HNEI Begins Collaboration with SAFT Batteries
Led by Assistant Researcher Matthieu Dubarry, HNEI began working with SAFT batteries towards the development of non-destructive tools for battery aging analysis in order to improve end of life prediction. This two year project will also evaluate the pertinence...
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HNEI Researchers Participate in 2019 SOEST Open House
HNEI is an organized research unit under UH Mānoa’s School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST). The School holds an Open House biennially that showcases activities and demonstrations highlighting research conducted by its various departments. The 2019...
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HNEI Receives 1.3M DOE Grant to Support Wave Energy Devices
Work has begun on the three year project, led by HNEI Specialist Patrick Cross, that will develop a wave-energy converter concept culminating in a set of tests in a sophisticated mainland wave tank. The University of Hawai‘i was awarded...
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HiSERF Proton Electrolyzer Exceeds Manufacturer Stack Lifetime Estimates by Over 60%
According to Keith Bethune, an Assistant Specialist at HNEI’s Hawai‘i Sustainable Energy Research Facility (HiSERF) fuel cell laboratory, an on-site electrolyzer reached 12.3 years of production, exceeding the expected lifetime of the three original stacks by over 60%. The...
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HNEI to Analyze Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Energy Projects for PUC
In response to a request from the Hawai‘i Public Utilities Commission, HNEI is initiating a study to provide a quantitative assessment of GHG emissions for various energy products and production technologies used or expected to be used in Hawai‘i. ...
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HNEI Research Featured on ChemPhysChem Cover
HNEI Assistant Researcher, Dr. Godwin Severa, is featured on the ChemPhysChem journal cover for his publication “Kinetic Enhancement of Direct Hydrogenation of MgB2 to Mg(BH4)2 upon Mechanical Milling with THF, MgH2, and/or Mg“. This research was funded by the Department...
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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 Village Electric Cooperative, and Arizona State University. The system has reached a level of development where it is now...
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HNEI Awarded U.S. Department of Energy Contract
HNEI Assistant Researcher, Dr. Tatyana Reshetenko, has been awarded a 2-year contract from Pajarito Powder to characterize the performance and durability of a new generation of platinum-group metal (PGM) – free catalysts for fuel cells. This effort is part of...
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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 public Solar Energy Park (SEP) in Ho Chi Minh City. Under HNEI’s Asia-Pacific Regional...
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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 of alternative jet fuel in Hawai‘i and the tropics. HNEI partnered with UH Departments of Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences and Natural...
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