HNEI Hydrogen Station Fills State’s First Hydrogen Bus
HNEI is pleased to announce that the first hydrogen bus used for public transportation was fueled on the 24th of March, 2022 at HNEI’s hydrogen station located at the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawai‘i Authority (NELHA) on the Island...
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HNEI to Analyze Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Energy Projects for PUC
In response to a request from the Hawai‘i Public Utilities Commission, HNEI is initiating a study to provide a quantitative assessment of GHG emissions for various energy products and production technologies used or expected to be used in Hawai‘i. ...
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HNEI Specialist Delivers Keynote Address and Workshop in Korea
HNEI Specialist, Mark Glick, delivered the keynote address “Energy Policy of the State of Hawai‘i: Update on the World’s Leading Energy Transition Model” to the 6th International EV Expo / 4th International Energy Conference on May 9, 2019 in...
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HNEI Specialist Co-Authors DOE International RPS Technical Report
HNEI Specialist, Mark Glick, was a co-author with researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) on a technical report requested by the Government of Vietnam to examine effective Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) policies globally that was published by...
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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 at the Maui Energy Conference 2018
HNEI Director, Richard Rocheleau, and faculty member Jennifer Potter are participating and speaking at this year’s Maui Energy Conference + Exhibition on March 14-15. Ms. Potter will be moderating the “Carbon and Energy Efficiency: What Is The Connection?” panel,...
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HNEI Director & Faculty at the Maui Energy Conference
HNEI Director, Richard Rocheleau, and faculty members James “Jay” Griffin, Leon Roose, and Mark Glick are participating and speaking at this year’s Maui Energy Conference on March 22-24. They will be speaking in multiple panels regarding energy resilience and...
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Hawai‘i Clean Energy Final PEIS Report
In July 2012, in coordination with the U.S. DOE and DBEDT, HNEI contracted New West Technologies to conduct a Programmatic Environmental Impact Study (PEIS) to analyze, at a programmatic level, the potential environmental impacts of clean energy activities and...
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New Study Models Path for Achieving Hawai‘i’s Renewable Energy Targets
The 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 energy targets while...
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RPS Road-Map: Modeling and Assessment
HNEI has contracted with GE Energy Consulting to evaluate and assess the likelihood of compliance with State Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) requirements by modeling costs, economics and technical implications of various renewable energy penetration scenarios, including comparing the value of...
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