hawaii renewable energy Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:55:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Hawaii Extending Geothermal Industry https://www.greenoptimistic.com/hawaii-geothermal-power-20120111/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/hawaii-geothermal-power-20120111/#respond Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:55:11 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=21915 Hawaii is set on becoming more than just “the” touristic destination – the Hawaii Electric Light Company (HELCO) is putting in an effort to increase this year’s geothermal exploitation through a Geothermal Request for Proposals. Plans include an increase to 50 MW out of geothermal power alone, not to mention the wind, solar, biomass and […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/hawaii-geothermal-power-20120111/feed/ 0 21915 Hawaii To Run $1 Billion Undersea Cable That Will Share Wind Power Between Islands https://www.greenoptimistic.com/hawaii-undersea-cable-wind-power-20100609/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/hawaii-undersea-cable-wind-power-20100609/#comments Wed, 09 Jun 2010 13:31:49 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=7925 Replacing Hawaii's dirty diesel powered generators that provide the electricity necessary to run the islands isn't an easy job. The state's current plan is to feed Oahu, the state's most populated island, through an undersea cable, from the wind farms on the islands Molokai and Lanai.

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