Comments on: Hawaii’s Renewable Energy Revolution

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By: B Elwin M

B Elwin M — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 15:12:30 +0000

The key word here is “USE”. We don’t use energy, we abuse it. If the energy was used properly, we would use about 45% less energy and reduce out carbon footprint to almost nil.

By: Jeff Miles

Jeff Miles — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 15:11:11 +0000

Great Post, It seems the big oil price surge woke up the local govt to think about importance to be self reliant.

Solar thermal for heating water is most efficient way to use solar power, electricity production is way to costly to justify as per present technology.

Bio diesel , natural gas production from food , organic and human waste can meet local community, residential needs while reducing methane and carbon emissions.

wind energy is cost competitive and will pay for itself.
Natural gas power plants can meet additional requirements.

By: Charlie

Charlie — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:06:00 +0000

Super post, Need to mark it on Digg
Have a nice day

By: Priestmonk Bartholomew

Priestmonk Bartholomew — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:25:31 +0000

I find it less than honest or intelligent to take the “we know more than anyone before us” attitude with regard to energy use and conservation.

I live on the Big Island of Hawai’i and off the grid for more than two decades in a community that has no public services (telephone, water, electricity, trash pick up and etc). I am appalled that No One has consulted with farmers who have lived using solar and 12v as well as inverters for 110v and catchment for water etc.

Over 20 years ago I had solar panels on my truck in Berkeley but was considered nuts…like the early biodiesel folks- when will we learn to use resources rather than arrogance?

By: R.Murashige

R.Murashige — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:15:43 +0000

You seem to have the same vision that many had several years back. Pohoiki Geothermal Power Station is something you need to visit. It is on the slopes of the east rift zone, an active rift, (last activity – 1960, About 3.5 miles away). Po0hoiki is not producing anywhere near trhe planned objectivr. The earth below is cooling and new wells are constantly being drill to offset the production loss. They are into horizontal drilling.
Insurance companies have ‘black listed’ home insurance in the area.
The East rift is where Puu OO is. It has been active since 1982, with magma still flowing into the sea.
Frankly, I think this plan is a ‘make work’ project funded by the ‘Hill’.

By: dan

dan — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:20:20 +0000

It still seems that in this debate we miss the one thing that needs to be done. We need to move energy companies from producer to distributors. If each individual would take responsibility for their own home, let’s say, combining solar, wind power, providing the excess back to the grid, taking from the grid if needed, storing as needed. We would produce a much more efficient system that would require far less fossil fuel, and it’s emissions. The technology virtually pays for it self, and will become much cheaper over time. We need to stop waiting for government programs, do what is right and profitable for ourselves.

By: WB

WB — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 02:38:10 +0000

Hawaii seems like a natural place for geothermal energy since it is a volcanic island, Iceland uses
geothermal and it is also a volcanic island.