Hawaiian Electric, in partnership with Amber Kinetics and Elemental Excelerator, has launched operations of a four-hour kinetic energy storage system powered by flywheel technology. The pilot project is the first commercial use of Amber Kinetics’ advanced technology in the U.S. Hawaiian Electric and Amber Kinetics are testing the 8-kW/32-kWh storage system for local grid reliability…

Hawaiian electric companies have formally begun the search for new, grid-scale renewable energy projects for Oahu, Maui, and Hawaii Island. Qualifying proposals may be submitted through April 30, 2018, with a selection of developers and contract negotiations expected in September. The companies are seeking the largest amount of variable renewable resources ever to be developed…

To help accelerate and inform efforts to achieve 100% renewable energy, the Hawaiian Electric Companies launched an effort to gather information about land that may be made available for future renewable energy projects that will benefit all electric customers. Hawaiian Electric, Maui Electric, and the Hawaii Electric Light Company are issuing a Request for Information (RFI),…