Renewable Energy

State lawmakers will be in discussions Wednesday about a couple of tax measures that have drawn concerns from the solar industry. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote reports.

House Bill 1369 was heard by the House Finance Committee on Wednesday and proposed repealing credits for solar, wind, and renewable fuel.

Gov. Josh Green is calling for a renewed push to expand rooftop solar. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote speaks with the head of the Hawaiʻi Solar Energy Association about the effort.

Clearway Energy recently pulled the plug on plans for three major solar farms, but Hawaiian Electric still has several other projects in the works, including a biofuel plant spearheaded by Ameresco.

The Lahaina Energy Partnership has formed in the wake of Maui’s devastating fires to make sure community members have a voice in their energy future. It’s the latest addition to a growing pool of community-led energy huis, and Shake Energy Collaborative wants to make sure those efforts are successful.

A solar developer has canceled three of its major projects planned for Hawaiʻi. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote reports on what this means for the state's energy transition.

The new Lahaina Energy Partnership is holding a workshop Thursday to gain insight from the community about how to power the town.

Through years of innovation, wave power is taking shape in Hawaiʻi's open water. Patrick Cross, the University of Hawaiʻi's ocean energy program manager, has been working for the last decade or so to develop this renewable energy source.

The Conversation recently toured the newest wind turbines in Kahuku on Oʻahu, AES Hawaiʻi's Nā Pua Makani project. It sports a new system designed to deter bats from the area.

A local solar company has seen a surge of interest since it started offering solar panel recycling to its customers one year ago. The company estimated that by 2030, there will be more than 100,000 individual solar systems across the state over 10 years old, leading to a large wave of decommissions. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote reports on the outlook for end-of-life strategies for photovoltaics.