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 […]
The PUC and Hu Honua: the End of the Saga (Energy 808: The Cutting Edge)
Another Stake to the Heart of the Zombie. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Marco Mangelsdorf. The guest is Henry Curtis. On June 24 the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission ruled, again and perhaps for the final time, that the Power Purchase Agreement between Hu Honua and HELCO is not in the public […]
The PUC’s Latest Decision on Hu Honua (Energy 808: The Cutting Edge)
Likelihoods and Prospects Going Forward. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Marco Mangelsdorf. The guest is Henry Curtis. The Hawaii Public Utilities Commission rejects the Power Purchase Agreement between Hu Honua and Hawaii Electric Light Company for the second time. What does this mean? What comes next? Is this the final nail […]
Renewable Energy Potpourri (Energy 808: The Cutting Edge)
Never a Dull Moment in Energy World. The hosts for this show are Marco Mangelsdorf and Jay Fidell. We discuss claims of impending calamity in the the American solar PV market due to little not so old Auxin Solar. Then we head across the Pacific and look at President Biden’s interest in ASEAN as well […]
Crusading for Solar on Hawaii Island (Energy 808: The Cutting Edge)
What Needs to be Done, What Can be Done. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Matt Kanealii-Kleinfelder. Matt Kaneali’i-Kleinfelder who sits on the Hawaii County Council helps us understand the state of solar on Hawaii Island. He is a solar crusader and tells us what needs to be done on […]
A Year of Change at the PUC (Energy 808: The Cutting Edge)
A Visit with PUC Commissioner Leo Asuncion. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Marco Mangelsdorf. The guest is Leo Asuncion. Changes at the Public Utilities Commission. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guests for this episode are Marco Mangelsdorf and Leo Asuncion. We compare notes with Commissioner Leon Asuncion […]
A View from the Hawaii Senate (Energy 808: The Cutting Edge)
What’s up with Senator Laura Acasio. The host for this show is Marco Mangelsdorf. The guest is Laura Acasio. The Hawaii Legislature enters into its final month of this year’s session. We get a briefing from Senator Acasio on the ups, downs and round and rounds of this year’s session, who represents District 1 on […]
The LowDown on Hu Honua and Beyond (Energy 808: The Cutting Edge)
Life of the Land Henry Curtis on Hu Honua. The host for this show is Marco Mangelsdorf. The guest is Henry Curtis. The Hu Honua saga has gone on for 10 years. One of the last acts of this multipart drama is the evidentiary hearing that took place recently. As one of the participants, Henry […]
And the Renewable Energy Wheels Go Round (Energy 808: The Cutting Edge)
Hope for the Flowers and Renewables. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Marco Mangelsdorf. How far and fast can we go in meeting our energy needs from renewables? Everyone wants a piece of the action. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6lQsvQmOsP0QUupA452eOm2 Please visit our ThinkTech website at […]
Hu Honua’s Third Appeal Unsuccessful (Energy 808: The Cutting Edge)
State Supreme Court Rules Against it. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Henry Curtis. Henry Curtis of Life of the Land Helps us understand the nature of Hu Honua’s project, application and appeals, the related environmental issues and the surrounding controversy. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6lQsvQmOsP0QUupA452eOm2 […]