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Disruption: Solar Energy – Episode 26 – Keith Cronin

This is episode 26 of Disruption: Solar Energy brought to you by SecondSilicon.com.

Today on the podcast I speak with Keith Cronin. We talk about how his book Solar Success Principals and his company, SunHedge, are helping solar business achieve success. We also discuss the solar situation in Hawaii and we touch on ExxonMobiles’ admission of climate change.

Some useful links relating to this episode are:

SunHedge – sunhedge.com

Solar Success Principles – amazon.com

ExxonMobile Acknowledges Climate Change – renewableenergyworld.com

SecondSilicon’s Comprehensive List of Solar Events – secondsilicon.com

Keith Cronin on LinkedIn

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03/25/2014 0 comment

Renewable Energy

Hawaii Clean Energy Initiatives Get Big Boost From US Navy

written by Walter Wang

Residential customers in Hawaii paid an average of 37 cents per kilowatt hour for electricity this past June, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The next closest states, Vermont and Connecticut, paid about 18 cents, placing Hawaii in a league of its own when it comes to energy costs. But help is on the way from the Pentagon.

09/13/2013 0 comment

Renewable Energy

Solar Power Tax Incentives and Credits in Hawaii

written by Walter Wang

Hawaii is one of the American states cracking ahead to make a switch to clean, solar power. We have reported several achievements Hawaiian Electric Co. reaching 20 megawatts of solar photovoltaic energy on the island of Oahu.

As usual, government incentives play a key part in

04/24/2013 1 comment

Renewable Energy

2013 Utility Solar Champion: Hawaiian Electric Company

written by Walter Wang

Our 2013 Utility Solar Champion Award goes to … drumroll please … The Hawaiian Electric Company (HECO).

Here’s why. The Hawaiian solar market is taking off. Just skyrocketing. Check this article out:

“In 2012, a total of 16,715 PV permits were issued [in Oahu], a figure more than 170 percent of the

03/19/2013 0 comment

Renewable Energy

Hawaii Solar Power Community Celebrates Favorable Ruling

written by Walter Wang

The Hawaii Solar Energy Association has issued a note welcoming the decision by state regulators to reject a proposal by Hawaiian Electric Co. to require solar companies to install expensive remote monitoring systems for small solar photovoltaic systems.

“The Public Utilities Commission’s ruling helps clear

12/28/2011 0 comment

Renewable Energy

Top Ten Highlights of Cleantech Hawaii

written by Shawn Lesser

With Hawaii’s increasing dependence on fossil fuels, it has been very important for the nation to develop renewable energy technologies that will allow them to remove their dependence on fossil fuels and move it to more sustainable energy sources that will also preserve the environment and minimize overall carbon footprints.

03/01/2011 1 comment

Renewable Energy

Western States Continue to Push Renewables

written by The Vote Solar Initiative

In Arizona, the Arizona Corporation Commission just approved Arizona Public Service’s 2011 implementation plan (big PDF) for the Renewable Energy Standard. The plan includes two policies for wholesale distributed generation:

Small Generator Standard Offer. About 95 MW over the next 3 years, for systems

12/01/2010 0 comment

Clean Transportation Renewable Energy

General Motors and Oahu Shake Hands in the Name of Green Transportation

written by Justmeans

Ah, Hawaii. Often have I written about the renewable energy innovations they have underway across the island chain and the new projects they have in the works. This time, however, I get to write about what Hawaii plans to do to bring green transportation to their shores. A power utility company on the island of Oahu and General Motors are partnering up to create

10/01/2010 0 comment