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 to read application) under the […]
Maliko Gulch Hydro Dams?
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 to read application) under the […]
Maui selected for smart-grid demonstration
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 how these technologies can help […]
Japan Companies Collaborate on Smart Grid Project
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 announced that U.S. and Japan […]
Friends of Lana’i Motion Denied
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 filing motions to intervene in […]
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