September 10, 2015 Work in Bioplastics Leads to $1.4 Million ContractThanks 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....
July 10, 2015 First Net Zero Energy Buildings Under Construction at UH MānoaOn 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...
July 1, 2015 New Study Models Path for Achieving Hawai‘i’s Renewable Energy TargetsThe 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...
June 17, 2015 Wave Energy Device Activated Off Kane‘ohe BayNorthwest 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...
June 5, 2015 Fast-Fill Hydrogen Fueling Station Enabling Zero Emission TransportationThe 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...
September 17, 2014 HNEI to Study Electrical Grids at Three Hawai‘i Naval BasesThe 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...
July 22, 2014 Navy Expands Investment at Wave Energy Test SiteWork 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...
June 25, 2014 Hydrogen-Powered Buses Coming to Big IslandHawai‘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,...
June 4, 2014 HNEI Fuel Cell Research Featured on ThinkTech Hawai‘iHNEI'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
May 5, 2014 HNEI and Sierra Lobo Demonstrate Fuel Cells for Helium Recovery at NASAUsing proven fuel cell technology, HNEI and Sierra Lobo, Inc. have developed and demonstrated an efficient process to recover high-purity helium from NASA’s rocket engine testing sites.Download the press release.
