Sophe Cocke writing for Civil Beat suggests First Wind is eying more wind sites on Maui for use on Oahu through the proposed interisland cable: “Gaynor told Civil Beat that the company was planning to place a bid for a project containing 200 mw to 300 mw of wind and solar energy on Maui when […]
First Wind Explains Kaheawa Wind Operations
By KEKOA KALUHIWA A June 15 letter writer asked why the wind turbines on Maui aren’t ever turning at the same time. While the 14 new turbines in the makai area are built, as of mid-June they were not yet commercially operating. These turbines make up the second phase of the Kaheawa Wind project. We […]
BP Wind Energy Joins Sempra For Maui Project
Sempra U.S. Gas & Power and BP Wind Energy recently announced plans to jointly develop the Auwahi Wind farm on Maui. This is the fifth project developed under a strategic partnership between the two companies that includes more than 1,000 megawatts of wind-generating capacity in operation or under construction. The project on southeastern Maui will […]
Who is Pattern Energy (Moloka’i Wind Farm)
The wind industry has been likened to the wildcatters during the oil boom – risk takers seeking out ever more land on which to extract energy to fuel our nation’s power demands.While some energy companies have made efforts to be good corporate citizens, profits in the energy industry have attracted some players of dubious integrity. (Remember those ENRON traders caught on tape boasting about defrauding grandmothers?)
Is Wind Really Hawaii’s Low Cost Option?
Civil Beat discusses the report ranking various renewable energy costs Wind energy is at the top of the list of energy sources that Hawaii should be tapping to meet its renewable energy goals, according to a recently released federal study. Why? Because it’s cheap, says the 240-page study done for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory […]
Big Wind Pattern’s New Alias
First it was just Pattern Energy. Then it was Molokai Renewables, after Pattern joined forces with Biological Capital to hopefully build the wind farm. Now, based on a review of testimony on an undersea cable bill, the company has taken on the name Hawaii Interisland Cable. Read more at Civil Beat