• Kula Geothermal Briefing

    Posted by Albert Perez on May 25, 2011

    Wednesday, May 25, at the Kula Community Center from 7pm -9pm the Kula Community Association’s General Meeting will present speakers on the proposed upcountry geothermal well and power station.

  • 6-Storey Building at Kanaha?

    Posted by Albert Perez on May 21, 2011

    Kanaha Professional Plaza development team is back on the Planning Commission agenda seeking approval for a 5-storey Building by Kanaha Wildlife Refuge Tuesday, May 24, 2011.

  • Maliko Gulch Hydro Dams???

    Posted by Albert Perez on May 20, 2011

    Summarized and expanded from an article by Sophie Cocke of Pacific Business News United Power Corp. (also known as Hawaiian Interisland Renewables) which appears to be the construct of a California Engineer named Bart M. O’Keeffe, filed a preliminary permit for the project with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (click

  • Maui selected for smart-grid demonstration

    Posted by Albert Perez on May 19, 2011

    Japanese companies have chosen Maui as their demonstration project.  Read more at the Maui News and Maui Tomorrow’s previous article (scooping the Maui News) “With its high levels of variable renewable energy, Maui is a perfect location to test these Smart Grid technologies. Through this Japanese-U.S. partnership, we can demonstrate

  • Japan Companies Collaborate on Smart Grid Project

    Posted by Albert Perez on May 17, 2011

    Hitachi to Serve as Project Leader Tokyo, May 17, 2011 – Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE: HIT / TSE: 6501, “Hitachi”), Cyber Defense Institute, Inc. (“Cyber Defense Institute”), JFE Engineering Corporation (“JFE Engineering”), Sharp Corporation (TSE: 6753, “Sharp”), Hewlett-Packard Japan, Ltd. (“HP Japan”), and Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. (“Mizuho Corporate Bank”) today

  • Friends of Lana’i Motion Denied

    Posted by Albert Perez on May 17, 2011

    The state Public Utilities Commission has denied a request by a Lanai-based community group to intervene in the decision-making process involving large-scale wind energy projects on Lanai and Molokai. The PUC said the request by Friends of Lanai was “untimely” because it was made too long after the deadline for

  • Who Decides Maui’s Future?

    Posted by Albert Perez on May 12, 2011

    Sign the Maui Island Petition

  • Sign the Maui Island Plan Petition

    Posted by Albert Perez on May 12, 2011

    How Much More Water? ADOPT THE MAUI ISLAND PLAN IN 2012 Honorable Maui County Council Members: We the citizens of Maui County ask you to respect the long hours of work and compromise that has gone into the Maui island Plan by citizen bodies and the general public. Please pass

  • Alternatives Section of Big Wind Doc

    Posted by Albert Perez on May 12, 2011

    Economics of Big Wind Note:  This is an OCR of : VOLUME 5:  http://www.lifeofthelandhawaii.org/2009-0162%20Vol%205.PDF The economic comparison section pages 289-313 OCR introduces many spelling errors in converting an image to text. This document was filed by HECO 9 months after the filing deadline I. Introduction There is no single renewable

  • Coal-Eucalyptus Energy Plant on Oahu

    Posted by Albert Perez on May 12, 2011

    AES Hawaii Inc. is testing adding Big Island eucalyptus chips to their Campbell Indsutrial Park, coal-fired power plant. AES began the test Sunday and gradually increased the blend of eucalyptus chips to its bituminous coal supply until it hit its target yesterday of generating 5 mega­watts from the renewable source.