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Meet Hawaii’s first solar and wind-powered electric catamaran charter

Electrek

Kohala Blue, a boat tour operator in Kawaihae on the Big Island of Hawaii, has introduced what it calls the first renewable electric catamaran charter in Hawaii. The Dolce Vita is powered by an electric propulsion system that is charged by solar panels, wind turbines, and propeller regeneration.

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A Hawaiian macadamia nut farm gets solar and storage, achieving 100% renewable power

Electrek

Hawaii-based Mauna Loa , one of the world’s major macadamia nut brands, just got a 1.2-megawatt megawatt solar farm and 500 kW battery storage system. The new solar and storage join existing clean energy sources at the facility, which means it’s now powered by 100% clean energy.

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Tesla's solar and battery project in Hawaii: we do the math

Green Car Reports

Fortunately, while mystery and mystique still shroud that project, more can be unearthed or inferred for Tesla's solar panel and battery energy-storage deployment in Kauai, Hawaii, which came.

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Tesla's battery farm on Kauai opens, large-scale solar energy for Hawaii

Green Car Reports

SolarCity was already controlled by Musk, who believes its solar-energy business can be reinforced and complemented by Tesla's energy-storage business. Even before Elon Musk engineered Tesla's acquisition of SolarCity, the two companies were collaborating.

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Tesla Megapacks go live in Oahu, garnering visit from executive

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Tesla’s Megapacks offer energy storage for renewable sources like solar, and as the company deploys more and more of these projects around the world, one large site with these giant batteries has just gone online in Hawaii.

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US Air Force demonstrating hydrogen as alternate fuel source

Green Car Congress

The US Air Force is demonstrating the use of hydrogen as an alternate fuel source at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. This state organization supports the Hawaii ANG, the National Guard Bureau, and the US Air Force. It is tasked to demonstrate hydrogen technology and its potential applications within the Defense Department.

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Solar Impulse Sun-Powered Airplane Lands Safely In Hawaii

Green Car Reports

Nearly four months after taking off from Abu Dhabi to attempt a circumnavigation of the globe, the sun-powered Solar Impulse 2 airplane has crossed the Pacific Ocean. The plane landed in Hawaii Friday, achieving another milestone in the attempt to fly around the world with no onboard fuel.

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