Erik Kvam, Director of the Renewable Energy Action Coalition of Hawaii (REACH), joins Rachel James to discuss the thinking that goes into planning clean energy projects and some examples of the process as completed by the Hawaii Center for Advanced Transportation Technologies. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm […]
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 […]
OTEC: An Efficiency Renewable Energy – Energy Harvesting Systems with Dr. Hans Krock
Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) is a clean, zero-emission and renewable energy technology. The process takes the heat from tropical oceans and converts it to electricity. Dr. Hans Crock shares how this technology is capable of generating electricity day and night, throughout the year, providing a reliable source of electricity across the globe. ThinkTech Hawaii […]
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, […]
The Roadmap to Microgrids – Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen?
Marco and Jay discuss the stakes at Hawaiian Electric’s upcoming filing on December 1st regarding their Power Supply Improvement Plans, the state of play of the Distributed Energy Resources docket, state of solar PV and DBEDT’s recent RFP to examine alternatives to the current IOU ownership model. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from […]
Microgrid Magic – The PEARL of Sustainability
John Bothof joins our guest Energy Man, David Molinaro, to talk about microgrids and the development of the Pacific Energy Assurance and Resiliency Laboratory (PEARL). 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 […]
Energy and Politics with Dave Molinaro and Rachel James
The all-star cast of experts from Hawaii’s most vibrant energy institution, the Hawaii Center for Advanced Transportation Technologies (HCATT) discuss some of the hot button political issues facing Hawaii today with the hopes of helping Hawaii voters understand energy issues this election season. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 […]
Hawaii Clean Energy Day
Jay Fidell and Duke Oishi talk about the 7th Annual Hawaii Clean Energy Program. The program covered clean energy policy, energy security, renewable energy, transformation awards, energy goals, energy technology, and energy safety. Features comments from Gov. Daivd Ige, Sharon Moriwaki, Mike Hamnet, Rep. Chris Lee, Sen. Mike Gabbard, Capt. Mike Williamson, Sunao Masunaga of […]