Rebroadcast of the Rebuild Hawaii Consortium's Q4 Meeting
Did you miss last week's Rebuild Hawaii Consortium Meeting? If so, check out the videos below. Part 1/2: Part 2/2: The Rebuild Hawaii Consortium, established in 1998, is a state-wide networking and information sharing group that includes federal, state, and local government agencies; schools, colleges and universities; utilities; energy service companies, and community and private business organizations. Participants meet regularly to share information and experiences on energy efficiency and resource conservation programs, projects, technologies, practices, and products. The Consortium encourages and facilitates partnerships that help leverage the assets of its members to develop innovative solutions to energy and... read more
Understanding Your Solar Water Heater Timer
Check out the latest Hawaii Energy video below to learn about your solar water heater timer, and how it controls the electrical backup element to save electricity and money by preventing water from being electrically heated when its not needed. read more
Solar Water Heating - How It Works
Curious about how a solar water heating system works? Check out the latest video from Hawaii Energy below. For more information on the rebates available for solar water heating systems, please visitwww.hawaiienergy.com for the HECO/HELCO/MECO service territories or www.kiuc.coop for the island of Kauai. read more
Meet the State's New Energy Administrator
(KGMB) - Mark Glick, the new Energy Administrator in the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism's State Energy Office, talks with Howard Dicus on the state's mission to reduce its dependence on oil by facilitating both short- and long-term energy efficiency and renewable energy projects and creating a clean energy economy. read more
Check out the State's new GreenSun Hawaii Loan Program!
(KITV) Energy saving equipment is more affordable with lower cost loans. The GreenSun Hawaii program, funded by more than $2.6 million in federal stimulus funds, will help families and businesses reach Hawaii's goal of 70% clean energy by 2030. For more information on the program, and to see a list of the GreenSun Hawaii Authorized Contractors and Lenders, please visit http://www.hcrc-hawaii.org/community-development/financing-programs2.html read more
Interactive Solar Career Map Released
IREC News - A new Solar Career Map website explores the many job opportunities available in the solar industry. Developed by the Interstate Renewable Energy Council in its capacity as the National Administrator of DOE’s Solar Instructor Training Network (SITN), the tool is intended for use by instructors, policy-makers, and job-seekers. “This tool explores an expanding universe of solar-energy occupations, describing diverse jobs across the industry, chartingpossible progression between them, and identifying the high-quality training necessary to do them well,” said Dr. Sarah White, Senior Associate at the Center on Wisconsin Strategy (COWS), and IREC’s lead for this project. The interactive online career lattice maps three dozen solar... read more
China Trade Complaint: The Path Ahead
A trade complaint seeking to protect U.S. manufacturers of solar panels from unfair competition from Chinese rivals was filed yesterday by SolarWorld and six other panel makers. The companies are asking the government to impose duties on more than $1 billion of Chinese imports. SEIA's John Smirnow, international trade expert, details the process behind determining whether Chinese companies are illegally dumping product into the U.S. market. If you do not have flash capabilities, please click here. read more
What will be the role of utilities as the solar industry continues to grow?
Check out the keynote from day 3 at SPI '11 as Julia Hamm, President and CEO of the Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA), takes you 20 years into the future with a visionary presentation about the role of solar energy within an electric utility in the year 2031. Utility executives will also share their perspective about the unique business opportunities and technical, regulatory, and business challenges that utilities face in their efforts to increase the percentage of their portfolio that comes from solar energy. If you do not have flash capabilities, please click here. read more
Couldn't make it to SPI? Check-in with us daily for updates!
Solar Power International (SPI) is North America's largest, most comprehensive solar power trade show and conference. Watch video coverage of the keynote from day 1 of the SPI '11 Conference, currently taking place at the Dallas Convention Center. Listen for Hawaii as we are recognized as the fastest growing state for residential PV, with a 48% increase in the last year! HSEA is also recognized as 1 of 4 official SEIA state chapters. If you do not have flash capabilities, please click here. read more
3 HSEA Member Companies Picked As Finalists for APEC's Hawaii Business Innovation Showcase!
Congratulations to HSEA member companies Hoku Scientific, Hawaiian Electric Company, and Sunetric for being amongst the 35 finalists selected for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2011 Hawaii Business Innovation Showcase. Of the 35 finalists, one winner from each county and one overall statewide winner will be selected as part of the APEC Hawaii Host Committee and Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii's efforts to showcase a local business to an international audience during the APEC 2011 Leaders' Week. For more information and a complete list of the finalists, please click here. read more