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Now Airing 2016 Maui Energy Conference

by HEC Team | Apr 20, 2016 | 2016, News

The 2016 Maui Energy Conference is airing on Akaku, Channel 55, and online via Akaku Maui Community Television Vimeo Channel.

2016 Maui Energy Conference Videos

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Opening and Keynote Address by Governor Bill Ritter Jr. and Invited Presentation by Jon Wellinghoff
Session 1: Defining 100% Renewables
Session 2: Community Acceptance of 100% Renewables
Session 3: The Social Impacts of Pursuing a 100% Renewable Future
Session 4: Inquiring Minds Want to Know: Educating Toward 100% Renewable Energy
Session 5: Investing in Hawaii
Session 6: The Hawaii Renewable Experience: What Can Be Replicated Nationally and Internationally?
Session 7: Integration of Distributed Energy Resources
Session 8: Maui: A Case Study-Is This Where We’re All Headed?

Mid Conference Reflections from Utility Dive and the Program Committee
The Guernsey Report: An Analysis of Alternative Utility Models for Maui County

Press Coverage of the 2016 Maui Energy Conference

by HEC Team | Mar 24, 2016 | 2016, News

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The Maui County Office of Economic Development and the Maui Economic Development Board wrapped up another successful Maui Energy Conference on Friday, March 18, 2016. The Conference attracted 340 participants, speakers and sponsors from Hawaii, the Mainland U.S., Japan and Canada. Below is a list of articles published by the press.

Experts: Hawaii can lead changes in the country’s renewable energy landscape – Lahaina News

Getting to 100% renewables: How Hawaii plans to get fossil fuels off the grid – Utility Dive

Maui Energy Conference: ‘How Did We Get Here?’ – Hamakua Springs Country Farms

Who Should Have Been Present At the Maui Energy Conference? – Energy Dynamics

Maui Energy Conference focused on change – Ililani Media

NextEra absent from energy conference on Maui – Honolulu Star Advertiser

An ‘energy revolution’ – The Maui News

Maui Energy Conference Looks to a Renewable Future – Ililani Media

Where Are You, NextEra Energy? – Honolulu Civil Beat

Is Hawaii Hampering Efforts To Reach Renewable Energy Goal? – Honolulu Civil Beat

Kauai Utility CEO: Renewable Energy Goal Not Cheap Or Easy To Meet – Honolulu Civil Beat

The 2016 Maui Energy Conference – Energy Storage Publishing

Maui Energy Conference to Explore Battery Storage – Maui Now

Maui Energy Conference Will Tackle Major Issues – Ililani Media

Maui Energy Conference – Energy Excelerator

Maui Energy Conference – Pichtr

2016 Maui Energy Conference – AIA Maui

Registration Opens for Maui Energy Conference – Maui Now

Hawaii’s energy future to be discussed at 2016 Maui Energy Conference – Lahaina News

2016 Maui Energy Conference

by HEC Team | Mar 19, 2016 | 2016, Past Conferences

100% Renewable Energy in Hawaii: It’s No Longer A Matter of When

The Maui County Office of Economic Development and the Maui Economic Development Board wrapped up a successful Maui Energy Conference on Friday, March 18, 2016. The Conference attracted 340 participants, speakers and sponsors from Hawaii, the Mainland U.S., Japan and Canada.

Press Coverage of the 2016 Maui Energy Conference

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PRESENTATIONS

Day 1 | Wednesday, March 16, 2016

KEYNOTE ADDRESS – POWERING FORWARD: WHAT EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT AMERICA’S RENEWABLE ENERGY REVOLUTION
Introduction by Jonathan Koehn, Conference Program Committee Member
Governor Bill Ritter Jr., Founder and Director, Center for the New Energy Economy (CNEE), Colorado State University; and former Governor of Colorado

INVITED PRESENTATION – AN IDSO: THE PATH TO MOVING FORWARD TO 100% RENEWABLE ENERGY
Introduction by Jay Griffin, Conference Program Committee Member
Jon Wellinghoff, Energy Law Attorney, Stoel Rives LLP and former Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

SESSION 1: DEFINING 100% RENEWABLES
Moderated by Kyle Datta, General Partner, Ulupono Initiative
David Bissell, CEO, Kauai Island Utility Coop
Greg Callman, Business Development & Market Entry, Tesla Energy
Shelee Kimura, Vice President, Corporate Planning & Business Development, Hawaiian Electric Company
Alicia Moy, President & CEO, Hawaii Gas

SESSION 2: COMMUNITY ACCEPTANCE OF 100% RENEWABLES
Moderated by William Aila Jr, Deputy Director, Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL), and former Head of the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR)
James Gomes, Operations Manager, Ulupalakua Ranch
Richard Ha, Co-Founder, Hawaii Island Energy Cooperative
Emillia Noordhoek, Executive Director, Sustainable Molokai

SESSION 3: THE SOCIAL IMPACTS OF PURSUING A 100% RENEWABLE FUTURE
Moderated by Hermina Morita, Energy Dynamics, and former Chair of the Hawaii PUC
Jim Alberts, Senior Vice President Customer Service at Hawaiian Electric Company
Olin Lagon, Chief Executive Officer, Shifted Energy
Kristen Mayes, Senior Sustainability Scholar, Arizona State University
Craig Swift, Director, Maui Economic Opportunity, Inc.

SPECIAL PRESENTATION – THE GUERNSEY REPORT: AN ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVE UTILITY MODELS FOR MAUI COUNTY
Jared Stigge, Vice President, C.H. Guernsey & Company

Special Presentation Discussion and Q&A
Facilitated by Dawn Lippert, Co-founder and Director, Energy Excelerator and Mark Wight, Managing Director Marketing & Strategy, GE Ventures

Day 2 | Thursday, March 17, 2016

SESSION 4: INQUIRING MINDS WANT TO KNOW: EDUCATING TOWARD 100% RENEWABLE ENERGY
Moderated by Leslie Wilkins, Vice President, Maui Economic Development Board, Inc.
Michael Chang, Chief Innovation Architect, Hawaii Energy
Brandon Hayashi, Strategic Alliances Manager, OpTerra Energy Services
Melanie Stephens, Education Coordinator, Sustainable Living Institute of Maui

SESSION 5: INVESTING IN HAWAII
Moderated by Luis Salaveria, Director, Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism, State of Hawaii
Lorraine Akiba, Commissioner, Hawaii Public Utilities Commission
Boris von Bormann, Chief Executive Officer, sonnen, Inc.
Murray Clay, Managing Partner, Ulupono Initiative
Josh Teigiser, Senior Project Developer for Renewables, Sempra U.S. Gas & Power

SESSION 6: THE HAWAII RENEWABLE EXPERIENCE – WHAT CAN BE REPLICATED NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY?
Moderated by Gavin Bade, Associate Editor, Utility Dive
Mike Champley, Commissioner, Hawaii Public Utilities Commission
Mark Glick, Hawaii State Energy Office Administrator, Dept of Business, Economic Development & Tourism, State of Hawaii
Colton Ching, Vice President Energy Delivery, Hawaiian Electric Company

SESSION 7: INTEGRATION OF DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCES
Moderated by Sebastian (Bash) Nola, Utility Consultant
Mark Duda, President, Hawaii PV Coalition
Brendan Kirby, Consultant, Consult Kirby
John Cole, Assistant Specialist, Hawaii Natural Energy Institute, University of Hawaii

MAUI: A CASE STUDY – IS THIS WHERE WE’RE ALL HEADED?
Moderated by Frank De Rego Jr., Director of Business Development Projects, Maui Economic Development Board, Inc.

Making the Case:
Jamie Cook, Renewable Energy Projects Director, Maui Electric
Jonathan Koehn, Regional Sustainability Coordinator, City of Boulder
Marco Mangelsdorf, Co-founder, Hawaii Island Energy Cooperative

Maui Panel Responds:
Jennifer Chirico, Partner/President, Susty Pacific
Kelly King, Vice President, Pacific Biodiesel Technologies, LLC
Doug McLeod, DKK Energy Services, LLC

Keynote Speaker at 2016 Maui Energy Conference Governor Bill Ritter Jr., Founder and Director, Center for the New Energy Economy (CNEE), Colorado State University; and former Governor of Colorado

Jon Wellinghoff, Energy Law Attorney, Stoel Rives LLP and former Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

Invited presenter at Maui Energy Conference 2016 – Jon Wellinghoff, Energy Law Attorney, Stoel Rives LLP and former Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

Mahalo to Sponsors 2016

2015 Maui Energy Conference Summary Video

by HEC Team | Mar 1, 2016 | 2015, News

The 2015 Maui Energy Conference saw more than 300 energy industry leaders from Hawaii, the Mainland and Japan exchanging ideas on how to better serve customers in today’s rapidly changing power generation and delivery environment. We are pleased to share video highlights that capture the flavor of the Conference!

2015 Maui Energy Conference Summary Video

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How Better Battery Storage Will Expedite Renewable Energy

by HEC Team | Feb 17, 2016 | 2016, News

Join us at the 2016 Maui Energy Conference, March 16-18, at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center, for the hottest topic in renewable energy: battery storage. The current issue is figuring out how and where to use batteries in a way that makes economic sense. While many companies are vying to be among the very first to get their methods and products in actual use, we are pleased to announce that the two industry leaders, Tesla Energy from the U.S. and Sonnenbatterie from Germany, will speak at the conference. Boris von Bormann will be speaking for Sonnen and Greg Callman for Tesla Energy.

Learn about the cost of a battery storage system that could be offset by services provided to the grid. Hear also about community energy storage for customers who already have solar. “For me, it feels like we are on the verge of something big here,” said Conference Program Committee Chair Doug McLeod. “The equipment is no longer hypothetical. The manufacturers are ready to sell batteries that are designed to work with solar photovoltaic (PV) systems. The utility already has 15-20% of its customers with rooftop solar. The question is how it all comes together.”

The worldwide transition from fossil fuels to renewable sources of energy is under way. With the U.S. as a key global leader in the use of battery storage, you will hear firsthand how the upward trends for renewables are affecting our Maui economy and about the importance of battery manufacturing and storage. The conference sessions emphasize skills and knowledge in areas that are needed to offer renewable sustainability to businesses and to public and non-profit organizations.

“We are at an unusual moment in time when it comes to solar plus storage economics,” offered Sebastian “Bash” Nola, Renewable Energy Consultant and member of the Conference Program Committee. “The price of these batteries has fallen over the past few years, as has the PV cost, but the price of oil has fallen even faster. Battery plus solar now can produce power at a cost that a few years ago would have saved money for the average utility customer in Hawaii. However, all of us in the business are now trying to find places to use batteries that make economic sense at today’s lower utility costs.”

Better battery storage is crucial. Sun and wind energy are free, but because they are not constant sources of power, renewable energy is considered variable, affected by location, weather and time of day. Utilities need to deliver reliable and steady energy by balancing supply and demand. At the site of solar PV or wind turbines, batteries can smooth out the variability of flow, store excess energy when demand is low and release it when demand is high. For households, batteries can store energy for use anytime and provide back-up power in case of blackouts.

For some larger users of electricity, a battery might be able to pay for itself by reducing demand charges. It can level off a spike in demand by providing some of the power that would have been drawn from the utility. Also, under the proposed Demand Response Tariff, the utility would pay battery owners for providing services to the grid. In effect, many small power producers working together could become a ‘virtual power plant’, replacing some of the capacity of traditional oil-fired power plants.

At the conference you will learn about the many kinds of batteries available today. Depending on the function the battery serves, learn about the many different requirements for storage capacity, charging and discharging performance, response time, maintenance, safety and cost.

“Here on Maui, Haleakala Solar, Inc. has partnered with Sonnen while Rising Sun Solar has signed up with Tesla Energy,” said Frank De Rego Jr., Director of Business Development Projects, Maui Economic Development Board, Inc. and member of the Conference Program Committee. “We are grateful to Kyle Datta from Ulupono Initiative for putting together the panel with Tesla, which will consider how storage fits in the broader picture of getting to 100% renewables. We are also grateful that Sonnen has accepted our invitation to speak about doing business in Hawaii.”

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