Topical Energy Round-up. The host for this show is Marco Mangelsdorf. The guest is Jennie Potter. Never a dull moment in the world of Hawai’i, energy matters. A recent critical Hawai’i Supreme Court decision. New energy generation. Equity in the regulatory sphere. Challenges facing the Public Utilities Commission. Challenges facing the State of Hawai’i. Former […]
The State of Solar and the RPS (Energy 808: The Cutting Edge)
Two Steps Forward and One Step Sideways. The hosts for this show are Marco Mangelsdorf and Jay Fidell. Since the 1970s, Hawaii has had significant incentives to encourage and support the development and adoption of renewable energies to reduce our reliance on and vulnerability to the long and expensive supply lines of GHG-producing fossil fuels […]
Hu Honua Before the Court (Energy 808: The Cutting Edge)
If it Pleases the Hawaii Supremes. The hosts for this show are Marco Mangelsdorf and Jay Fidell. The guest is Henry Curtis. On January 31, the Hawaii Supreme Court heard the case of Ho Honua et al. v. the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission regarding the proposed power purchase agreement between Hu Honua and Hawaii Electric […]
Changes at the PUC (Energy 808: The Cutting Edge)
A Visit with Commissioner Naomi Kuwaye. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Marco Mangelsdorf. The guest is Naomi Kuwaye. Commissioner Kuwaye helps us understand: (a) her background; (b) her experiences so far at the Commission, (c) what, if anything, has surprised her so far, (d) what she has learned and what does […]
Mekong Meanderings of Marco (Energy 808: The Cutting Edge)
Energy, Politics, Security Along the Mekong. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Marco Mangelsdorf. The lower Mekong river region (Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam) is a beyond rich and vibrant territory of more than 250 million. And it continues to garner increasing attention from outside players such the U.S., E.U. and […]
Diving Deeper into Hu Honua (Energy 808: The Cutting Edge)
Civil Beat Reporter Paula Dobbyn Shares all. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Marco Mangelsdorf. The guest is Paula Dobbyn. Paula Dobbyn of Civil Beat has been covering the Hu Honua putative power plant saga over the past year with in-depth reporting from multiple angles. Her two most recent pieces further pull […]
Searching Southeast Asia’s Secrets (Energy 808: The Cutting Edge)
If it’s Monday it Must be Laos. The hosts for this show are Marco Mangelsdorf and Jay Fidell. There’s been no shortage of the world’s attention lately on Southeast Asia as leaders gathered for ASEAN in Phnom Penh, the G20 in Bali and APEC in Bangkok. With the backdrop of Ukraine, the ongoing war in […]
Energy Roundabout with Henry Curtis (Energy 808: The Cutting Edge)
From the Macro to Micro Grid Wise. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Marco Mangelsdorf. The guest is Henry Curtis. Intermittent v. firm power, microgrids and grid hardening in light of Puerto Rico grid going dark again, Hu Honua lumbers on and community energy planning on Molokai. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for […]
A Conversation with the New PUC Chair (Energy 808: The Cutting Edge)
Getting the Low Down with Lively Leo. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Marco Mangelsdorf. The guest is Leo Asuncion. There’s been a changing of the guard at the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission. With the departure of Jay Griffin, Naomi Kuwaye has been sworn in for a six-year term and Leo Asuncion […]
The Energy View from the EEP Chair (Energy 808: The Cutting Edge)
Getting the Low-Down from Rep. Lowen. The hosts for this show are Marco Mangelsdorf and Jay Fidell. The guest is Nicole Lowen. The Hawaii State Legislature always attempts to tinker with energy issues each session – as sure as overripe mangoes fall from the branches. What happened of note energy-wise in the 2022 legislative session […]