HNEI Completes Study and Report on Renewable Natural Gas Resource Assessment
The HNEI research team of Sharon Chan, Robert Williams, and Scott Turn, completed an assessment of biorenewable resources and their potential for renewable natural gas (RNG) production in Hawai‘i. Funded under the Energy Systems Development Special Fund, this study...
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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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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) as...
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Liquefied Natural Gas Report Now Available
The report entitled “Liquefied Natural Gas for Hawaii: Policy, Economic, and Technical Questions” has been released. Hawai‘i Natural Energy Institute (HNEI) commissioned FACTS Inc. to perform the study, selected through the Request for Proposal (RFP) process conducted last year....
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