Keep up on the latest news about the Hawai‘i Clean Energy Initiative. The following articles in local and national news sources reflect the initiative's efforts to advance Hawai‘i's clean energy goals.
(Green Tech Media) The small island community switches over from incandescent light bulbs to more efficient bulbs through the power of suggestion.
The 7,400 people living on the island of Molokai share a special bond. That was the sense Francois Rogers got during his many visits to the small island. More »
This spring, three REV 300ACXs and one REC 300AZX will be provided to test out a micro grid that will use power sources including renewable energy. Read more
(Pacific Business News) Metcalf West will soon unveil what it is calling a first-of-its-kind high-gain photovoltaic system in Hawaii.
The blessing of the 22-kilowatt system will take place Aug. 31, with Gov. Linda Lingle and Big Island Mayor Billy Kenoi scheduled to be in attendance. Designed and implemented by Skyline Solar, the PV system is comprised of solar arrays and has been installed at Metcalf’s headquarters in Kailua-Kona. Read more
(AIA Honolulu) “Inspiring A New Generation: Green Schools in Hawaii”
This half day symposium will take place at the Punahou’s Case Middle School (LEED Gold Certified) located at the Punahou Campus. The event is being organized by the Green Schools Committee of the Hawaii Chapter of the USGBC and co-sponsored by the AIA Honolulu. Click here for Event Flyer (PDF).
(Honolulu Star-Advertiser) More consumers in sunny Hawaii are turning to solar panels to help curb their electrical costs
The same summertime sun that beats down on their St. Louis Heights home, driving up their air-conditioning bill, will soon be paying dividends for Glen Robinson and his family. More »
(Honolulu Star-Advertiser) Although it may have caught us by surprise, there’s a significant tech event coming Aug. 30 through Sept. 2: the Asia-Pacific Clean Energy Summit at the Hawai’i Convention Center.
In 2009 the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism’s inaugural summit attracted 800 people from 14 countries and Pacific islands. Some considered it a modest success. Others felt it was a platform built for the governor to crow about her 2008 Clean Energy Initiative. More »
(Honolulu Star-Advertiser) The state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands awarded homes to 19 native Hawaiian families yesterday in a pilot affordable housing development in Waianae that meshes Hawaiian cultural practices with cutting-edge environmental design. More »
(Honolulu Star-Advertiser) Starting this month, local buyers of new electric vehicles can qualify for up to $5,000 in federal stimulus rebates.
Right now the only car available in the islands that qualifies for that money is the Tesla Roadster, which lists for more than $100,000, but that’s expected to change once the first moderately priced consumer electric vehicles such as the Nissan Leaf arrive in Hawaii early next year. More »
(Pacific Business News) Representatives from 14 countries and territories, 24 Mainland states and more than 230 companies and organizations will descend upon the Hawaii Convention Center at the end of the month for the second annual Asia-Pacific Clean Energy Summit and Expo.
Anticipated attendance is expected to approach 900. More »
(Pacific Business News) Top government officials from the United States and Japan will visit Hawaii and Okinawa beginning next week to discuss energy policy, view renewable energy projects, tour energy efficient facilities and meet with top experts conducting research in the field of alternative energy. More »
