NEWS

  • NEW WEBSITE LAUNCHED TO SUPPORT THE HAWAII CLEAN ENERGY INITIATIVE (HCEI)

    For Immediate Release: July 30, 2009 HONOLULU—The Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) in collaboration with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has launched a new website – www.hawaiicleanenergyinitiative.org – to provide Hawaii residents and businesses with information on how they can help achieve energy independence for the state. “This web site will…

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  • DBEDT CONTRACTS WITH UH TO SURVEY OCEAN FLOOR FOR INTERISLAND ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION CABLE

    For Immediate Release: June 4, 2009 HONOLULU—The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism (DBEDT) has contracted with the University of Hawaii School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) to conduct an intensive survey of the ocean floor between the islands to determine the best possible routes for an interisland electrical transmission cable.…

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  • GOVERNOR’S LANAI COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL CONTINUES DISCUSSION ON HAWAII CLEAN ENERGY INITIATIVE

    For Immediate Release: March 20, 2009 HONOLULU – The Governor’s Lanai Community Advisory Council will meet on Tuesday, March 24, 2009, 5:00 p.m. at the Lanai Senior Center, 309 Seventh Street, Lanai City. The public is invited to attend. This month’s meeting will be a follow-up to the Council’s Feb. 24 meeting, which focused on…

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  • GOVERNOR LINGLE ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT TO ADVANCE ‘BIG WIND’ PROJECTS

    For Immediate Release: March 17, 2009 HONOLULU – Governor Linda Lingle along with Castle & Cooke, First Wind Hawaii and Hawaiian Electric Company today announced an agreement that could lead to large wind farms on both Lanai and Molokai providing clean energy to Oahu. These wind farms would feed into an inter-island cable system currently…

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  • U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY INCREASES FEDERAL COMMITMENT TO HAWAII’S CLEAN ENERGY INITIATIVE

    For Immediate Release: March 17, 2009 HONOLULU – Governor Linda Lingle announced today that the U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE) has assigned two senior personnel from its National Renewable Energy Laboratory to assist the State of Hawaii in implementing the Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative (HCEI). The HCEI is a partnership between the USDOE and the…

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  • GOVERNOR’S WEST HAWAII COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL TO FOCUS ON HAWAII CLEAN ENERGY INITIATIVE

    For Immediate Release: March 5, 2009 HONOLULU – The Governor’s West Hawaii Community Advisory Council will meet on Wednesday, March 11, 2009, at the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority (NELHA) Gateway Center, at 73-4460 Queen Kaahumanu Highway #101 in Kailua-Kona. The meeting begins at 5:30 p.m. Ted Peck, energy administrator, Strategic Industries Division from…

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  • GOVERNOR’S LANAI COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL TO FOCUS ON HAWAII CLEAN ENERGY INITIATIVE

    For Immediate Release: February 19, 2009 HONOLULU – The Governor’s Lanai Community Advisory Council will meet on Tuesday, February 24, 2009, 4:00 p.m. at the Lanai Senior Center, 309 Seventh Street, Lanai City. The public is invited to attend. Ted Peck, energy administrator, Strategic Industries Division, and Joshua Strickler, facilitator of renewable energy projects, from…

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  • GOVERNOR LINGLE AND BETTER PLACE ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP TO OFFER NATIONAL BLUEPRINT FOR CLEAN ENERGY IN TRANSPORTATION

    For Immediate Release: December 2, 2008 HONOLULU – Governor Linda Lingle and Shai Agassi, founder and CEO of Better Place, today unveiled a plan to bring an electric-car network to Hawaii, creating a model for the adoption of electric cars in the U.S. The move – only the second of its kind announced in the…

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  • GOVERNOR LINGLE ANNOUNCES NEW OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY PARTNERSHIP

    For Immediate Release: November 18, 2008 HONOLULU — Governor Linda Lingle today announced a new energy partnership to develop a 10 megawatt (MW) Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) pilot plant in Hawaii between the Taiwan Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) and the Lockheed Martin Corporation. During the Governor’s official state visit to Taiwan, the ITRI…

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  • HAWAII CHOSEN TO STUDY ADVANCED ENERGY CONSERVATION PLANNING

    For Immediate Release: November 13, 2008 HONOLULU — Governor Linda Lingle announced today that the State of Hawaii has been selected by the National Governors Association (NGA) Center for Best Practices to participate in its Policy Academy on Advanced Energy Strategies for Buildings. The Policy Academy will assist the state to develop an action plan…

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  • GOVERNOR LINGLE RELEASES $1,854,000 FOR ENERGY CONSERVATION IMPROVEMENTS TO STATE BUILDINGS

    For Immediate Release: October 21, 2008 HONOLULU – Governor Linda Lingle has released $1,854,000 in design and construction funds to improve the energy efficiency of state buildings on Oahu. Project work includes the installation of new or upgraded energy-efficient products, materials, systems and equipment. “It is important that the state lead by example in making…

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  • STATE AND HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC STRIKE SWEEPING AGREEMENT FOR HAWAII’S ENERGY FUTURE

    For Immediate Release: October 20, 2008 HONOLULU – Governor Linda Lingle today announced a comprehensive agreement to decisively move the state away from its dependence on fossil fuels for electricity and ground transportation. The historic accord – agreed to between the Lingle-Aiona Administration, including the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism and the State…

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