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DOE Backs Hawaiian Wind Power Project

Published: July 30, 2010

Washington D.C. – Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced that the Department of Energy (DOE) has finalized a $117 million loan guarantee for the Kahuku Wind Power project. The 30-megawatt (MW) project is located in Kahuku, Hawaii and will create over 200 jobs on the island of Oahu, according to DOE.

The project is expected to be the first to meet reliability requirements for wind and solar energy set by Hawaiian Electric Company.  If this project proves successful, more wind power is in store for Hawaii, said DOE.  

The Kahuku wind power plant will use twelve 2.5-MW Liberty wind turbine generators manufactured by Clipper Windpower and a 10-MW battery energy storage system (BESS) manufactured by Xtreme Power Inc.  The BESS will modulate and smooth fluctuations in power output caused by changes in wind levels. 

When completed, Kahuku will produce the first combined installation of Clipper wind turbines and Xtreme's battery energy storage system. 

First Wind Holdings, LLC, the project sponsor and independent U.S.-based wind energy developer, built and currently operates Hawaii's largest wind energy facility, the 30-MW Kaheawa Wind project in Maui, which meets nearly nine percent of Maui's annual electricity needs.

 

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August 4, 2010
Hawaiians could use their largest resource sugar cane for ethanol and limit the importation of oil and gas.They should imitate the Brazilians,just like the Philippines and Cubans should.
The Hawaiians do not have the large corn lobby sabotaging all efforts-sugar cane or switchgrass as substitutes for the outright purchase of surplus corn produced in the MidWest.
This funding saves the local equipment distributors and most likely half the banks in the Midwest,but someone needs to move forward.For one thing,the Canadians and Americans have enough oil and gas to keep energy prices lower.
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Hawaii is blazing a path for others to follow!

I wonder this wind power company Kahuku Wind Power, will they after getting monies from the government sell power at a lower cost then everyone else?

If they are going to sell power, they should use their own money or get money from private investors. This levels the playing field for competitors who do not have access to government guaranteed loans.

Electric Energy Store is making 100-mega watt MAFG Reactor in Hawaii and we will be making over 550 jobs with or without government assistance.

Electric Energy Store will be offering to 1000 plus commercial businesses of all types in Hawaii a 50% reduction in the power bill. We will offer this 50% savings for 15 to 25 years on PPA to these businesses. Our Equipment does not have fluctuations in power output caused by changes in wind levels or solar output.
It power is constant on demand and requires no storage devices.

Our equipment located where power is consumed. The excess power is pushed on the grid using existing power lines. This is the first low cost solution that specifically addresses Title XIII of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, specifically addressing grid security by offering the capability of complete grid independence. The Company is setting new standards for a more efficient green energy future!

To learn more visit www.electric-energy-today.com.
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