HNEI Commissions EV Chargers with Oʻahu’s First Power Exporting Interconnection Agreement
The Hawai’i Natural Energy Institute’s (HNEI) Grid System Technologies Advanced Research Team (GridSTART) has successfully installed and commissioned bidirectional electric vehicle (EV) chargers as part of a demonstration project aimed at managing the operation of shared fleet EVs, utilizing...
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HNEI Researchers Analyze BESS Degradation Over 7 Years in Recent Publication
HNEI researchers from the PakaLi Battery Laboratory and GridSTART just published an analysis of a battery energy storage system degradation through seven years of field grid usage. The results showcase that the titanate based batteries showed little degradation (around 10%...
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HNEI Researchers Participate in 2019 SOEST Open House
HNEI is an organized research unit under UH Mānoa’s School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST). The School holds an Open House biennially that showcases activities and demonstrations highlighting research conducted by its various departments. The 2019...
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HNEI Demonstrates Low-Cost Grid Monitoring and Controls Platform
HNEI recently demonstrated its Advanced Real-time Grid Energy Monitor System (ARGEMS) for the Alaska Center for Energy and Power, Alaska Village Electric Cooperative, and Arizona State University. The system has reached a level of development where it is now...
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HNEI Installs Dynamic Load Bank on Moloka‘i
The Grid System Technologies Advanced Research Team (GridSTART) of the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute (HNEI), University of Hawaii, in collaboration with Maui Electric Company (MECO) and with funding from the U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR), has proposed and installed...
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HNEI Research Overview Posters
Two posters that overview HNEI’s research efforts have been posted. HNEI’s current and past projects are highlighted in the analysis, testing, and evaluation poster, while our faculty research is featured on the research and development poster. The poster are...
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Utility-Scale BESS Demonstration Project
In collaboration with Hawaiian Electric and with funding from the U.S. Office of Naval Research, the Hawai‘i Natural Energy Institute is providing the lead to test and evaluate three Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) operating on O‘ahu, Moloka‘i and...
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