82,000 photovoltaic roof-top solar systems have been installed in Hawaii. Since 2015, permit applications to construct these systems have fallen from 30-50% across various island communities. What’s caused this dramatic reduction in rooftop solar construction? Marco Mangelsdorf, President at ProVision Solar, corresponds with Jay Fidell via Skype to address this issue. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live […]
The New Alchemy – Sludge to Energy
How does the City & County of Honolulu process Municipal Solid Waste that can’t be burned traditionally in an incinerator? Deputy Director of the Department of Environmental Services at the City & County of Honolulu, Timothy Houghton, joins the Energy Team to share the innovative technologies at H-POWER’s Sludge Receiving Station. First, get a sneak […]
Renewable Energy For Everybody – Environmental Defense Fund
This week, Raya Salter corresponds with Jorge Madrid of the Environmental Defense Fund in California about how community solar is taking off in Los Angeles, what this means for low income people and what this can mean for Hawaii! ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, […]
American Hydrogen Association Updates with Claude Culbertson
Claude Culbertson joins Stan The Energy Man to talk about the latest developments in sustainable energy sources with the American Hydrogen Association. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, Hawaii Time, then streaming earlier shows through the night. Check us out any time for great content […]
Hawaii Clean Energy Day 2016 At Laniakea
Duke Oishi and Kaui Lucas cover the Hawaii Energy Policy Fourm’s Hawaii Clean Energy Day. Speakers included Carl Freedman, Hawaii Energy Policy Forum, Mark Glick, State Energy Administrator, Rick Rocheleau, Hawaii Natural Energy Institute, Randy Iwase, Chair of the Public Utilities Commission, Brian Kealoha, Hawaii Energy, Brandon Belford, Boundary Stone Partners, Kyle Datta Ulupono Initiative, […]
Clean Energy for Hawaii at the Verge Conference
Dymond Cabildo and Hayley Ikeda highlight the Verge Conference on Clean Energy. They cover the wide variety of topics that were discussed there as well as heard from Governor David Ige, Luis Salaveria, DBEDT Director, Nick Sexton, ThinkTech Hawaii, Gregg Murphy, Blue Ion Batteries, Perkins Coie, Energy Attorney, Chris Lee, Chair of the House Energy […]
The Energy Policy Forum Addresses Our Energy Future
Maryann Sasaki and Elise Anderson cover the Hawaii Energy Policy Forum. It featured Sharon Moriwaki and Mike Hamnet, of the Hawaii Energy Policy Forum, Lorraine Inouye, chair of the Senate Energy Committee, Sheldon Kimber, an Energy Developer, Carl Freedman, of the Hawaii Energy Policy Forum, Lee Taniyama, of International Facilities Management Associates, Mark Glick, of […]
Hawaii Powering 100% Renewables Around the World
“Hawaii Powering 100% Renewables Around the Globe.” Raya Salter, Esq., host of Power Up Hawaii, explains how what happens in Hawaii is important to the rest of the globe, and how the way utilities do business may need to change to allow for more renewable energy. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 […]
Innovations in Energy Storage and Net Zero Buildings at UH
The University of Hawaii at Manoa recently opened two “showcase” classrooms that are designed to have Net Zero energy consumption, generating more energy than they use. Hawaii Energy Program Engineering Manager Keith Block toured the facilities and joined our clean energy crew to share his observations – and a short video – on this week’s […]
What’s Next for Clean Energy in a Trump Administration?
What’s Next for Clean Energy in a Trump Administration? Isaac Moriwake, an attorney with Earth Justice in Hawaii and Karl Rabago, Executive Director of the Pace Energy and Climate Center in New York speculate the new administration’s policies and its effect on the clean energy industry. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 […]