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.
- Nukes – Part 5by John Benson on September 16, 2021 at 8:50 pm
This paper is a 2021 update on (1) Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) from U.S. Reactor Manufacturers that are at least somewhat likely to be built before 2030 […]
- Feasibility study on repurpose of oil and gas infrastructure for offshore hydrogen generationby Charley Rattan on September 16, 2021 at 8:48 pm
Existing offshore infrastructure identified as having the potential to be re-purposed for the production of offshore hydrogen may be categorised, as: […]
- Carbon Capture and Storage Gains Wide Industry Support in Houstonby Charley Rattan on September 16, 2021 at 8:35 pm
Eleven companies have expressed interest in supporting the large-scale deployment of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology in Houston. Calpine, Chevron, […]
- EUROPEAN CLIMATE ADAPTATIONby Vladimir Vinogradov on September 16, 2021 at 6:34 pm
EURACTIV published - 13/09/2021 - European cities need to adapt as global warming worsens, leading to more floods and fires on the continent, […]
- Welcome Danny Vital of XTec, New Expert in the Digital Utility Group- [an Energy Central Power Perspectives™ Expert Interview]by Matt Chester on September 16, 2021 at 6:00 pm
The cyber experts in the energy industry have been sounding the alarm for years, and finally the mainstream is starting to pay attention. From the SolarWinds […]
- National IT Professionals Day is next week: How do you set your utility IT department up for success? How does your IT department support the rest of your enterprise?by Matt Chester on September 16, 2021 at 5:30 pm
The third Tuesday in September (so this upcoming September 21) is known as National IT Professionals Day. No doubt the increasingly digital utility industry […]
- World's first battery-electric freight train unveiled in Pittsburghby Charley Rattan on September 16, 2021 at 5:28 pm
The new train, known as the FLXdrive battery-electric locomotive, underwent successful trials in California earlier this year where it was found to […]
- Wholesale Energy Prices, Bad Debt and the Price Cap are proving detrimental to Energy Suppliersby Matthew Olney on September 16, 2021 at 4:09 pm
Seven energy suppliers have exited the market so far in 2021 and more are expected to follow. We look at why suppliers are under so much pressure and the role […]
- Ignite Talksby Lisa Fjortoft on September 16, 2021 at 4:09 pm
Cognite, a leader in industrial innovation, will host its fourth annual global conference, Ignite Talks on September 21-23, 2021. The virtual […]
- Power prices in Brazilby Rafael Herzberg on September 16, 2021 at 3:46 pm
Power prices in Brazil The hydro situation in the country acquired crisis contours at the beginning of this year of 2021. Brazil power matrix is 70% […]
- 'We're obviously in the middle of a dramatic transformation,' FERC's Glick says amid market reform talksby Robert Walton on September 16, 2021 at 12:00 pm
A series of technical conferences is examining how the changing electricity resource mix requires wholesale market operators to reconsider the products […]
- A historically Black town stood in the way of a pipeline – so developers claimed it was mostly whiteby Ben Paviour for VPM and Abi Cole for Floodlight on September 16, 2021 at 9:00 am
When residents in Union Hill, Virginia, decried the pipeline as a form of environmental racism, the energy company insisted it wasn’tAs fracked gas […]
- Fire shuts one of UK’s most important power cables in midst of supply crunchby Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent on September 15, 2021 at 4:43 pm
Coal plants being warmed up as market prices surge to £2,500 per MWh from a norm of £40A major fire has forced the shutdown of one of […]
- Boards rethink response playbook as ransomware surgesby David Jones on September 15, 2021 at 2:14 pm
Corporate boards are no longer rubber-stamping assurances from CIOs or CISOs but are bringing in outside experts, asking more questions and preparing for […]
- US solar prices see first cross-segment rise since 2014, bucking downward trend, report findsby Emma Penrod on September 15, 2021 at 1:56 pm
Prices will likely remain elevated through the remainder of 2021, a Wood Mackenzie analyst said but should return to their decadelong downward trend […]
- Money and range: Experts note roadblocks to EV adoptionby Jim Stinson on September 15, 2021 at 1:25 pm
The smaller the truck, the smaller the battery, which is why fleets such as PepsiCo's target medium-duty vehicles for electrification.
- To build back better, make FERC boring againby Kevin Sunday on September 15, 2021 at 12:53 pm
The more FERC presses against or exceeds the bounds of the statutes Congress has written, the more it will see its decisions litigated, costing time and […]
- Landmark Illinois climate bill resolves standoff over Exelon nuclear plantsby Scott Van Voorhis on September 15, 2021 at 12:06 pm
The legislation also provides a road map for sunsetting the state’s coal-fired plants while setting a target of 40% renewable power for the […]
- A national clean electricity performance program needs to support clean-tech innovationby Stefan Koester on September 15, 2021 at 12:00 pm
A Clean Electricity Performance Program with a well-designed innovation multiplier could go a long way toward developing and deploying at scale the technology […]
- Why is the UK still in thrall to dirty energy? | Letterby Letters on September 14, 2021 at 3:49 pm
To meet climate promises, Boris Johnson must redirect billions from biomass energy into real renewables, says Elly PepperI was pleased to read your article […]
- House committee to vote on expanded EV and clean energy tax credits, including storage, hydrogenby Jason Plautz on September 14, 2021 at 2:40 pm
The funding plan for Democrats' $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation would extend clean energy tax credits and create new incentives for domestic production and […]
- E2: 'The face of clean energy is predominantly White and male'by Emma Penrod on September 14, 2021 at 1:24 pm
The clean energy sector must put in the work to recruit diverse employees in light of a report showing it has largely lost ground on inclusion over the […]
- Gravity-based storage firm Energy Vault to go public in SPAC deal as market continues to boomby Jason Plautz on September 14, 2021 at 1:09 pm
The Energy Information Administration predicted in August that large-scale battery storage installations could grow tenfold between 2019 and the end of 2023, […]
- Most plans for new coal plants scrapped since Paris agreementby Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent on September 14, 2021 at 5:01 am
Report by climate groups found more than three-quarters of projects were discarded after the deal was signedThe global pipeline of new coal power plants has […]
- Experts condemn plan to install thousands of gas boilers across UKby Fiona Harvey Environment correspondent on September 14, 2021 at 5:00 am
Experts say effective subsidies for new gas boilers run contrary to government targets on cutting greenhouse gas emissionsEnergy bill-payers will be asked to […]
- Britain’s last coal power stations to be paid huge sums to keep lights onby Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent on September 13, 2021 at 6:40 pm
Plants called on to supply electricity amid fall in wind generation and surge in price of gasOwners of the UK’s last remaining coal power stations are in […]
- UK to offer £265m in subsidies for renewable energy developersby Jillian Ambrose on September 12, 2021 at 11:01 pm
Wind, solar and tidal projects will compete for contracts, including funding for onshore schemes Renewable energy developers will compete for a share in a […]
- As heating bills go up, put your energy into keeping costs downby Shane Hickey on September 12, 2021 at 5:26 am
With wholesale energy prices soaring, millions of householders will face bigger bills next month. But there are ways to saveMillions of people are set to see […]
- SNP members call for creation of state-run energy companyby Libby Brooks Scotland correspondent on September 11, 2021 at 5:32 pm
Motion will be seen as rebuke to party leader Nicola Sturgeon, who pledged to establish national firm in 2017Scottish National party members backed a call for […]
- ‘We’re going after creatives that greenwash fossil fuels’: the group targeting ad agenciesby Jocelyn Timperley on September 11, 2021 at 10:00 am
Jamie Henn, the founder of Fossil Fuel Free Media, on how advertising agencies help legitimise the fossil fuel industryJamie Henn, a co-founder of the climate […]
- UK ministers ‘met fossil fuel firms nine times as often as clean energy ones’by Fiona Harvey and Phoebe Cooke on September 10, 2021 at 11:12 am
Exclusive: revelations come amid rising concerns over government’s plans to meet net zero targetUK government ministers have held private meetings with […]
- Surrey heating co-op’s woodland scheme entices rare butterfly to returnby Patrick Barkham on September 9, 2021 at 12:40 pm
Scheme that uses locally harvested woodchip to heat homes of retired sailors yields biodiversity benefitsA low-carbon co-operative that heats the homes of […]
- Global windfarm installations expected to surge after Covid drop, says reportby Jillian Ambrose on September 9, 2021 at 6:00 am
Offshore energy boom in China will grow world’s windfarm capacity by more than 12GW in 2021Windfarm installations are expected to double to record global […]
- Environmentalists vow to block woodchip export plan in NSW Hunter regionby Lisa Cox on September 8, 2021 at 5:30 pm
Startup energy firm’s bid to send up to 60,000 tonnes of woodchips to Japan for burning in power plants condemned by conservation groupGet our free news […]
- Two UK energy suppliers collapse amid record surge in pricesby Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent on September 8, 2021 at 11:45 am
PfP and MoneyPlus cease trading as power prices reach record highs, leaving 100,000 customers without a supplierThe record energy market surge has claimed its […]
- Audit office blames UK government for botched £1.5bn green homes schemeby Jillian Ambrose on September 8, 2021 at 5:01 am
Spending watchdog says home insulation drive was fatally rushed and missed chance to cut heating bills and create jobsA “botched” scheme to […]
- Coal from planned Cumbria mine may go outside UK and EU, inquiry toldby Tommy Greene on September 7, 2021 at 5:47 pm
Opponents say document contradicts company’s claim it will principally supply industries closer to homeThe coal extracted from the planned Cumbrian mine […]
- Europe’s coal legacy – in pictureson September 7, 2021 at 6:00 am
Coal power has been the foundation for much of what Europe is today. But what has been the cost? Since 2016, half of the continent’s coal plants have […]
- Europe’s top 25 banks failing on green pledges, campaigners warnby Kalyeena Makortoff on September 6, 2021 at 9:00 am
ShareAction says lack of plans to tackle climate crisis and biodiversity loss casts doubts on banking’s sustainability pledgesEurope’s 25 largest […]
- Gone with the wind: why UK firms could miss out on the offshore boomby Jillian Ambrose on September 4, 2021 at 3:00 pm
British manufacturers and the GMB are urging the government to ensure the huge investment in the sector benefits Britain tooAt the foot of the disused Fawley […]
- 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