UH team wins HECO challenge to improve reliability of solar power
The team was awarded a grant to develop short-term forecasts of sunshine that can reach rooftops and solar panels.
Generating a sustainable energy future
A photovoltaic battery system at the University of Hawaiʻi Marine Center has been proving its value by keeping the power on while reducing the electricity bill.
1MW of renewable energy goes online at UH Mānoa
Construction on the first of two phases of a major photovoltaic canopy on the UH Mānoa parking structure goes online.
More rooftop PV on Molokaʻi is focus of UH collaboration
Hawaiʻi Natural Energy Institute Director Rick Rocheleau said the island is a perfect location to demonstrate advanced solutions for reliable operations of power grids.
Net Zero project could be first in nation for college campus
The “Net Zero project could be first in nation for college campus” editorial by University of Hawaiʻi Maui College Chancellor Lui K. Hokoana ran in The Maui News on June 23, 2019.
UH Hilo students use rhetoric to promote 100% renewable energy goal
Students created abstracts, videos and infographics in collaboration with Blue Planet Foundation to promote renewable energy and sustainability in Hawaiʻi.
UH receives $200K to support statewide energy and sustainability education
The grant will fund student research projects and a refrigeration and air conditioning technology scholarship.
UH student-developed 3D energy planning tool generates national buzz
The project is an interactive 3D projection-mapped model of Oʻahu showing layers of data for the state’s plan to run on 100-percent renewable energy by 2045.
UH employs smart technology to monitor, analyze energy use
The project will boost the University of Hawaiʻi’s effort to reach net zero energy usage by 2035.
Hawaiʻi Natural Energy Institute receives $1.3M to advance wave energy
During the three-year innovative project, the team of researchers and engineers will develop a wave-energy converter concept culminating in a set of tests in a sophisticated mainland wave tank.
