Solar energy used to brew beer in Kona
Kailua-Kona, Big Island of Hawaii — Kona Brewing Company recently announced it has signed a contract with Sunetric to install a 229 kW solar energy generating system at its Kailua-Kona brewery and pub on Hawaii’s Big Island. Construction has begun on the system, and it is expected to be fully operational by April. Sunetric is [...]
Hawaii among top solar producers
Hawaiian Electric Co. was among the top solar-integrated utilities in the country, according to a report released Thursday by the Solar Electric Power Association. The association ranked the utilities by total solar electric capacity in 2008. HECO was No. 7 among the top 10 public power utilities, installing 3.5 megawatts of new capacity in 2008. [...]
Duke cuts proposed $100M solar program
Duke Energy Carolinas has cut its proposed $100 million rooftop solar program in half in response to critics who contend it is too costly and blocks independent development. The company is now asking state regulators to OK a $50 million investment that would create a solar network covering more than 420 sites. The N.C. Utilities [...]
Tori Richard to install $1M solar system
Tori Richard Ltd. is installing a $1.1 million photovoltaic system that will supply the manufacturer and retailer with almost all of its needed power. The project is being installed by Suntech Hawaii and will include the installation of 682 modules on the roof of the Tori Richards headquarters on Moonui Street in Kalihi. Suntech Hawaii [...]
Hoku to install power system
Hoku Solar will install a photovoltaic power system for a wet-suit manufacturer in Haleiwa on Oahu’s North Shore. Hoku Solar, a subsidiary of Hoku Scientific (Nasdaq: HOKU), will install the 34-kilowatt system at the Xcel Building that will generate more than 53,500 kilowatt hours of renewable solar electricity per year. The system will generate enough [...]
Hyatt’s solar carport first of its kind in state
PO‘IPU — The Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort & Spa welcomed county leaders Friday to a blessing of its rooftop photovoltaics system, one of the largest on the island and the only to serve the dual purpose of shading vehicles parked below.
First Step Toward Solar Power
In an experiment that tested technology that could one day be used to transmit solar energy from satellites to Earth, researchers beamed solar energy from one Hawaiian island to another, across a distance of 92 miles. The $1 million experiment was sponsored by the Discovery Channel, which aired an episode about the technology on its [...]
Hoku Solar to Install PV on Oahu
Prudential Locations, LLC, Hawaii’s largest locally owned and operated real estate company, announced today that it has selected Hoku Solar, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hoku Scientific, Inc.that designs, engineers and installs turnkey photovoltaic (PV) power systems, to install a PV power system on Prudential Locations’ Oahu headquarters.
Solar Install, One of Hawaii’s Largest
KAPOLEI, Hawaii and SAN FRANCISCO, July 22, 2008 /Xinhua-PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ — Hoku Solar, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Hoku Scientific, Inc. (Nasdaq: HOKU) and designer, engineer and installer of photovoltaic (PV) power systems, and Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd.(NYSE: STP), one of the world’s leading manufacturers of solar photovoltaic (PV) cells [...]
Hoku Accepts Offer to Sell Kapolei, Hawaii Facility
Hoku Scientific, Inc. (NASDAQ: HOKU), a materials science company focused on clean energy technologies, today announced it has accepted an offer from Operating Engineers Local Union Number 3, District 17 (Hawaii) to sell its property and facility in Kapolei, Hawaii.
