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.
- ‘A real pioneer’: King Charles seeks to embody green values in royal estateby Harriet Sherwood on July 27, 2024 at 7:00 am
Changes include converting Bentleys to run on biofuels but helicopter use shows difficulties in balancing prioritiesA pair of gas-guzzling Bentleys are not the […]
- Ontario’s Global Lead in Small Nuclear Plantsby [Energy Central] Martin Rosenberg on July 27, 2024 at 3:30 am
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- Google Inks 115 MW Enhanced Geothermal Deal w/NV Energyby [Energy Central] Judy Knight on July 27, 2024 at 3:30 am
PLMA Presents: Power Knowledge, Demystified in 5 mins. A weekly 5-minute clip of global energy industry highlights with Energy Expert and Author Peter […]
- Should we “Flip” working hours?by [Energy Central] Doug Houseman on July 27, 2024 at 3:00 am
California’s high level of Solar PV (PV) installation has lead to negative daytime prices in many days and a significant and growing curtailment of […]
- When to lock an attractive power deal?by [Energy Central] Rafael Herzberg on July 27, 2024 at 1:05 am
Watch this 3 min video based on a simple, robust and proven methodology! The tradition calls for locking a new power deal just before the ongoing contract […]
- Manchin-Barrasso energy permitting bill bornby [Energy Central] Kennedy Maize on July 26, 2024 at 9:52 pm
Manchin-Barrasso energy permitting bill born Posted on July 26, 2024 by admin The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee leadership this […]
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- GKN Aerospace | H2FlyGHTby [Energy Central] Charley Rattan on July 26, 2024 at 8:16 pm
GKN Aerospace | H2FlyGHT GKN Aerospace has launched H2FlyGHT, a revolutionary £44 million project. This collaborative initiative will develop a 2-megawatt […]
- Energy Action Day - July 25thby [Energy Central] Audra Drazga on July 26, 2024 at 8:08 pm
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- Ed Miliband says Labour will honour pledge of £11.6bn in overseas climate aidby Fiona Harvey Environment editor on July 26, 2024 at 4:14 pm
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- Pacific North West Hydrogen Hubby [Energy Central] Charley Rattan on July 26, 2024 at 3:21 pm
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- A condition that can make all the difference (Brazil)by [Energy Central] Rafael Herzberg on July 26, 2024 at 3:02 pm
A condition that can make all the difference A challenging scenario: deficit in power offered by the Brazilian electricity sector - reported by the EPBR […]
- Clearing the air: how to get your household off gasby Doosie Morris on July 26, 2024 at 3:01 pm
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- rPlus Energies secures $1B for 800-MW solar-plus-storage ‘peaker plant’by Emma Penrod on July 26, 2024 at 1:03 pm
In addition to the recent $1 billion Green River Energy Center deal, recent private equity investments will allow rPlus Energies to transition to an […]
- Data centers powered by clean energy draw higher prices, as AI fuels electricity demand spikeby Joe Burns on July 26, 2024 at 1:00 pm
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- Ed Miliband: people must be persuaded of need for pylons near homesby Fiona Harvey Environment editor on July 26, 2024 at 12:36 pm
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- The US lacks enough skilled clean energy workers, but solutions are close at handby Chris Dougher on July 26, 2024 at 12:00 pm
To build successful clean energy manufacturing businesses in the U.S. while revitalizing our domestic industrial base, companies need to take responsibility […]
- Drax Group to give shareholders £300m windfall as profits riseby Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent on July 26, 2024 at 11:31 am
Owner of North Yorkshire power station earned £393m in government subsidies for biomassThe owner of the Drax power plant in North Yorkshire will give […]
- Green economy could generate 3.3m jobs across Africa by 2030 – reportby Caroline Kimeu in Nairobi on July 26, 2024 at 11:00 am
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- NERC wary of 100 GW in possible plant retirements and other takeaways from CEO Jim Robbby Robert Walton on July 26, 2024 at 10:54 am
Interconnection queues, filled with renewables projects, outstrip existing capacity by a 2-to-1 margin while increasing generator retirements complicate […]
- Climate hero or villain? Fossil fuel frenzy challenges Norway’s green imageby Ajit Niranjan in Oslo on July 26, 2024 at 10:00 am
As it rapidly adopts clean technologies while drilling furiously for oil and gas, the Nordic nation is a paradoxThe average Norwegian, better known for loving […]
- Olympic demand for ‘unproven’ ice therapy is unsustainable, scientists sayby Anna Bawden on July 25, 2024 at 10:30 pm
Researchers say 650 tonnes on order for Paris Games is a potential stress on local and regional resourcesFrom cold-water swimming to ice baths, deliberately […]
- Enphase Energy revenue drops 57% but California net metering rules spur battery salesby Larry Pearl on July 25, 2024 at 7:31 pm
The revenue decrease was due to a “broad-based slowdown” in the U.S. and Europe caused by higher interest rates, policy changes and other factors, the […]
- UN chief urges wealthy countries to beat fossil fuel ‘addiction’ amid expansionsby Oliver Milman in New York on July 25, 2024 at 4:43 pm
Secretary general said wealthiest countries are ‘signing away our future’ with more production and called for phase-out of fossil fuelsThe world’s […]
- Starmer says Labour finding ‘more mess’ from Tories every day as he launches Great British Energy plan – as it happenedby Amy Sedghi (now) and Mabel Banfield-Nwachi (earlier) on July 25, 2024 at 2:57 pm
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- GE Vernova suspects ‘manufacturing deviation’ was behind Vineyard Wind blade failureby Diana DiGangi on July 25, 2024 at 1:28 pm
The initial investigation points to a problem of “insufficient bonding,” which the “quality assurance program should have identified,” said a GE […]
- Data center renewables demand drives strong Q2 for NextEra Energy Resourcesby Emma Penrod on July 25, 2024 at 1:00 pm
NextEra Energy’s development arm signed deals for more than 3 GW of renewable energy during the second quarter, including an 860-MW agreement with Google.
- Starmer to take on Labour councils that block pylons delivering clean energyby Peter Walker Senior political correspondent on July 25, 2024 at 12:48 pm
At formal launch of state-run GB Energy, PM sets out plan to build enough offshore wind facilities to power 20m homesUK politics live – latest updatesKeir […]
- Sunrun, BGE launch first US electric vehicle-to-home virtual power plantby Robert Walton on July 25, 2024 at 12:41 pm
The initiative kicks off with just three customers but is “a significant proof of concept ... and the goal is to expand these programs all around the […]
- Competition may delay needed transmission, increasing costsby Benjamin Dierker on July 25, 2024 at 12:00 pm
The process FERC and individual states set through future reforms will be determinative in whether there is added time to an already long transmission […]
- Canada is proposing to lead on climate – but it’s doubling down on oilby Leyland Cecco in Toronto on July 25, 2024 at 10:00 am
Despite climate-friendly plans, the government’s controversial decision to take over the Trans Mountain pipeline made it one of world’s biggest promoters […]
- Offshore wind to power 20m homes within five years, Starmer to pledgeby Kiran Stacey and Fiona Harvey on July 25, 2024 at 4:00 am
Scheme will use taxpayer money to develop parts of seabed owned by the royal familyKeir Starmer will promise to build enough offshore wind over the next five […]
- Great British Energy is becoming a reality – bringing with it cheap, clean and secure energy | Ed Milibandby Ed Miliband on July 24, 2024 at 11:01 pm
We’re making the case for 21st-century, modern public ownership that serves our communitiesEd Miliband is the energy secretaryThe public voted for change at […]
- DOE awards $371M to boost permitting, local benefits from transmission projectsby Ethan Howland on July 24, 2024 at 6:34 pm
Most of the grants support projects that give communities tangible benefits from transmission development, said Maria Robinson, director of the Department of […]
- It’s easy to blame petrostates – but self-proclaimed ‘climate leaders’ like the US and UK are driving the crisis | Tessa Khanby Tessa Khan on July 24, 2024 at 11:30 am
In thrall to the oil and gas industries, wealthy nations are backing calamitous projects. But the tide is turningTessa Khan is executive director of the […]
- ‘Inexcusable’: should climate hypocrites get the petrostates label?by Jonathan Watts Global environment editor on July 24, 2024 at 10:36 am
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- Head of king’s property portfolio given 20% pay rise to £1.9mby Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent on July 24, 2024 at 9:50 am
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- Ireland’s datacentres overtake electricity use of all urban homes combinedby Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent on July 23, 2024 at 3:21 pm
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- Airlines may have to disclose carbon impact of individuals’ flights under new UK policyby Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent on July 23, 2024 at 12:16 pm
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- UK may need new gas-fired power stations to decarbonise gridby Fiona Harvey Environment editor on July 23, 2024 at 4:00 am
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- Aquila Capital acquires six Norwegian hydropower plantsAcquisition adds further scale to Aquila Capital European Hydropower Fund portfolioby 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
- 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
- STEM education brought to the forefront with new initiative provided by ForeFront Powerby 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
- Duke Energy postpones recreation flow release in Pee Dee River below Tillery Damby Electric Energy Online on August 16, 2017 at 2:01 pm
- Covanta Extends Partnership with Delaware County Solid Waste Authority for Sustainable Waste Disposalby 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
- Allen Combined Cycle Plant Now 75% Completeby Electric Energy Online on August 16, 2017 at 2:01 pm