County Wants Wind Power to Pump Water in Haiku
Maui County is looking to install a wind generator to produce up to 100kw for water pumping in a site near Kaupakalua Road in Haiku. The administration says that water pumping is a major electricity user and that using renewable energy will both save money and offset fossil fuel. Contractors have until Nov 2 to […]
Businessman eyes Waihee parcels for bottled-water plant
Tony Liserre said he was proposing a plant that could bottle up to 220,000 gallons of water per day but that he expected the facility would start production at about a third of that amount
Maui Based Champley appointed to PUC
Maui Now reports that Maui-based energy consultant, Michael Champley of Kahakuloa Energy Advisors, LLC has been appointed to the Public Utilities Commission (PUC). According to Disappeared News: He founded Kahakuloa in 2007, registered it in Michigan in 2008 and in Hawai`i in 2010. In Hawai`i, Mr. Champley serves on the Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative (HCEI) Working […]
Pattern & Bio-Logical Capital to Bid on Moloka’i Big Wind
Pacific Business News reports that Molokai Renewables, a joint venture between Pattern Energy and Bio-Logical Capital, plans on submitting a bid when the final request for proposals is issued by Hawaiian Electric Co.next month, according to Bio-Logical Capital Hawaii Vice President Keiki-Pua Dancil.
Radio Show: Tony Liserre Discusses Waihe’e Bottling Plant
Maui County’s Environmental Coordinator Rob Parsons will be hosting Don Couch’s radio show “On the Couch” tomorrow morning, Tuesday Sept. 20th, with guest, Tony Liserre, to discuss a proposed water bottling plant at Waihe’e. The show airs at 7:05am on KAOI – 11:10AM and 96.7FM. Phone 242.7800 to call in your questions about this proposed project.