Rising Sun Solar co-owner Brad Albert (right) explains the growing need for energy storage alongside Jamie Cook, Maui Electric Co.’s director of renewable energy projects, during a panel on rooftop solar Thursday at Kaunoa Senior Center. Read the full story on MauiNews.com.
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
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
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.
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
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
Invited presenter at Maui Energy Conference 2016 – Jon Wellinghoff, Energy Law Attorney, Stoel Rives LLP and former Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
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!
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