About
Keahole Solar Power, LLC. was founded in 2007 as a spin-off of Sopogy, Inc. a technology provider of MicroCSP solar concentrating panels.
KSP is focused on the solutions and technologies to enable utility scaled solar farms. This includes energy storage, controls to connect the solar farm to the electrical grid and software to manage the system.
Developing the complete power solution is the answer to help Hawaii become truly free from fossil fuel and energy independent. KSP’s team focused on developing unique thermal energy storage for moving solar energy generated into the evening and figuring out how to build solar farms with Hawaii’s contractors within Hawaii’s unique permitting conditions.
KSP is focused on helping Hawaii achieve its Clean Energy Initiative by developing solar farms which reduce the use of fossil fuels and improve Hawaii’s energy security. Our projects and technologies create jobs, reinvigorate lands left abandoned for decades from our former sugar cane industry and protect Hawaii’s future for generations to come.
We are a private company with our principal funding to date provided by venture capital and corporation investors.
Our Green Goal: 30 MW by 2015
Hawaii requires real energy solutions to achieve energy independence and break its bonds to imported fossil fuels. With small island loads and unique electrical energy grids, every island has different and unique set of challenges. KSP’s proprietary solar farming solutions bring reliable green energy to the utility grid while providing power when the island residents need the power. We are working to bring our solutions to every major Island.
Board of Directors
Darren T. Kimura – Chairman
Mr. Kimura is the founder of 4 venture capital backed technology companies. In 1994 he founded Energy Industries a 150 person, international Energy Services Company (ESCO), in 2000 he established Energy Laboratories a clean technology incubator, in 2002 he founded Sopogy a concentrating solar technology company and in 2007 KSP Energy a solar project developer.
He is an award winning entrepreneur having been recognized as Ernst and Young Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year 2000, Small Business Administration’s West Cost Regional Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2002, Green Entrepreneur of the Year 2007 and recipient of the 2nd Honua Earth Award in 2009.
Edward J. Lui – Independent Director
Ed is an experienced general manager of profit and cost centers of large corporations. Over his 30 years in energy he developed an expertise in engineering project management of large and small construction projects, including planning, feasibility analysis, EPC contract negotiations and administration, contractor and subcontractor coordination, engineering design, project control and construction management. His practical skills cover several industries including electric power production, transmission and distribution; petroleum refining; sugar manufacturing; sugarcane agriculture; rubber and plastics; utilization of ethanol in fuels and production of ethanol. Ed’s employment history includes Hawaiian Electric Industries power purchasing agreement department and developing projects for HEI Power Corp in China, Indonesia and Guam. Prior to HEI he worked with BHP Petroleum Corp., Pacific Resources Inc., the Hawaiian Sugar Planters Association and B. F. Goodrich Chemical Company. Ed received his MS in Chemical Engineering from Louisiana State University and his BS in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University.
Jason Kuraoka – Independent Director
Jason Kuraoka has over 13 years of energy experience and is currently the Sales Manager of Maui Gas Service, an AmeriGas Company. Through his career he served in numerous roles at Hawaii’s top energy suppliers including Hawaiian Electric, Maui Electric, The Gas Company and Maui Gas Service. At HECO, he was responsible for managing key accounts including Pearl Harbor and University of Hawaii. At Maui Electric he managed accounts including State Schools, Hospitals, and major hotels. Also at Maui Electric he was promoted to the role of Senior Technical Service Engineer and was responsible to develop renewable energy projects including combined heat and power. At Maui Gas Service, he is responsible for the development, design and installation of gas systems for new projects. Jason received his MBA from the University of Phoenix his BS in Electrical Engineering from Loyola Marymount University and is a graduate from Iolani School.
