Few electric grids in the world are preparing for the onslaught of intermittent renewable energy, and if they do not anticipate that change, they will struggle to remain relevant. Electric grids can only tolerate between 15% to 25% of intermittent renewables, before instability renders them incapable of handling typical daily loads, and utilities that have […]
Hydrogen Without Borders (Stan The Energy Man)
Mary-Rose de Valladares, International Energy Agency, Hydrogen Technology Collaboration Program joins Stan Osserman in a discussion on the barriers to hydrogen adoption that are falling like dominoes, and how 2018 is looking like the turning point to bring hydrogen to scale. Like many natural and man-made processes, there is often a long gestation before the […]
Budget Cuts and Disappearing Incentives – Energy News and Analysis
Tune in for Power Up Hawaii where Raya Salter addresses solar power and renewable energy storage technology as well as budget cuts and the latest news and analysis from the U.S. energy sector. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, Hawaii Time, then streaming earlier shows […]
Huge Hawaii Storage Wars
In today’s edition of Power Up Hawaii, Raya Salter discusses solar power and renewable energy storage technology as she provides us with the latest news and analysis from the U.S. energy sector. 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 Business of Chilling – Whatever Happened to Ice Storage in Hawaii
Whatever happened to ice energy storage in Hawaii? Energy storage presents a technical challenge for Hawaii’s renewable energy goal, but there are many potential solutions. Co-hots Ray Starling and Jay Fidell learn about the past and present state of ice energy storage in Hawaii from expert guests Les Taniyama of Power & System Inspection Group […]
The Shocking Truth About Microgrid – Go Electric with Lisa Laughner and Darrin Moorman
What’s a microgrid? Lisa Laughner and Darrin Moorman of Go Electric share shocking truths about innovative microgrid technology. 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 and great community. Our […]
The Trump Effect on Energy – How Will the President-Elect Change National Energy Policy?
Lucien Pugliaresi, President, Energy Policy Research Foundation, Inc. (EPRINC) corresponds with Jay Fidell for a discussion about the future of fossil fuels and renewable energy technology under the Trump Administration. 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. […]
You CAN Take Clean Energy with You! The Power of Smartflower Pacific
John McEnroe, President of Smartflower Pacific shares his company’s innovative technology that allows clients to transport their renewable solar energy. As the lead electrician, Van Yoshikawa tells us about the vital benefits of solar power and how Smartflower Pacific’s clean energy storage will lead us towards a sustainable future. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the […]
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 […]
Large Scale Energy Storage with ITM Power
Steve Jones runs the Irvine office of ITM Power (a large European based energy company) in California. Steve and Stan discuss ITM Power’s recent projects and future developments in the works. 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 […]