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.
- What caption would you give this picture?by [Energy Central] Mike Beehler on April 27, 2024 at 3:00 am
What caption would you give this picture? (I pulled over to warn them en espanol “muy peligro”!)
- The KJ Show Episode 85: Earth Day- Celebrating Creation or Demonizing Climate Change?by [Energy Central] Katherine Johnson on April 27, 2024 at 3:00 am
Every week, I host 'The KJ Show,' which offers a mix of breaking news and practical advice on how the energy industry affects the consumer. During this […]
- DOE sets 2-year deadline for federal transmission permitting, cutting average timelines in halfby [Energy Central] Mike Beehler on April 27, 2024 at 2:45 am
The Coordinated Interagency Transmission Authorizations and Permits program will theoretically streamline federal permits down to two years. Great idea, if it […]
- Colorado Springs Utilities explores digging damage prevention with artificial intelligence | KRDOby [Energy Central] Mike Beehler on April 27, 2024 at 2:45 am
Two of my favorite topics: underground and artificial intelligence (AI). Colorado Springs is a very progressive public power utility serving customers with […]
- Worst/Best States for Weather-related Power Outagesby [Energy Central] Tony Paradiso on April 27, 2024 at 1:22 am
The relationship between severe weather caused by climate change and the frequency of power outages in growing. Which states are most and least affected?
- Choosing a Flight Based on Emissions?by [Energy Central] Dan Delurey on April 27, 2024 at 1:00 am
I went to L.A. last week for the Annual Meeting of a Non-Profit’s Advisory Council that I serve on. The organization is called One Green Thing, and it […]
- Earth Day… So What?by [Energy Central] Barry Cinnamon on April 27, 2024 at 12:30 am
The history of Earth Day shows how the worldwide environmental movement has evolved from concerns about in-your-face air and water pollution … to a focus on […]
- 2024 Could Be The Year For American Lithiumby [Energy Central] Jack Conness on April 26, 2024 at 9:28 pm
From the mid-to-late 1800s, a remote region of Nevada known as Silver Peak was one of the United States’ best sources for silver and gold, helping pay for […]
- Maybe there’ll be a happy ending to the NVD story yet!by [Energy Central] Tom Alrich on April 26, 2024 at 9:28 pm
It seems almost normal that a French citizen would follow goings-on in the US government having to do with vulnerability management much better than US […]
- The Permian tight oil production peaked at 5.4 million b/d in January, 2% higher than a year earlier.by [Energy Central] Enno Peters on April 26, 2024 at 8:56 pm
This article contains still images from the interactive dashboards available in the original blog post. To follow the instructions in this article, please use […]
- IRS issues final guidance for IRA’s clean energy tax credit transferability mechanismby Diana DiGangi on April 26, 2024 at 1:13 pm
“It is difficult to overstate the significance of today’s announcement for the clean energy market,” said American Council on Renewable Energy President […]
- MISO capacity prices triple for next summer, spring, partly on power plant retirementsby Ethan Howland on April 26, 2024 at 1:09 pm
Prices for Ameren Missouri and Columbia, Missouri’s municipal utility jumped to nearly $720/MW-day for the upcoming fall and spring seasons due to expected […]
- Extreme winter weather grid performance improves, and 5 other takeaways from FERC’s open meetingby Ethan Howland on April 26, 2024 at 11:35 am
FERC is set to issue new rules for transmission planning and cost allocation at a special open meeting on May 13. “America cannot wait for us to issue these […]
- ERCOT considers demand response, dynamic line ratings to address South Texas transmission constraintsby Robert Walton on April 26, 2024 at 11:31 am
Grid officials say a request for proposals for demand resources would lean on “lessons learned” from a canceled October RFP for 3 GW of winter capacity.
- Xcel Energy named in 15 lawsuits over 2024 Texas panhandle firesby Emma Penrod on April 26, 2024 at 4:59 am
Company officials said they will push for federal or state-level legislation to guarantee wildfire insurance for utilities or otherwise limit losses.
- US offshore wind poised for ‘liftoff’ despite recent turbulence: DOEby Diana DiGangi on April 25, 2024 at 4:35 pm
The sector will achieve “liftoff” when “it is actively contributing to decarbonization targets, with a sustained project pipeline and regular […]
- Vanguard, TotalEnergies announce joint venture for at least 10 RNG facilitiesby Jacob Wallace on April 25, 2024 at 3:48 pm
The companies left open the possibility to expand their partnership to up to 60 organic-waste-to-RNG facilities. The first three facilities will be built on […]
- NRC proposes streamlined environmental reviews for new reactor license applicationsby Brian Martucci on April 25, 2024 at 3:28 pm
If finalized, the proposed rule would apply to any future fission reactor application and could reduce environmental review costs by up to 45%, Nuclear […]
- ‘Leave politics to the politicians’: why rural Queensland is a hotbed of renewable energyby Aston Brown on April 25, 2024 at 3:00 pm
Renewable energy developers are following tracks laid by the gas industry in the Western Downs – but they’re also making the same mistakesSign up for the […]
- ‘Privileged access’: pro-plastic lobbyists at UN pollution talks increase by a thirdby Sandra Laville on April 25, 2024 at 1:44 pm
Fossil fuel and petrochemical campaigners at Ottawa summit outnumber scientists, EU and Indigenous delegatesThe number of fossil fuel and petrochemical […]
- First Solar, QCells and 5 other solar manufacturers seek import tariffs, sparking industry divideby Diana DiGangi on April 25, 2024 at 1:24 pm
Four clean energy groups warned the petition would create market uncertainty and pose a threat to the domestic solar supply chain.
- DOE sets 2-year deadline for federal transmission permitting, cutting average timelines in halfby Ethan Howland on April 25, 2024 at 12:44 pm
In addition, the Energy Department has tentatively agreed to provide up to $331 million to an LS Power transmission project that could help create a new […]
- New rule compels US coal-fired power plants to capture emissions – or shut downby Associated Press on April 25, 2024 at 11:35 am
New EPA directive will cut pollution equivalent to the emissions of 328m cars, but industry group decries it as a ‘reckless plan’Coal-fired power plants […]
- Global battery rollout doubled last year – but needs to be six times faster, says IEAby Jillian Ambrose on April 25, 2024 at 11:17 am
Energy watchdog warns pace must accelerate to hit targets after new batteries increased capacity by 130%The rollout of batteries across the global electricity […]
- Activist groups not directly involved in Tiwi Island lawsuit must hand over documents to Santos, court rulesby Royce Kurmelovs and Lisa Cox on April 25, 2024 at 7:20 am
Broad terms of subpoenas a ‘chilling’ precedent that could undermine future climate litigation, legal experts sayGet our morning and afternoon news emails, […]
- How divestment became a ‘clarion call’ in anti-fossil fuel and pro-ceasefire protestsby Dharna Noor on April 24, 2024 at 2:00 pm
The divestment movement has a long history among US student activists, including in the overlapping movements of todayStudent protesters are demanding […]
- Share of electricity generated by fossil fuels in Great Britain drops to record lowby Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent on April 24, 2024 at 1:23 pm
Gas and coal accounted for just 2.4% of power generation for an hour last week, data shows, amid ‘zero-carbon grid’ plansThe share of Great Britain’s […]
- Here’s the truth: energy transition is hard. Not everyone gets a pony | Peter Lewisby Peter Lewis on April 23, 2024 at 2:18 am
Jobs will change, communities will be affected, but we have a shot at rising to the challenge of global heatingThe climate crisis has long been defined by its […]
- Biden marks Earth Day with $7bn ‘solar for all’ investment amid week of climate actionby Richard Luscombe on April 22, 2024 at 8:16 pm
Funds will be targeted at disadvantaged areas to create 200,000 jobs, after last week’s oil and gas lease restrictions in AlaskaJoe Biden marked Monday’s […]
- Net zero has become unhelpful slogan, says outgoing head of UK climate watchdogby Fiona Harvey Environment editor on April 22, 2024 at 6:06 pm
Chris Stark says populist response and culture war around the term is inhibiting environmental progressThe concept of “net zero” has become a political […]
- Guardian Essential poll: voters back Labor’s Future Made in Australia plan while overestimating cost of renewablesby Paul Karp and Peter Hannam on April 22, 2024 at 3:00 pm
Results highlight the difficulties government faces in selling energy transition to sceptical publicFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet […]
- Major investors leading push against Woodside’s climate plans ahead of AGMby Jonathan Barrett Senior business reporter on April 22, 2024 at 12:00 am
Norway’s KLP and the UK’s LGIM among those who say they have concerns over energy giant’s carbon transition goalsFollow our Australia news live blog for […]
- High interest rates could add billions to UK green energy transition, says reportby Richard Partington Economics correspondent on April 21, 2024 at 11:01 pm
Resolution Foundation calls for fourfold increase in renewable power investment to reduce pressure on household billsA permanent shift to higher interest rates […]
- End times for the UK’s final coal-fired power stationby Jillian Ambrose on April 21, 2024 at 8:00 am
At Ratcliffe-on-Soar in Nottinghamshire, the turbines will stop spinning for good this year as the UK meets its pledge to ban coal use. We meet staff proud of […]
- Income and power from cow manure | Letterby Guardian Staff on April 19, 2024 at 5:28 pm
Joy Clancy suggests anaerobic digesters could transform the waste into biogas and liquid fertiliserThere is a well-established solution to preventing cow […]
- Biden administration moves to restrict oil and gas leases on 13m acres in Alaskaby Staff and agencies on April 19, 2024 at 2:34 pm
Environmentalists celebrate new rules but Alaska politicians call it an ‘illegal’ attack on state’s livelihood and predict lawsuitsThe Biden […]
- Clean-up of Indian coal-fired power plants ‘could have saved 720,000 lives’by Gary Fuller on April 19, 2024 at 5:00 am
Researchers say early deaths may have been avoided over 10-year period if technology installedResearch has estimated the health impacts from the coal-fired […]
- ‘We can’t hunt or fish’: the villages in Ecuador’s Amazon surrounded by abandoned explosivesby Beatriz Miranda on April 18, 2024 at 10:58 am
In 2002, high explosives were laid in oil wells across 20 sq km of forest. The firm has gone but the pentolite remains, despite a court ruling, putting lives […]
- Study identifies where wind is most reliable for generating powerby Kate Ravilious on April 18, 2024 at 5:00 am
About 6.5% of the world’s electricity is generated by wind. By 2050 this could rise to more than a thirdWhere in the world does the wind most reliably blow, […]
- Clean energy’s dirty secret: the trail of waste left by India’s solar power boomby Flavia Lopes in Pavagada and Bengalaru on April 18, 2024 at 4:00 am
As vast solar plants multiply, so does the scrap, set to reach 19m tonnes by 2050. But disposing of the waste often falls to informal traders who risk injury […]
- 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