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Key Technical Reports
- Interconnection of Grid Systems for Maui and O‘ahu Counties: Different Mixes of Renewable Generation and Several Possible Future Scenarios, GE Energy Consulting, February 2014
- Hawai‘i Renewable Portfolio Standards Study, GE Energy Consulting, June 2015
- O‘ahu Distributed PV Grid Stability Study, Part 1: System Frequency Response to Generator Contingency Events, GE Energy Consulting, March 2016
- O‘ahu Distributed PV Grid Stability Study, Part 2: System Frequency Response to Load Rejection Events, GE Energy Consulting, May 2016
- O‘ahu Distributed PV Grid Stability Study, Part 3: Grid Strength, GE Energy Consulting, July 2016
- Ancillary Services Definitions and Capability Study, GE Energy Consulting, December 2012
- Performance and Analysis of PV Technologies at Selected Sites, September 2014
- Development of a Solar Forecasting System and Characterization of Irradiance Variability in Hawai‘i, September 2014
- Development of Real-Time Closed-Loop Control Algorithms for Grid-Scale Battery Energy Storage Systems, August 2014
- Characterizing Emerging Cell Chemistries for Battery Energy Storage Systems, May 2016
- Procurement and Application of Hydrogen Storage Technologies to Support Hydrogen Dispensing Stations, September 2014
- Anaerobic Digestion of Primary Sewage Effluent, September 2014
- Labscale Evaluation of Immobilization Media, September 2014
- Fast Pyrolysis of Tropical Biomass Species and Influence of Water Pretreatment on Product Distributions, October 2016
- Energy Audit Procedures, UH Environmental Research and Design Laboratory, Sea Grant Center for Smart Building and Community Design & HNEI, April 2013
- Energy Audit Results for Forest City Phase I and Phase II, UH Environmental Research and Design Laboratory, Sea Grant Center for Smart Building and Community Design & HNEI, April 2013
- Energy Simulation Training, UH Environmental Research and Design Laboratory, Sea Grant Center for Smart Building and Community Design & HNEI, April 2013
- Characterization of Commercial Sites Selected for Energy Efficiency Monitoring, January 2014
- Kaua‘i Main Police Facility Retrofit Analysis, Loisis + Ubbelohde Associates, January 2016
- Bioenergy Analysis, October 2016
- Biomass-Derived Energy Products and Co-Products Market and Off-Take Study, Stillwater Associates LLC, June 2013
- Liquefied Natural Gas for Hawai‘i: Policy, Economic, and Technical Questions, FACTS Inc., June 2013
- Metrics for Measuring Progress under Hawai‘i Clean Energy Initiative: Hawai‘i Clean Energy Status Model 2013, KEMA, Inc., September 2014
- Hawai‘i Clean Energy Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement, September 2015
- Evaluation of Alternative Ownership Options for Electric Utility Assets on the Islands of O‘ahu and Hawai‘i, Filsinger Energy Partners, April 2016
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Book Chapters
- 2016, N. Gaillard, A. Deangelis, Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting Using Photovoltaic Materials, in M. Sugiyama, K. Fujii, S. Nakamura (eds.) Solar to Chemical Energy Conversion: Theory and Application, Springer, Vol. 32, Chapter 16, pp. 261-279.
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Peer-Reviewed Papers
- 2020, M. Virji, G. Randolf, M. Ewan, R. Rocheleau, Analyses of hydrogen energy system as a grid management tool for the Hawaiian Isles, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Vol. 45, Issue 15, pp. 8052-8066.
- 2020, T. Lee, M.B. Glick, J-H. Lee, Island energy transition: Assessing Hawai‘i’s multi-level, policy-driven approach, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Vol. 118, Paper 109500.
- 2019, T.E. Robinson, S. Businger, A Novel Method for Modeling Lowest-Level Vertical Motion, Weather and Forecasting, Vol. 34, Issue 4, pp. 943-957. (Open Access: PDF)
- 2018, S. Williamson, S. Businger, D. Matthews, Development of a solar irradiance dataset for O‘ahu, Hawai’i, Renewable Energy, Vol. 128, Part A, pp. 432-443.
- 2018, D. Agueso, S. Businger, Wind power characteristics of O‘ahu, Hawai‘i, Renewable Energy, Vol. 128, Part A, pp. 324-336.
- 2016, T.J. Morgan, S.Q. Turn, N. Sun, A. George, Fast pyrolysis of tropical biomass species and influence of water pretreatment on product distributions, PLoS ONE, Vol. 11, Issue 3, Paper e0151368. (Open Access: PDF)
- 2016, L. Postacchini, K.M. Lamichhane, D. Furukawa, R.W. Babcock Jr., F.E. Ciarapica, M.J. Cooney, Life Cycle Assessment Comparison of Activated Sludge, Trickling Filter, and High-Rate Anaerobic-Aerobic Digestion (HRAAD), Water Science & Technology, Vol. 73, Issue 10, pp. 2353-2360
- 2015, T.J. Morgan, S.Q. Turn, A. George, Fast Pyrolysis Behavior of Banagrass as a Function of Temperature and Volatiles Residence Time in a Fluidized Bed Reactor, PLoS ONE, Vol. 10, Issue 8, Paper e0136511. (Open Access: PDF)
- 2015, A. Devie, M. Dubarry, B.Y. Liaw, Overcharge Study in Li4Ti5O12 Based Lithium-Ion Pouch Cell, I. Quantitative Diagnosis of Degradation Modes, Journal of Electrochemical Society, Vol. 162, Issue 6, pp. A1033-A1040. (Open Access: PDF)
- 2014, S. Van Wesenbeeck, W. Prins, F. Ronsse, M.J. Antal Jr., Sewage Sludge Carbonization for Biochar Applications. Fate of Heavy Metals, Energy Fuels, Vol. 28, Issue 8, pp. 5318-5326.
- 2014, R.J. Lopez, S.R. Higgins, E. Pagaling, T. Yan, M.J. Cooney, High Rate Anaerobic Digestion of Wastewater Separated from Grease Trap Waste, Renewable Energy, Vol. 62, pp. 234-242.
- 2010, E.L. Miller, N. Gaillard, J. Kaneshiro, A. DeAngelis, R. Garland, Progress in new semiconductor materials classes for solar photoelectrolysis, International Journal of Energy Research, Vol. 34, Issue 14, pp. 1215-1222.
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Conference Proceedings and Presentations
- 2017, S. Busquet, J. Kobayashi, R.E. Rocheleau, Daily Performance Comparison of PV Modules Operating in Maui, Proceeding of the European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference (EU PVSEC), Amsterdam, Netherlands, September 25-27, pp. 2311-2315.
- 2017, S. Busquet, J. Kobayashi, R.E. Rocheleau, Daily Performance Comparison of PV Modules Operating in Maui, Poster presented at the European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference (EU PVSEC), Amsterdam, Netherlands, September 25-27.
- 2017, S. Busquet, J. Kobayashi, R.E. Rocheleau, Operation and Performance Assessment of Grid-Connected PV Systems in Operation in Maui, Hawai‘i, Proceeding of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), Washington, D.C., June 25-30, INSPEC 18189001, pp. 1061-1066.
- 2017, S. Busquet, J. Kobayashi, R.E. Rocheleau, Assessment of Operation and Performance for Grid-Connected PV Systems, Poster presented at the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), Washington, D.C., June 25-30.
- 2015, R. Rocheleau, M. Matsuura, K. Stein, M. Tun, Battery Energy Storage for Grid Support, Presented at the Energy Storage & Technology Conference, Karlsruhe, Germany, May 20-25.
- 2015, H. Johal, D. Stenclik, G. Hinkle, J. Cole, R. Rocheleau, Hawai‘i RPS Executive Summary, presented to the Hawai‘i State Capitol, May 7.
- 2014, M. Dubarry, A. Devie, B.Y. Liaw, Experimental diagnostic of Li-ion commercial cells, case studies: High power and High energy commercial GIC//LFP cells, Presented at the ECS MA2014-01 Meeting, Section A2-Battery Design and Application, May 14.
- 2013, M. Dubarry, A. Devie, B.Y. Liaw, Diagnostic of Li-ion commercial cells, case study, Presented at the ECS MA2013-02 Meeting, Section B10-Lithium-Ion Batteries, Nov. 1.
- 2013, R. Rocheleau, Use of a Fast Response Battery System for Frequency Regulation, Presented at the Electrical Energy Storage Applications and Technologies Conference, San Diego, California, October 20-23.
- 2012, S. Busquet, L. Cutshaw, R. Rocheleau, Performance of PV System Technologies on the Big Island of Hawai‘i, Poster presented at the Asia Pacific Clean Energy Summit, Honolulu, Hawai‘i, August 13-15.
- 2010, N. Gaillard, Y. Chang, J. Kaneshiro, A. Deangelis, E.L. Miller, Status of research on tungsten oxide-based photoelectrochemical devices at the University of Hawai‘i, Proceeding of the SPIE Solar Energy + Technology Conference, Vol. 7770, Paper 77700V.
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Student Theses
- 2016, D.H. Harris, An Investigation of Ambient Drying of Eucalyptus Grandis Wood, Master of Science Thesis, Department of Molecular Bioscience and Bioengineering, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI.
- 2015, D. Li, Impact of torrefaction on grindability, hydrophobicity and fuel characteristics of biomass relevant to Hawaiʻi, Master of Science Thesis, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI.
