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News hneieditor September 13, 2022
  • LNG
    Should LNG be an option for Hawai‘i?
    The HNEI's John Cole recently co-authored a piece for Global Island News on whether LNG should be an option for Hawai‘i.Excerpt:"For the last few years, Hawai‘i has been considering the importation of liquefied natural gas (LNG)...
  • Bioplastics Contract
    Work in Bioplastics Leads to $1.4 Million Contract
    Thanks to the efforts of a Hawai‘i Natural Energy Institute researcher, the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa has signed an exclusive global research contract with Bio-On, an Italian intellectual property company, representing a $1.4 million investment.Dr....
  • First Net-Zero Buildings
    First Net Zero Energy Buildings Under Construction at UH Mānoa
    On June 15, 2015 contractors broke ground for the installation of two 1,500 square foot, net zero energy classrooms. These classrooms will be energy neutral, that is they will generate at least as much energy as...
  • RPS Targets
    New Study Models Path for Achieving Hawai‘i’s Renewable Energy Targets
    The Hawai‘i Natural Energy Institute (HNEI) at UH Mānoa, in partnership with GE Energy Consulting, has completed an analysis identifying various scenarios that would allow the islands of O‘ahu and Maui to surpass Hawai‘i’s 2020 renewable...
  • Azura WEC
    Wave Energy Device Activated Off Kane‘ohe Bay
    Northwest Energy Innovations (NWEI) has deployed its “Azura” wave energy conversion (WEC) device in waters off Marine Corps Base Hawai‘i at the U.S. Navy’s Wave Energy Test Site (WETS) on the island of O‘ahu. The device...
  • Hydrogen Fueling Station
    Fast-Fill Hydrogen Fueling Station Enabling Zero Emission Transportation
    The Hawai‘i Natural Energy Institute (HNEI) has commissioned a “Fast-Fill” high-pressure hydrogen fueling station at the Marine Corps Base Hawai‘i (MCBH), Kane‘ohe Bay. This state-of-the-art station was developed to support a fleet of General Motors Equinox...
  • Electric Grid
    HNEI to Study Electrical Grids at Three Hawai‘i Naval Bases
    The Applied Research Laboratory at the University of Hawai‘i (ARL/UH) has received a $2.5 million contract from the Office of Naval Research to address electrical grids at three naval bases in Hawai‘i.  ARL/UH has funded HNEI...
  • WETS Investment
    Navy Expands Investment at Wave Energy Test Site
    Work at the Wave Energy Test Site (WETS) located off Marine Corps Base Hawai‘i at Kane‘ohe has received an infusion of $9 million from the U.S. Navy. The funds, from the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC), are directed to the...
  • Hydrogen Buses
    Hydrogen-Powered Buses Coming to Big Island
    Hawai‘i Island could be less than a year away from having some of the first hydrogen-powered buses in the state on its roadways. As part of a pilot project spearheaded by the Hawai‘i Natural Energy Institute,...
  • FC ThinkTech
    HNEI Fuel Cell Research Featured on ThinkTech Hawai‘i
    HNEI's fuel cell researcher Michael Angelo featured on ThinkTech Hawai‘i, The State of Energy.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDoHLPgWbwo&feature=youtu.be
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