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Dubbed Paeahu Solar, the plan proposed in 2018 was to build a 200-acre utility-scale solar array and battery storage system with a Canadian company named Innergex.
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Molokaʻi doesn't have utility-scale renewable energy projects and generates only 14% of its energy consumption from rooftop solar. But that's about to change. The community has created a roadmap to get to 100% renewable energy with a series of projects designed by residents. HPR's Catherine Cluett Pactol reports from Molokaʻi.
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Lettuce, kalo, sweet potato, vanilla and even māmaki grow under solar panels in Mililani that automatically rotate with the movement of the sun. Agrivoltaics, combining solar panels and agriculture, isn't a new concept. However, experts say there's a lot more that can be done locally. HPR's Mark Ladao has the story.
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The U.S. Department of Energy named 67 winners for its Energizing Rural Communities Prize. One of them is Shake Energy Collaborative in Hawaiʻi. The goal of the $6.7 million in federal funding is to support rural communities in improving their energy systems and advancing clean energy projects.
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Hawaiian Electric plans to replace six oil-fueled generators in Pearl City outside Honolulu with smaller generation units powered by biodiesel and possibly hydrogen. The state Public Utilities Commission must approve the plan.
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The AES Corporation has started operating its Waikoloa Solar + Storage Project, capable of generating up to 30 megawatts and storing 120 megawatt-hours. The Conversation spoke with Sandra Larsen and Bernerd Da Santos from AES about Hawaiʻi's green energy plans.
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An energy storage farm could replace Hawaiʻi's last coal-fired power plant that closed in 2022 after 30 years. The AES Corporation coal plant produced up to one-fifth of the electricity on Oʻahu.
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Hawaiʻi officials said the state has a good shot at securing federal funding to jump-start new hydrogen infrastructure. Mark Glick, head of the Hawaiʻi State Energy Office, said the plan is to use renewable energy to produce hydrogen. The Conversation's Catherine Cruz has more.
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An infectious disease specialist reflects on the third anniversary of the start of the COVID-19 pandemic; HPR's Ku'uwehi Hiraishi takes a closer look at the nominee for DHHL head; the YWCA of Oʻahu details its Dress for Success program; and the author of a book on sugar cane plantation life shares its origins
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Hawaiʻi has more rooftop solar per capita than any other U.S. state. But this popular sunny-side solution leaves renters out of the clean energy equation. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote has more about upcoming community-owned solar projects on Molokaʻi.