In Hawaii, to help accelerate and inform efforts to achieve 100 percent renewable energy, the Hawaiian Electric Companies launched an effort to gather information about land that may be made available for future renewable energy projects that will benefit all electric customers. Hawaiian Electric, Maui Electric, and the Hawaii Electric Light Company are issuing a […]
In Hawaii, the state’s electric company HECO and the Army held a groundbreaking ceremony Monday for a $167 million biofuel-powered plant at the Army’s Schofield Barracks on Oahu. The facility is being sited in an area that is the safest on the island away from potential tsunami threats and storm surges. It will be supplied […]
In Hawaii, Hawaiian Electric and Pacific Biodiesel Technologies have signed a contract for the Maui-based biofuel company to supply biodiesel processed from waste cooking oil and other local feedstocks, primarily for use at the 110-megawatt Campbell Industrial Park generation facility with the capability for use at other Oahu power plants as needed. The two-year contract […]
In Hawaii, anyone who ever wanted to know the ins and outs of a successful biofuel co-firing at a large-scale power plant can now get all of their questions answered thanks to a blow-by-blow account of the Hawaiian Electric Co.’s 2011 trial.
In Hawaii, Zilkha Biomass Energy is reported to be in preliminary talks with HECO regarding the use of Zilkhas wood pellets. According to an article in the Kansas City Star, Zilka is stating that the use of wood pellets could save the utility as much as 30% in costs compared to fuel oil. The article […]
In Hawaii, the state’s Public Utilities Commission has given Hawaiian Electric Co the green light to buy 10 million gallons of biodiesel from Hawaii BioEnergy. The fuel will replace 5% of HECO’s fossil fuel demand for electricity generation to supply the islands. HECO aims to use 40% renewables by 2030.
In Hawaii, Hawaiian Electric Companies are seeking up to 150,000 barrels per year (6.3 MMgy) to supply Maui Electric and Hawaii Electric Light Co. generation facilities beginning Jan. 1, 2015, for a contract term of up to three years. This request for proposals offers biodiesel suppliers—including local biodiesel producers—the opportunity to offer biodiesel or biodiesel […]
In Hawaii, the Hawaiian Electric Company has extended its contract with Iowa-based Renewable Energy Group, for 3 to 7 millions gallons of biodiesel, through 2015. The biodiesel-burning Campbell plant is a linchpin in HECO’s strategy for generating 40 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030. In related news, the Hawaiʻi Electric Light Company […]
In Hawaii, Hawaiian Electric Co. (HECO) has chosen Renewable Energy Group to supply biodiesel for its 110MW Campbell Industrial Park Generating Station. The company currently supplies biodiesel under a contract that expires in July 2012 but with the new three-year contract it will supply 3 million to 7 million gallons. The contract will have to […]
In Hawaii, Hawaiian Electric has reached agreement with Phycal for delivery of 100,000 to 150,000 gallons of algae-based biofuel by April 2014, for testing at Kahe Generating Station. The biofuel will be provided at a fixed price not tied to the price of fossil fuels. The contract must be reviewed and approved by the Hawaii […]
