First Public Zero Emission Hydrogen Bus System Nearing Completion
HNEI is pleased to report that the first publicly operated Zero Emission Bus (ZEB) system in Hawai‘i, comprised of a 29-passenger fuel cell electric bus and HNEI’s hydrogen production and fueling station, is nearing completion at the Natural Energy...
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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 Research Featured on Energies Cover
Research supported by the Office of Naval Research and conducted by HNEI researchers, led by Matthieu Dubarry, is featured on the Energies journal cover. This research paper “Intrinsic Variability in the Degradation of a Batch of Commercial 18650 Lithium-Ion...
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HNEI’s HiSERF Featured in Springer Handbook of Electrochemical Energy
The recently published Springer Handbook of Electrochemical Energy featured a chapter entitled “Modern Fuel Cell Testing Laboratory” based on HNEI’s Hawai‘i Sustainable Energy Research Facility. The chapter describes the laboratory’s background and evolution, safety and test stations, fuel cell...
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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, three shuttle buses...
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HNEI and Sierra Lobo Demonstrate Fuel Cells for Helium Recovery at NASA
Using 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.
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Fuel Cell Modeling
On January 24, 2014, HNEI Assistant Researcher Kevin Davies made a presentation on equation-based, object-oriented fuel cell modeling at the HNEI Hawai‘i Sustainable Energy Research Facility in Kaka‘ako, Honolulu, Hawai‘i. To see a file with this presentation, click here....
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Fuel Cell Model Library Now Online
HNEI and Georgia Tech have developed an open-access equation-based, object-oriented Fuel Cell Model Library. Developed by HNEI’s researcher Kevin Davies in collaboration with Georgia Tech, the library resources support HNEI’s research into understanding the effects of contaminants at the cell level and in a...
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Fuel Cell Facility Expands Role and Changes Name
The Hawaiian Electric Company together with the Hawai‘i Natural Energy Institute hosted an event to commemorate the expansion of their research partnership. The facility has been renamed the “Hawai‘i Sustainable Energy Research Facility” (HiSERF). For details, see the HiSERF...
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