Hawaii: State of Clean Energy
Chair of the Energy and Environment Committee. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Nicole Lowen. Nicole Lowen, chair of the Energy and Environment Committee in the Hawaii House of Representatives, helps us examine current issues and bills under consideration, including the nuclear energy bills; the status of the Hu Honua […]
Looking Down the Road on Electric Vehicles (Hawaii: State Of Clean Energy)
What Can we Do to Accelerate Public Acceptance. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Melissa Pavlicek and Michael Colón. Melissa Pavlicek of the Hawaii Automobile Dealers Association and MIchael Colon of Ulupono Initiative help us understand the status of EVs in Hawaii, the need to have more EVs on the […]
Is There a Chance for Nuclear Energy in Hawaii (Hawaii: State Of Clean Energy)
There Are Two Bills Pending in the 2024 Legislature. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Cory Chun. Rep. Cory Chun helps us understand the two bills that were introduced this session to enable nuclear energy hawaii. We discuss their status and prospects, and the pros and cons of having nuclear […]
Comparing Notes on Clean Energy Around the Country (Hawaii: State Of Clean Energy)
What Should Hawaii Know About What’s Going on. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Guillermo Sabatier. Guillermo Sabatier of HSI, host of ThinkTech’s Energy Perspective series, helps us understand the importance of capacity and reliability in clean energy development, and the need to resist those players in the marketplace that […]
Energy Issues for 2024, What’s Happening (Hawaii: State Of Clean Energy)
What Decisions Can we Expect for Hawaii. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Henry Curtis. Henry Curtis, Executive Director of Life of the Land, helps us understand what is in play in the courts, the PUC and the state legislature for 2024, and what we can expect as we move […]
A Brief History of Solar Energy Part II (Hawaii: State Of Clean Energy)
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 […]
Community Resilience Hubs (Hawaii: State Of Clean Energy)
Bouncing Back from Disaster. The host for this show is Mitch Ewan. The guest is Adam Strubeck. The episode introduces the concept of ‘Resilience Hubs’ in local communities to mitigate the impact of disasters such as storms, floods, and yes, top of mind these days, wildfires. Resilience is important for a community’s ability to bounce […]
Sustainable Energy Low Income Community (Hawaii: State Of Clean Energy)
100% Water and Power Independence. The host for this show is Mitch Ewan. The guest is Dennis Furukawa. This episode describes a rural low-income community project on the West side of Oahu that uses advanced water and energy technologies to achieve 100% independence and reduce costs to low-income residents. Village microgrid serves 200-300 homes located […]