Thursday March 11, 2010What's happening at PGV
Friday February 12, 2010
Hele On, Uahiapele!
Two new Hele On buses, equipped with air conditioning, fully padded seats, wheel chair lifts, bike racks and stereo sound, are shuttling residents around Puna and beyond these days. They are two of nine new coaches purchased with federal monies and funds from the Puna Geothermal Asset Fund.
Read More...Wednesday February 3, 2010
PGV Sponsors 15th annual Kona Brew Fest
Puna Geothermal Venture is ‘on tap’ again this year as a sponsor of the 2010 Kona Brewers Festival. PGV joins Sunetric, First Hawaiian Bank and The Gas Company as sponsors of the annual community fundraiser, set for March 11-13 in Kailua-Kona.
This marks the 15th year the Kona Brewers has put blended microbrewing, fine dining, running, and recycling into a festival and a benefit for Big Island charities.
Read More...Friday January 22, 2010
Renewables a Major Focus for 2010 Legislature
Governor Linda Lingle applauded the Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative in her State of the State address and backed it with legislative initiatives. On the Big Island, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is planning plug-in hybrid shuttles using hydrogen fuel. Electrical power from Puna Geothermal Venture, available 24/7, is a potential source. Read more . . .
Read More...Tuesday January 19, 2010
Renewable Energy Brain Trust Briefs Hawaii Legislators
Hawaii’s renewable energy brain trust gathered at the Hawaii state capitol in January to update legislators on advances across the alternative energy spectrum—wind, water, solar and earth, including geothermal.
Puna Geothermal Venture plant manager Michael Kaleikini was among the experts on hand to talk story about clean energy initiatives. Read More…
Read More...Tuesday November 24, 2009
How hot is your geothermal energy I.Q.?
Michael Kaleikini, Puna Geothermal Venture plant manager who leads the Ormat Technologies, Inc. Hawaii team, tested the geothermal I.Q. of those attending last week’s Beer & Business pau hana in downtown Honolulu. He handed out a geothermal pop quiz. The event was hosted by Hawaii Science and Technology Council and Hawaii Business magazine.
Honolulu’s high-tech crowd was more knowledgeable than most when it came to renewable energy resources in Hawaii, but not perfect. Forty percent of those who responded got all but ONE answer correct. Only three received a perfect score. Test your own geothermal I.Q. here.
Read More...Friday October 30, 2009
Maui to be part of search for geothermal resources
ORMAT Nevada (Ormat Technologies Inc.) has won three U.S. Department of Energy contracts to use innovative methods to search for geothermal power resources, including one hunt to be done on Maui. The search will be done by ORMAT’s Hawaii subsidiary, Puna Geothermal Venture, which produces about 30 megawatts, or 20 percent, of the Big Island’s electricity.
Read Full Article at Maui News Online
Wednesday October 28, 2009
Geothermal technolgies on the rise: Ormat is industry pioneer
Ormat Technologies, Inc., parent company of Puna Geothermal Venture, made news at the Geothermal Resources Council meeting in Nevada last month. The gathering is the largest annual conference for the geothermal industry. More than 2,000 experts around the world attended, among them Puna Geothermal Venture plant manager Michael Kaleikini.
Read More...Thursday October 1, 2009
Hawai‘i is alternative energy incubator
Puna Geothermal Venture (PGV) was part of three energy summits on three islands last month. Read More...Tuesday September 1, 2009
Hawai‘i Island, PGV lead the way in ground-breaking industries.
Just weeks ago, the Big Island was blessed with the news that the Thirty Meter Telescope would be located here—a victory for all Hawai‘i Island businesses, organizations and individuals that supported this international venture.
Read More...Thursday August 6, 2009
Geothermal production: "Very, very precise"
Geothermal energy got a lot of attention this month on Hawaii Public Radio’s “Energy Futures” program. Puna Geothermal Venture (PGV) plant manager Michael Kaleikini was a guest along with state Senator Kalani English of Maui.
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