalition fossil fuel developmentsFollow […]

  • Why Keir Starmer’s regulation pledge won’t fix the energy bills crisis | Letter
    by Letters on August 2, 2022 at 5:05 pm

    The Labour leader should embrace nationalisation instead, says Paul DolanKeir Starmer’s pledge to use regulation rather than nationalisation to fix our […]

  • Peter Dutton has reached into the weeds of the climate wars and pulled out nuclear energy. It’s beyond ludicrous | Katharine Murphy
    by Katharine Murphy on August 2, 2022 at 11:31 am

    The Coalition could’ve progressed a domestic industry in its nine years in power, but it didn’tGet our free news app, morning email briefing and daily news […]

  • The world is ablaze and the oil industry just posted record profits. It’s us or them | Hamilton Nolan
    by Hamilton Nolan on August 2, 2022 at 10:25 am

    No single crisis, no matter how existential, will be enough to shut this machine down naturally. We must break it or it will break usIt is useful to think of […]

  • Peter Dutton rejects push by moderate Liberals to change position on climate legislation
    by Sarah Martin and Katharine Murphy on August 2, 2022 at 4:53 am

    Opposition leader tells shadow cabinet voting against bill does not mean it opposes targets, while Greens yet to reach consensusFollow our Australia news live […]

  • Australia’s high gas prices could be here to stay if threats don’t turn into action
    by Peter Hannam on August 1, 2022 at 5:30 pm

    The east coast faces a potential gas shortfall in 2023 amounting to 10% of demand and there are calls for exporters to fill the gapGet our free news app, […]

  • Warren Entsch may support Labor’s climate target if he can be shown it’s not a ‘brain fart’
    by Katharine Murphy and Sarah Martin on August 1, 2022 at 5:30 pm

    Liberal MP says he is open-minded on bill but doesn’t want it to become an ‘impost on the community’ amid high inflationFollow the day’s updates with […]

  • African nations expected to make case for big rise in fossil fuel output
    by Fiona Harvey Environment correspondent on August 1, 2022 at 4:44 pm

    Exclusive: leaders expected to say at Cop27 they need access to their oil and gas reserves despite effect on global heatingLeaders of African countries are […]

  • Germany puts coal power plant back on network after gas supply cut
    by Kate Connolly in Berlin on August 1, 2022 at 2:48 pm

    Mothballed facility in Lower Saxony gets emergency permission to run until AprilA coal-fired power plant that had been mothballed has become the first of its […]

  • Australia facing ‘alarming’ gas shortfall in 2023 as ACCC urges producers to keep supplies onshore
    by Peter Hannam on July 31, 2022 at 5:30 pm

    Treasurer concerned after watchdog report warns of ‘substantial risk’ to nation’s energy securityFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest […]

  • Our energy market is anti-competitive | Letters
    by Letters on July 31, 2022 at 3:51 pm

    Pricing policies for renewables can discourage people from using climate-friendly energy sources, argues Esther HackOver the last 37 years our home has been […]

  • Lost in space and a broken energy market: blame it on the obsession with a small state | Will Hutton
    by Will Hutton on July 31, 2022 at 8:00 am

    The French takeover of a satellite company shows we’re not learning from the current crisisTwenty-two years in and it’s already obvious that this century […]

  • Republic Services Further Reduces Carbon Emissions Through Increased Usage of Renewable Natural Gas in its Fleet
    by Electric Energy Online on August 16, 2017 at 2:01 pm
  • Yingli Green Energy Announces Engagement of Financial and Legal Advisors to Special Committee
    by 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 communities
    by 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 waterways
    by Electric Energy Online on August 16, 2017 at 2:01 pm
  • STEM education brought to the forefront with new initiative provided by ForeFront Power
    by Electric Energy Online on August 16, 2017 at 2:01 pm
  • Banner water year increases hydropower benefit
    by Electric Energy Online on August 16, 2017 at 2:01 pm
  • Bullfrog Power and Less Emissions to reduce CO2 footprint of Canada C3 expedition
    by Electric Energy Online on August 16, 2017 at 2:01 pm
  • U.S. Renewables Now Providing More Electricity Than Nuclear Power
    by 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 Expected
    by Electric Energy Online on August 16, 2017 at 2:01 pm
  • Energy Commission Awards Research Grants for Renewable Energy
    by Electric Energy Online on August 16, 2017 at 2:01 pm
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