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: $5 trillion dollars annually in global taxpayer subsidies of the fossil fuel (dirty energy) sector is unsustainable, and by any measurement, economically and environmentally, a costly and false economy. (2016-17 World Bank – IMF reports).
Zero emissions energy sources are driving new cost and performance efficiencies and environmental benefits for Hawai’i and that can propel the state’s transformation to a clean energy driven global economy. Hawaii’s abundant sun, wind, water, and geothermal energy assets are Hawaii’s mana.
- UK Hydrogen Economic Impact Assessmentby Charley Rattan on August 14, 2020 at 12:27 pm
The Offshore Wind sector has been a remarkable success story; here the hydrogen sector looks to similar benefits the the UK economy including jobs […]
- Free power market: super attractive pricesby Rafael Herzberg on August 14, 2020 at 9:28 am
Free power market: super attractive pricesThe prices for future delivery in Brazil are around R$ 148/MWh (USD 26/MWh)..I consider these references to be […]
- Why leading-edge utilities and energy companies embrace sophisticated inventory trackingon August 14, 2020 at 9:00 am
Cloud-based, mobile inventory tracking optimizes productivity and revenue.
- Grid infrastructure, the great enabler of renewable energy | Energy Centralby Kent Knutson on August 14, 2020 at 6:00 am
This was originally posted in Clean Power but will be of interest to Grid Professionals as well.
- Longest Range Electric Car is 517 Mile Lucid Airby Brian Wang on August 14, 2020 at 4:13 am
The Lucid Air electric car has been independently tested with an estimated EPA range of 517 miles on a single charge. This range appears to be for a 175 or 205 […]
- Florida approves utility storm protection plans; analysts advocate measures beyond undergroundingby Robert Walton on August 13, 2020 at 2:30 pm
System hardening can help keep the lights on during a storm, but experts say this addresses only the symptoms of a fragile grid.
- As North Carolina regulators block another pipeline, Duke searches for options to meet gas demandby Iulia Gheorghiu on August 13, 2020 at 1:00 pm
Following North Carolina's denial on Tuesday of a key water permit for the Mountain Valley Pipeline extension and the cancellation of the Atlantic Coast […]
- Xcel Energy unveils plan to serve 1.5M EVs by 2030by Robert Walton on August 13, 2020 at 12:00 pm
The utility is anticipating a 30-fold increase in the number of plug-in vehicles across its service territories, in hopes of saving customers billions in […]
- Efficient Reading: Monthly Digest of the Top Content Submitted to the Energy Efficiency Group in Energy Central- August 13, 2020by Matt Chester on August 13, 2020 at 6:00 am
As the summer drags on and buildings heat up, energy efficiency couldn’t be more relevant and critical. The goal of energy efficiency programs from […]
- How to Better Manage Social Distancing with ARCOSby Jonathan Stiffler on August 13, 2020 at 6:00 am
Storm season is here, long-term projects are in motion, and your day-to-day work still has little surprises popping up along the way. While you continue to […]
- An Operations Lesson from the Spreadsheet Departmentby Pat Hohl on August 13, 2020 at 6:00 am
My friend Dave asked me – “If you could have just one desktop program, what would it be?” The spreadsheet is perhaps the most flexible of […]
- National Grid fires up coal power station for first time in 55 daysby Jillian Ambrose on August 12, 2020 at 6:22 pm
Heatwave brings wind turbines to standstill and causes gas plants to struggleNational Grid has fired up a coal-fired power station for the first time in 55 […]
- Australia's national Covid-19 commission, gas pipelines and a troubling lack of transparencyby Reported by Christopher Knaus and presented by Laura Murphy-Oates. Produced by Ellen Leabeaterand Joe Koning. Executive producers are Miles Martignoniand Gabrielle Jackson on August 12, 2020 at 5:30 pm
The national Covid-19 commission was created to help steer the government through economic and social recovery from the pandemic. However, an interim report […]
- Sunrun posts Q2 loss but anticipates storage boost as battery prices fall, blackouts persistby Iulia Gheorghiu on August 12, 2020 at 2:08 pm
Sunrun has developed a pipeline of deals to provide grid services, such as virtual power plants, in half of the regions it operates, CEO Lynn […]
- Waste giant Republic Services orders 2,500 Nikola electric trucks, sending industrywide signalby Cole Rosengren on August 12, 2020 at 1:00 pm
President Jon Vander Ark said the days of CNG have largely passed and predicts electrification will become the future industry standard. […]
- FERC, NERC release vendor cybersecurity guide to help identify Huawei, ZTE chipsby Guy Burdick on August 12, 2020 at 12:00 pm
The joint FERC, NERC white paper gives grid security experts four methods for finding suspect components that may be installed on their systems.
- Doubling down on energy efficiency in our fight against climate changeby Marisa Uchin, Vice President, Global Regulatory Affairs, Oracle Utilities on August 12, 2020 at 9:00 am
Energy saved today affords more climate value than energy saved later. So why make energy efficiency trade-offs?
- Charged Up About Electric Vehiclesby Luke Tonachel on August 12, 2020 at 6:00 am
States, cities and business are taking up the mantel of leadership in advancing a clean transportation future as the Trump administration fails the American […]
- It’s Time for California to Build Cheaper, Faster, Cleanerby Pierre Delforge on August 12, 2020 at 6:00 am
Dozens of concerned citizens, health and environmental organizations, and building professionals told today's monthly business meeting of the California Energy […]
- In Indiana, Candidates Look Beyond Coal to See Advanced Energy Opportunityby Advanced Energy Economy on August 12, 2020 at 6:00 am
AEE members and staff hold virtual meeting with Indiana state Sen. Andy Zay (R-Huntington), now a candidate for re-election.Indiana has quietly become a major […]
- Whitehaven Vickery mine expansion to extract 250% more coal approved by NSWby Lisa Cox on August 12, 2020 at 4:28 am
Expanded mine in north-west NSW predicted to generate extra 100 million tonnes of greenhouse gases once coal is burnedNew South Wales authorities have approved […]
- Powerhouses: nanotechnology turns bricks into batteriesby Damian Carrington Environment editor on August 11, 2020 at 3:00 pm
Research could pave way for cheap supercapacitor storage of renewable energyThe humble house brick has been turned into a battery that can store electricity, […]
- Budget pressures, COVID-19 drive Boulder to settlement talks with Xcel Energyby Emma Penrod on August 11, 2020 at 1:08 pm
After 10 years of work toward establishing municipal power generation, the City of Boulder has announced a proposed settlement with Xcel Energy to continue […]
- Competition is the best medicine for corruption; 'prescribed' markets could be what the doctor orderedby Todd Snitchler and Brian George on August 11, 2020 at 1:00 pm
As stakeholders evaluate the Southeast Energy Exchange Market, we should recognize the elements of market design that truly benefit consumers and […]
- False Alarm by Bjorn Lomborg; Apocalypse Never by Michael Shellenberger – reviewby Bob Ward on August 9, 2020 at 6:00 am
Two prominent ‘lukewarmers’ take climate science denial to another level, offering tepid manifestos at bestIt is no longer credible to deny that […]
- Is this the end for ‘king coal’ in Britain?by Robin McKie on August 9, 2020 at 5:31 am
As the black stuff burnt in the UK plummets to a level not seen since the early steam age, we trace its long, deep history and the problems left in its […]
- Calls for Woodside to pay $200m to clean up moribund Timor Sea oil site it ran until 2016by Adam Morton Environment editor on August 8, 2020 at 8:00 pm
Review recommends ‘trailing liability’, where owners remain liable for decommissioning sites after selling themEnergy giant Woodside Petroleum is […]
- India plans to fell ancient forest to create 40 new coalfieldsby Hannah Ellis-Petersen South Asia correspondent on August 8, 2020 at 7:00 am
Narendra Modi’s dream of a ‘self-reliant India’ comes at a terrible price for its indigenous populationOver the past decade, Umeshwar Singh […]
- Weatherwatch: floating wind farms – the power source of the futureby Paul Brown on August 7, 2020 at 8:30 pm
Giant turbines operating from anchored rafts can harness strong offshore windsOffshore wind farm potential is enormous. They are no longer limited to shallow […]
- China poised to power huge growth in global offshore wind energyby Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent on August 5, 2020 at 5:01 am
Report finds the offshore industry could create 900,000 jobs globally over next decadeThe world’s offshore windfarm capacity could grow eightfold by the […]
- BP's dividend cut puts firm on road to deliver green energy pledgeby Larry Elliott on August 4, 2020 at 6:09 pm
Lockdown has hammered oil prices but it also offers a chance to refocus on clean energyBP has set itself the target of shrinking its carbon footprint to net […]
- BP enjoys share bounce after unveiling plans to shift away from fossil fuelsby Jillian Ambrose on August 4, 2020 at 4:45 pm
Despite reporting one of its worst quarterly results on record BP shares closed up 6.5%Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBP has […]
- More coal power generation closed than opened around the world this year, research findsby Adam Morton on August 3, 2020 at 12:00 am
China continues to increase its coal power, but in India new construction has ground to a near halt The size of the global coal power fleet fell for the first […]
- Second major Korean brokerage withdraws financial backing for Adani's coal projectsby Ben Smee on August 2, 2020 at 5:30 pm
Exclusive: Hanwha follows Samsung in vowing to cease support, saying it had ‘no knowledge’ of environmental issues related to Carmichael mineA […]
- Open up offshore windfarm subsidy scheme, urges Scottish Powerby Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent on August 2, 2020 at 1:20 pm
CEO wants limit on 2021 auction scrapped to help power green economic recoveryOne of Britain’s biggest wind power developers has called on the government […]
- Rage against the dimming light: Irish rebel over lighthouse LED makeoverby Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent on August 2, 2020 at 8:15 am
Proposals to install low-energy devices in seven coastal beacons in the north and the republic have angered campaigners, who say the enchanting […]
- Australia’s trilemma of providing good, fast and cheap energy finally has a clear solution | Simon Holmes à Courtby Simon Holmes à Court on July 31, 2020 at 2:35 am
We now know that we can have an affordable, reliable and low emissions power system – and it needs a lot less coal and fossil gas“Good, fast, […]
- Facts behind the UK’s ‘green’ recovery | Letterby Letters on July 29, 2020 at 5:18 pm
Our investment in the transport and energy sectors falls far short of our neighbours’, write Dr Robin Russell-Jones and Dave Faulkner – and we are […]
- UK's biggest pension fund begins fossil fuels divestmentby Patrick Collinson and Jillian Ambrose on July 29, 2020 at 5:01 am
National Employment Savings Trust to shun firms involved in coal, tar sands or arctic drilling The UK’s biggest pension fund, the government-backed […]
- The Guardian view on the green recovery: Britain is being left behind | Editorialby Editorial on July 28, 2020 at 6:04 pm
The government talks a good game when it comes to radical policymaking. But its failure to invest in a zero-carbon future tells a different storySenior figures […]
- 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