Powering Engines with the Industrial Sun. The host for this show is Mitch Ewan. The guest is Toby Kinkaid. In a Brief History of Solar Energy Part One Toby Kinkaid discussed the evolution of solar technology and applications from the ancient Greeks and Romans through the pursuit of driving high-temperature steam engines throughout the later […]
A Brief History of Solar Energy (Hawaii: State Of Clean Energy)
Everything You Wanted to Know. The host for this show is Mitch Ewan. The guest is Toby Kinkaid. Solar energy powers our natural world – why not the industrial world? Can a modern world be solar powered? ‘Spaceship Earth’ has over 8 billion souls aboard – can solar solar energy power everything we need? This […]
Can Solar Energy Power O’Ahu (Hawaii: State Of Clean Energy)
Making the Case. The host for this show is Mitch Ewan. The guest is Toby Kinkaid. This episode addresses the question, ‘Can we really power Oahu with solar energy?’ And, if so, how much solar PV would be required to power the grid directly with all excess production going to hydrogen production for public transit […]
A Winning Team (Hawaii: State Of Clean Energy)
Batteries and Fuel Cells. The host for this show is Mitch Ewan. The guest is Toby Kinkaid. True decarbonization means ‘NO CARBON’. There are two types of electric vehicle (EV). Most people only hear about the Battery EV (BEV) that must be externally charged using the electrical grid. The other EV generates electricity onboard the […]
A Million Miles of EV Mobility (Hawaii: State Of Clean Energy)
Driving on Sunshine. The host for this show is Mitch Ewan. The guest is Toby Kinkaid. Traditional EV infrastructure is challenging. Expensive grid upgrades, real time unscheduled electrical loads, and huge power demands make EV charging no ‘walk in the park’. However, there are new solutions for EV charging using solar energy directly in the […]
Hawaii EV Charging Scenarios (Hawaii: State Of Clean Energy)
Navigating a Changing Landscape. The host for this show is Mitch Ewan. The guest is Toby Kinkaid. 1.0. EV Charging in Hawaii – discussion of HECO’s new EV-J schedule designed to encourage EV Charging infrastructure. Major changes offered in this new schedule are Reduced Demand Charge (from $24/kW down to $2/kW), and low electricity prices […]
Water’s Role in Energy Systems (Hawaii: State Of Clean Energy)
Energy, Water, and Civilization. The host for this show is Mitch Ewan. The guest is Toby Kinkaid. Energy is fundamental to everything we do in our modern world. Water affects every aspect of life in our country. Surprisingly 44% of all water used in America is used for one thing – cooling down thermal power […]
Energy System Value Propositions (Hawaii: State Of Clean Energy)
Cost and Efficiency Vs Value. The host for this show is Mitch Ewan. The guest is Toby Kinkaid. Are we using the right metrics when evaluating energy system value? This discussion covers a different way of looking at the value of an energy system. It may be better to evaluate the overall value proposition of […]
The Logic of Green Hydrogen (Hawaii: State Of Clean Energy)
Are we Going to Decarbonize our World. The host for this show is Mitch Ewan. The guest is Toby Kinkaid. Logic, is unemotional and inescapable. Let’s take the hype out of the energy and state-of-the-world discussion and ask the tough questions: How do we solve Climate Disruption? The recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) […]
Green Hydrogen Goes Global (Hawaii: State Of Clean Energy)
Clean Hydrogen Infrastructure Takes Hold. The host for this episode is Mitch Ewan. The guest for this episode is Toby Kinkaid. Green Hydrogen Hubs are emerging worldwide. Each issue we highlight one or more Green Hydrogen Hubs and this issue it’s Canada BC, and Alberta. A long time fossil fuel energy producer and exporter, Alberta […]