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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HNEI Researchers Publish Method for Cross Comparative Analysis of Anaerobic Digesters
HNEI researchers have published a methodology for cross comparative analysis of anaerobic digesters. In this novel contribution, criteria to evaluate performance of different reactor designs using a common basis for comparison were developed and applied to over 82 reactors...
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HNEI Research Presented at 2019 DOE Annual Merit Review
The U.S. Department of Energy held the 2019 Annual Merit Review and Peer Evaluation meeting (AMR) for the Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Program on April 29 – May 1, 2019. Of the showcased hydrogen and fuel cell projects, HNEI...
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HNEI Director Discusses Objectives
HNEI Director, Richard Rocheleau, sat down with GreenBiz to discuss HNEI’s objectives and the institute’s numerous collaborations. GreenBiz Link: https://www.greenbiz.com/video/rick-rocheleau-director-hawaii-natural-energy-institute-renewable-energy-resilience
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HNEI Faculty Member, Dr. Trevor Morgan, Co-Authors Book
HNEI Assistant Researcher, Dr. Trevor Morgan, co-authored the book Solid Fuels and Heavy Hydrocarbon Liquids: Thermal Characterization and Analysis, Second Edition. The publisher, Elsevier, states that this book “integrates the developments that have taken place since publication of the...
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Fiery Ice Conference
This year’s theme, “15 Years of Progress and Future Directions” will highlight accomplishments and changes in hydrate science and engineering since the first workshop in 2001, and identify directions for the future. A primary objective will be to try...
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Creating Renewable Gasoline
Creating gasoline and biodiesel from readily available microbial organisms may sound too good to be true, but that is exactly what researchers at the Hawai‘i Natural Energy Institute at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa are doing. A new...
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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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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. Jian Yu’s...
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