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  • ACEP ARGEMS
    HNEI Demonstrates Low-Cost Grid Monitoring and Controls Platform
    HNEI recently demonstrated its Advanced Real-time Grid Energy Monitor System (ARGEMS) for the Alaska Center for Energy and Power, Alaska... more
  • Early stage conceptual design for Sai Gon Energy Park
    HNEI Supports Solar Energy Park Demonstration Project in Vietnam
    HNEI and the Center for Regional and Urban Studies (CRUS) in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, signed an agreement in July 2019 to develop a... more
  • Alt Jet Fuel Pathways
    HNEI Researchers Coauthor Review of Bio-Based Alternative Jet Fuel Production Options
    HNEI researchers and collaborators published an extensive review of potential agricultural and silvicultural resources for the production... more
  • Molokai Dynamic Load Bank
    HNEI Installs Dynamic Load Bank on Moloka'i
    The Grid System Technologies Advanced Research Team (GridSTART) of the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute (HNEI), University of Hawaii, in... more
  • Korea Keynote & Workshop
    HNEI Specialist Delivers Keynote Address and Workshop in Korea
    HNEI Specialist, Mark Glick, delivered the keynote address "Energy Policy of the State of Hawaii: Update on the World’s Leading Energy... more
  • DOE AMR
    HNEI Research Presented at 2019 DOE Annual Merit Review
    The U.S. Department of Energy held the 2019 Annual Merit Review and Peer Evaluation meeting (AMR) for the Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Program... more
  • HNEI Research Featured in Batteries' Special Issue
    Research supported by the Office of Naval Research and conducted by HNEI researchers, led by Matthieu Dubarry, is a feature paper invited... more
  • DOE RPS Technical Report
    HNEI Specialist Co-Authors DOE International RPS Technical Report
    HNEI Specialist, Mark Glick, was a co-author with researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) on a technical report... more
  • NELHA H2 Station
    First Public Zero Emission Hydrogen Bus System Nearing Completion
    HNEI is pleased to report that the first publicly operated Zero Emission Bus (ZEB) system in Hawaii, comprised of a 29-passenger fuel cell... more
  • UH System
    UH System’s Sustainability & Resilience Initiative
    HNEI has long been an important part of the University of Hawaii System's focus on sustainable and resilience.  At the University of Hawaii... more

HNEI Mission

To research, develop, test, demonstrate, and validate cost effective and practical solutions to deliver commercially viable renewable energy and energy efficiency to Hawaii and the world.

HNEI employs an integrated approach to developing public/private partnerships and management of projects to reduce Hawaii’s dependence on imported energy resources and move the state toward energy self-sufficiency, including projects that:

  • Address critical technical, scientific, and policy barriers to achieving energy self-sufficiency
  • Emphasize innovative technologies and approaches focusing on environmental attributes, reliability, and affordability
  • Ensure that technologies and processes developed will be commercially viable
  • Give priority to indigenous Hawaii resources

 

 

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