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.
- How Building Data Can Help Utilities Make Informed Customer Operation Decisionsby AESP Contributor on October 31, 2020 at 6:15 am
How Building Data Can Help Utilities Make Informed Customer Operation Decisions By Brian Van Buskirk By 2021 there will be over 3.6 billion […]
- Identity and Access Management: Are You Leaving Your Utility Exposed?by Mark Damm on October 31, 2020 at 2:57 am
When it comes to protecting your data in the cloud, external hackers are often the first risk that comes to mind. Whether you picture someone breaking through […]
- Will Utility Stocks Become "Less Boring" In the Future?by Rakesh Sharma on October 31, 2020 at 2:57 am
With less than a week to go before America decides its next president, the stock market is shifting gears. Corporate developments have become less important in […]
- Solar Energy Costs Fall to Historic Lowsby Ryan Regan on October 31, 2020 at 2:56 am
The International Energy Agency (IEA) recently released its annual World Energy Outlook, which made headlines for noting, for the first time, that solar power […]
- Analyst: Electric customers lose money because utilities use coal plants inefficientlyby Andy Gotlieb on October 30, 2020 at 10:25 pm
Whenever a media outlet is going to print or air unfavorable news to your utility, it is imperative that you respond, especially when you are painted as […]
- Here’s how somebody could really impact the US gridby Tom Alrich on October 30, 2020 at 10:25 pm
As I write this, US hospitals are being hit with an unprecedented ransomware attack by Russian-speaking criminals; patient care is already being […]
- DTE to Shed a Business Unit in Move to Become a Pure-play Electric and Gas Utilityby David Wagman on October 30, 2020 at 10:24 pm
Around 90% of DTE Energy’s operating earnings would be generated by its regulated utility business compared to 70% today. And 92% of capital […]
- Netherlands wants to create hydrogen trade platformby Charley Rattan on October 30, 2020 at 10:19 pm
The Dutch government is planning to initially create local trading points, a system for guarantees of origin, and a hydrogen price index.
- Reimagining the Virtual Audit: How Remote Assessments Can Overcome Restrictions on In-Person Site Evaluationsby AESP Contributor on October 30, 2020 at 9:55 pm
By Lloyd Kass and Jason Steinbock COVID-19 has dramatically altered the energy efficiency industry. As states and local governments have established […]
- ExxonMobil warns of $30bn writedown of shale assets amid energy price slumpby Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent on October 30, 2020 at 5:24 pm
Announcement follows record quarterly loss of $680m, its third quarterly deficit in a rowExxonMobil has warned it may write down the value of its US shale […]
- Knowing These 3 Fault-Clearing Strategies Will Make Your HVDC Transmission Reliableby Rauf Fattakh on October 30, 2020 at 4:21 pm
Offshore wind power generation plays a critical role in the energy transition in Europe. High voltage direct current (HVDC) is the maturing way to transmit […]
- FirstEnergy fires CEO, 2 other top executives in wake of $61M political bribery scandalby John Funk on October 30, 2020 at 2:27 pm
Thursday's dismissals came on the same day as guilty pleas from two of four lobbyists charged in a federal racketeering probe related to Ohio's […]
- With FERC's recent big changes to energy and capacity markets, theories don't match realityby Elise Caplan on October 30, 2020 at 2:22 pm
FERC’s efforts to root out “price suppression” is unnecessary and ultimately detrimental to promoting a resource mix that meets reliability […]
- PG&E says it could face significant liability due to September Zogg Fireby Kavya Balaraman on October 30, 2020 at 2:00 pm
State fire officials are investigating the cause of the fire, which has not yet been determined.
- Ballot billions: Behind the efforts to fund and finance climate actionby Kristin Musulin, Chris Teale and Cailin Crowe on October 30, 2020 at 1:30 pm
In a year that virtually depleted municipal budgets, ballot-derived tax and funding measures can be crucial to support city-level climate […]
- Election 2020: Xcel Energy, municipalization advocates face off in Boulderby Herman K. Trabish on October 30, 2020 at 1:24 pm
On Nov. 3, voters in the Colorado city must choose whether to trust Xcel’s commitments or the promise of a municipal utility.
- Gov. Cuomo proposes bill to 'dramatically increase penalties' for NY utility storm response failuresby Robert Walton on October 30, 2020 at 12:00 pm
The bill would boost penalties for utilities failing to follow emergency response plans and threatens franchise revocation for repeated failings.
- Scrap gas pipeline in eastern Med due to climate cost, says reportby Jillian Ambrose on October 30, 2020 at 6:00 am
Gas discovery at centre of Turkey-Greece dispute will ‘make world even less safe’The giant gas reserves at the heart of a bitter political standoff […]
- Ecotricity founder to grow diamonds 'made entirely from the sky'by Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent on October 30, 2020 at 12:01 am
UK millionaire Dale Vince says lab-grown gems will be ‘world’s first zero-impact’ diamondsA British multi-millionaire and environmentalist […]
- Centre-right thinktank warns Morrison government of 'grave future for coal exports'by Katharine Murphy Political editor on October 29, 2020 at 4:30 pm
Pandemic should be ‘catalyst for change’, warns Blueprint Institute, which has close ties with former Liberals including Christopher PyneA […]
- GE Renewable Energy reports $5M profit in Q3 despite falling wind turbine ordersby Emma Penrod on October 29, 2020 at 2:20 pm
CEO Larry Culp predicts a "steep market decline" for the rest of 2020 and "a likely multi-year recovery," with GE's hopes for a turnaround […]
- The US power sector has prevented millions of cyberattacks in 2020 — that takes 24/7 commitmentby Pedro J. Pizarro and Tom Kuhn on October 29, 2020 at 1:26 pm
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, recent natural disasters and looming elections create the added risk of distraction — and opportunity for attacks, write […]
- Election 2020: States accelerated renewables under Trump. Could a Biden win slow that?by Emma Penrod on October 29, 2020 at 1:09 pm
The bipartisan push in favor of more renewable energy deployment at the state level could evaporate under a Biden administration that may lean toward federal […]
- DTE Energy's gas unit spinoff advances electric sector shift from non-utility assetsby Larry Pearl on October 29, 2020 at 12:00 pm
"All-in-all, this transaction offers greater appeal to investors focused on the strategic and financial characteristics of a pure-play utility," said DTE […]
- Tory MPs are right: the north needs a renaissance – but it's got to be green | Owen Jonesby Owen Jones on October 29, 2020 at 7:00 am
Places hollowed out by deindustrialisation could be at the forefront of an environmental revolutionHere are two news stories which may not seem linked, and yet […]
- Marise Payne declines to welcome adoption of net zero emissions target by Japan and South Koreaby Katharine Murphy and Daniel Hurst on October 29, 2020 at 5:14 am
Australia’s foreign minister says ‘it’s a matter for those countries’ after being questioned on the matter five times by Penny WongThe […]
- Unions urge ALP to accept need for gas and back blue collar workers or face losing next electionby Katharine Murphy and Adam Morton on October 28, 2020 at 10:06 am
Labor MPs told gas power is a necessary part of the transition to renewablesUnion officials have given Labor MPs a message that gas will be needed in the […]
- Private investigator hired by Adani secretly photographed activist's daughter on way to schoolby Ben Smee on October 28, 2020 at 4:59 am
Exclusive: investigator’s affidavit shows he surveilled and followed anti-Adani activist Ben Pennings’ wife and daughterA private investigator […]
- NSW environment minister urges end to 'pointless, backward-looking arguments' about climate actionby Katharine Murphy on October 28, 2020 at 4:59 am
Intervention by ‘economically rational Liberal’ comes as Anthony Albanese hedges on 2030 emissions targetsAustralian PM’s office omits net […]
- Industrial emissions set to rise for another decade despite Coalition's pledge to cut carbon pollutionby Adam Morton Environment editor on October 27, 2020 at 4:30 pm
Analysis shows Australia’s industrial greenhouse gas emissions are projected to increase by 77% between 2005 and 2030Australia’s skyrocketing […]
- BP leads energy companies preparing two major UK carbon capture projectsby Jillian Ambrose on October 27, 2020 at 6:00 am
17m tonnes of carbon dioxide to be stored beneath the North Sea every yearAfter decades spent extracting fossil fuels from the UK’s North Sea, a […]
- ‘Zombie batteries’ causing hundreds of waste fires, experts warnby Damian Carrington Environment editor on October 26, 2020 at 6:00 am
Industry urges people not to throw out dead batteries with household rubbish or recycling“Zombie batteries” are causing hundreds of fires a year at […]
- Feeling the heat over Arctic sea ice | Lettersby Letters on October 25, 2020 at 5:57 pm
David Nowell thinks Extinction Rebellion should focus on insulating homes, running public transport cooperatives and campaigning for major economic reforms, […]
- As South Australia now knows, local jobs must be a priority in the clean energy transition | Tom Mortonby Tom Morton on October 25, 2020 at 4:30 pm
The shift to renewables in SA’s Upper Spencer Gulf has been a social as well as technological processListen to Full Story: Is a just transition from coal […]
- The US has a good record on fighting monopolies. Now it's Google's turnon October 25, 2020 at 7:00 am
The tech giant claims that no one is forced to use its search engine. All power to regulators set on proving otherwiseSundar Pichai, chief executive of […]
- The house that cork built: is this the ultimate eco-friendly material?by Anna Turns on October 24, 2020 at 10:00 am
Using cork to clad an extension – inside and out – was a speedy, sustainable and affordable choice for this family homeWhen Dan Barber and Hat […]
- Aggressive push to 100% renewable energy could save Americans billions – studyby Oliver Milman on October 22, 2020 at 8:30 am
As much as $321bn could be saved with complete switch to clean energy sources, Rewiring America analysis findsAn aggressive push towards 100% renewable energy […]
- Rooftop solar and Covid shutdown lead to record lows in Australian electricity useby Adam Morton Environment editor on October 21, 2020 at 10:50 pm
Wholesale prices fall 45% to 48% lower than last year in all eastern states except TasmaniaAustralians’ embrace of rooftop solar panels and the Covid-19 […]
- BP market value at 26-year low amid investor jittersby Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent on October 21, 2020 at 5:58 pm
Oil firm slumps to value of £40.5bn, well below that of offshore wind developer Orsted BP’s market value has fallen below 200p a share for the […]
- Welsh politicians urge openness on impact of mud from nuclear power stationby Steven Morris on October 21, 2020 at 5:45 pm
Hinkley Point C building site waste due to be dumped in sea near CardiffThe builders of the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station must be completely open about […]
- 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