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Keahole Solar Power, LLC Announces New President

Posted on December 17, 2012 in News by KSP

Company hires seasoned energy executive Harry Jackson to lead it on its goal of bringing 30 megawatts of clean energy to Hawaii.

December 17, 2012

HONOLULU, HI.— December 17, 2012

– Keahole Solar Power (“Keahole Solar”) a leader in utility- scale solar projects in Hawaii today announced the hiring of Harry Jackson as its new President. Mr. Jackson is a seasoned energy executive most recently holding the position of President at Ocean Engineering & Energy Systems, Inc. “OCEES” a clean energy firm focused on sea water district air conditioning and ocean thermal energy conversion.

Previously he was a Vice President and Asset Manager at Actus Lend Lease and prior to that served with the US Navy Pacific Fleet Command HQ. Mr. Jackson graduated from the United States Military Academy, West Point with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering.

“It is exciting to have Harry join the Keahole Solar team” said Edward Lui, member of the Board of Directors. “Harry’s experience of leading impressive company growth will help Keahole Solar continue to remain as a top developer of utility scaled solar projects in Hawaii.”

“This is an exciting opportunity and I’m looking forward to the challenge” said Jackson.

About Keahole Solar Power, LLC

Keahole Solar Power, LLC (Keahole Solar) is an independent clean energy company with three business units: KSP Development, KSP Generation and KSP Innovation. KSP Development is focused on the project development of micro-utility scaled solar farms in the 1-25 megawatt class. KSP Generation is an independent power producer that operates renewable energy assets. KSP Innovation developed proprietary thermal energy storage, solar plant controls, system operations and has ongoing activities in helping make its solar projects more efficient.

The company’s goal is to develop 30 megawatts of electric solar systems for Hawaii. 12 megawatts have been developed to date.

 

Harry Jackson

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Keahole Solar Power, HECO sign power-purchase agreement

Posted on March 07, 2012 in News by KSP

Duane Shimogawa
Reporter- Pacific Business News
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Keahole Solar Power LLC has signed a contract with Hawaiian Electric Co. that commits the utility to buy power from Keahole’s planned 5-megawatt solar farm in Kalaeloa in leeward Oahu.

Terms of the power-purchase agreement were not disclosed, and the contract still needs approval from the state Public Utilities Commission.

HECO officials confirmed the agreement with Keahole Solar Power on Tuesday.

“We’re pleased,” said HECO spokesman Darren Pai. “This is [yet] another step toward reducing our dependence on imported oil, and it just adds to our diverse portfolio of clean energy resources.”

Keahole Solar Power President Tim Wong told PBN that the contract allows for financing to start the project, which will be built on 43 acres of land leased from the Department of Hawaiian Homelands.

Funds generated will go toward an educational renewable energy program for Native Hawaiians.

Keahole Solar Power will develop the project utilizing 9,520 of Sopogy Inc.’s solar-concentrating panels. Keahole Solar Power was founded in 2007 as a spin-off of Sopogy.

Keahole Solar Power broke ground on the 5-megawatt project last October. Construction should begin later this month and finish by the end of this year, according to Wong.

In 2009, Keahole Solar Power completed the first solar power system on the Big island; it produces 2 megawatts of energy. The company hopes to bring 30 megawatts of solar power to the state by 2015.

Keahole Solar Power has three subsidiaries: KSP Development, KSP Generation and KSP Innovation.

“We’re focused on getting this project [at Kalaeloa] going,” Wong said. “We’re also doing business development all across the state.”

Duane Shimogawa covers energy, real estate and economic development for Pacific Business News.

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Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and Keahole Solar Power partner for 5MW CSP Project

Posted on September 16, 2010 in Holaniku, News, Uncategorized by KSP

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
9-16-2010

DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS AND KEAHOLE SOLAR POWER PARTNER  FOR 5 MEGAWATT CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER PROJECT

Honolulu, HI—Sept 16, 2010— Keahole Solar Power, LLC signed a lease agreement with the State of Hawaii, Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) for land in Kalaeloa.  The land will be used as the home for Hawaii’s largest Concentrating Solar Power project the 5 Megawatt “Kalaeloa Solar One.”

“This partnership is the first renewable energy project for DHHL.  It is a result of the departments’ energy policy (Hòomaluō), demonstrates DHHL’s commitment to a clean energy future and supports the Lingle-Aiona Administration’s Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative,” said Kaulana H.R. Park, Chairman of the Hawaiian Homes Commission.  “Kalaeloa Solar One will incorporate the latest generation in solar technology, provide income revenue rent for the department, and a portion of the lease rent proceeds will fund an educational renewable energy program for native Hawaiians.  This project will also support the Hawaii economy by creating local jobs on the island of Oahu.”

Concentrating Solar Power is a very unique approach to solar power generation.  The technology uses mirrored reflectors and optics to intensify solar energy, which raises the system’s energy efficiency.  The solar panels track the sun through-out the day which increases the amount of kilowatt hours the system produces annually and the field includes thermal storage which enables energy to be produced during clouds or at night. 

“KSP’s goals are to bring 30 megawatts of solar power to Hawaii by 2015.  While very ambitious, we believe the low cost and thermal storage benefits found in Concentrating Solar Power technology are especially good for Hawaii’s ratepayers and the Smart Grid,” said Edward Lui, member of the Board of Directors at Keahole Solar Power.

The project is expected to break ground late 2010 and is estimated for completion by 3rd quarter of 2011. 

In 2009, Keahole Solar Power inaugurated “Holaniku at Keahole Point,” Hawaii’s first Concentrating Solar Power.  That facility, based on the Big Island of Hawaii, produces 2 megawatts of thermal energy and incorporates 2 hours of thermal energy storage.  Energy from Holaniku is sold to the Hawaii Electric Light Company (HELCO) grid under a Power Purchase Agreement approved by the Public Utilities Commission.

About Keahole Solar Power

Keahole Solar Power, LLC (KSP) is an independent clean energy company with three business units:  KSP Development, KSP Generation and KSP Innovation.  KSP Development is focused on the project development of micro-utility scaled solar farms in the 1-25 megawatt class.  KSP Generation is our independent power producer that operates our renewable energy assets.  KSP Innovation developed proprietary thermal energy storage, solar plant controls, system operations and has ongoing activities in helping make our solar projects more efficient.

Our goal is to develop 30 megawatts of solar technology in Hawaii by 2015.

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Contact:

Sheldon Char
Project Executive
schar@kspenergy.com
Phone: (808) 729-2300

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Farming the Sun

Posted on December 11, 2009 in News by admin

500 KW solar project dedicated at Keahole Point
by Carolyn Lucas
West Hawaii Today
clucas@westhawaiitoday.com
Friday, December 11, 2009 9:29 AM HST

Holaniku, the Big Island’s largest solar farm, will begin providing power to the Hawaii Electric Light Co. grid in a few weeks once some final contract items are complete, said Darren Kimura, founder and chief executive officer of Sopogy Inc. and Keahole Solar Power LLC.

“The energy is being mixed into the HELCO grid so any savings are blended,” he said when asked if Holaniku will produce enough power to reduce consumers’ power bills. “The goal over time, however, is for us to get enough solar energy produced from this and many other solar farms so we could eventually see a positive impact on the power bill.”

During Thursday’s blessing, dedication and activation of Holaniku, Kimura proudly gazed out at the more than 1,000 solar collectors on 4 acres at the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority. With the flip of a switch, each of the half-barrel-shaped devices came to life slowly, turning over from a resting position, their sensors tracking the sun.

The 500-kilowatt-capacity solar farm can power more than 250 homes, which would result in the offset of 6,600 tons of carbon emissions over 30 years, and eliminate the need to import more than 2,000 barrels of oil annually, Kimura said.

“Hawaii is 90 percent dependent on imported fossil fuels,” he said. “Using Sopogy’s technology, we efficiently convert our abundant solar energy to create power, keeping our dollars in our local communities, creating high paying jobs for locals and helping Hawaii become more self-sufficient and sustainable.”

A major milestone for Kimura is that the technology was made and tested in Hawaii, but can be exported. It was designed to be installed and serviced by local contractors without specialty training,

Gov. Linda Lingle called the activation of Holaniku “a proud day.” She said the state is paying $5 billion to $7 billion annually to purchase imported oil and it needs to reduce its dependence to achieve an economically secure future. She also praised Kimura and the Sopogy team for their innovation, as well as helping reach the Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative goal of having 70 percent of the state’s energy come from renewable sources by 2030.

However, Lingle said new technology wasn’t enough, claiming regulatory framework and healthy utilities are key components to get where the state needs to be. She mentioned reforms like a price guarantee, or feed-in tariff, for electricity produced by renewable energy sources and decoupling, which takes separates revenues from sales of electricity.

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Darren T. Kimura, CEO and founder of Sopogy Inc., welcomes Gov. Linda Lingle as she takes the podium to make a few remarks to a crowd gathered for the dedication and blessing of Holaniku at Keahole Point. – Brad Ballesteros | Special To West Hawaii Today

Holaniku — named for a location in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands said to have everything needed for mankind to survive — is Hawaii’s first concentrating solar power project and the first time microconcentrating solar panels have been used to produce power, Kimura said.

Through mirrors, optics and an integrated sun tracker, the project’s panels achieve higher efficiencies than conventional flat plate solar panels. Collectors reflect and concentrate sun energy, as well as heat liquids to steam temperature. Heat can produce steam to turn turbines connected to electrical generators. The system also uses a thermal energy storage buffer that allows energy to be produced during cloudy periods, storms, rain and flying debris. It can shift energy produced from the day to evening, Kimura said.

“Helping the local engineers and contractors become familiar with this technology required some time. We’ve been testing technology in Kona since 2002 and many of the early solar collectors didn’t quite work well enough for one reason or another,” he said. “It all finally began coming together in 2006 and we were able to overcome these issues through the vision and tenacity of our team who never gave up and kept the faith, even in those difficult early days.”

This roughly $15 million project was funded by Sopogy and local investors. Sopogy seeks to eventually expand the solar farm and has potential plans for the project to get up to 10 times larger. It would also like similar solar farms to be built along the Kona Coast, Kimura said.

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Solar farm moves Hawaii closer to energy independence

Posted on December 10, 2009 in News by admin

Posted: Dec 10, 2009 9:08 PM

Updated: Jan 20, 2010 10:40 AM

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KEAHOLE POINT, The Big Island (HawaiiNewsNow) – It’s estimated that 90 percent of energy is imported to Hawaii. But the renewable energy movement here takes another big step forward. It’s the first of its kind.

A 2-megawatt solar thermal project called “Holaniku at Keahole Point” on The Big Island is now officially up and running.

It uses unique solar power collectors, which harnesses and intensifies thermal energy from the sun. It generates clean, renewable power.

On a hot and sunny day in Kona, the governor helps cut the maile strand, dedicating a new solar farm that’ll power up to 500 homes a year. It’s a project sparked by a Hilo native’s ah-ha moment seven years ago.

“It was extremely bright, the sun was perfect and wanted to find a technology that could really harness the sunlight that we have here,” Sopogy president and CEO Darren Kimura said.

Kimura’s dream is the newest gem in this state-sponsored campus of alternative energy projects.

His solar company, Sopogy, expects to produce 2-megawatts of electricity.

“We’re using a thousand solar concentrated collectors, which are a more efficient method of using the sun to create electricity,” he said.

The solar project at Keahole Point covers about four acres. The energy produced there will be integrated into a grid for the rest of the state to use.

These curved optical mirrors, follow the sun as it moves, bouncing the light off the mirrors into a receiver tube filled with liquid. The heat creates steam, which is used to make power.

“Because we’re dealing with steam and heat, we’re able to put that into a storage container and thereby overcome things like clouds or nighttime periods,” Kimura said.

For a state that imports 90 percent of its energy, the boost from these panels is a drop in the bucket.

But it’s another step forward in Hawaii’s initiative to reduce its imported energy to 30 percent within 20 years.

“I think everybody is being more energy conscious and more aware of our environment and I think that’s what it’s going to take, contributions from the youngest to the oldest, realizing that we’re all in this together,” Sopogy Product Development manager Kip Dopp said.

The total cost of this project is just under $20-million. Sopogy hopes to build more solar farms across the state.

They want to jolt over 30-megawatts of energy at other sites in Hawaii over the next five to seven years.

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First MicroCSP solar farm opens on Big Island

Posted on December 08, 2009 in News by admin

Posted: Dec 08, 2009 10:06 AM

Updated: Dec 08, 2009 10:08 AM

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Hawaii’s biggest solar array will be dedicated this week. Darren Kimura from Sopogy and the founder of Keahole Solar Power, LLC  joined Sunrise to talk to Howard Dicus about the solar plant.

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Governor Dedicates Solar Farm on Big Island

Posted on November 20, 2009 in News by admin

As part of the Lingle-Aiona Administration’s Hawai`i Clean Energy Initiative, Governor Lingle participated in the dedication of a new solar farm by Sopogy called Holaniku at Keahole Point. Holaniku is the first Micro Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) farm in the world.Governor Dedicates Solar Farm on Big Island

Governor Lingle and Darren Kimura, president/CEO/founder, Sopogy activate the solar power system.The facility will produce enough clean solar energy to power more than 250 homes, reduce the need to import over 2,000 barrels of oil annually and reduce carbon emissions by an estimated 6,000 tons over 30 years.

With the goal to achieve 30 megawatts of solar power by 2015, representing about a tenth of Big Island’s power usage, Governor Lingle noted that the Holaniku is a tremendous partner to help state achieve its energy independence goals.

“Today is a proud day,” Governor Lingle said, noting that it is one of many steps the state is taking in its pursuit of a clean energy future.

Other initiatives include collaborative partnerships between state, federal government and private sector; changing the way we build new buildings and retrofitting existing structures; providing incentives and setting requirements for alternative fuel vehicles; and placing a ban on new fossil fuel power plants in the State of Hawai`i.

In early 2008, the Lingle-Aiona Administration launched the Hawai`i Clean Energy Initiative in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy.

The bold initiative seeks to obtain 70 percent of Hawai`i’s energy from clean sources by 2030 – 40 percent from renewables and 30 percent from efficiencies and conservation and established Hawai`i as world model for energy independence.

 U.S. Department of Energy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Andy Karsner said at that time, “Hawai`i’s success will serve as an integrated model and demonstration test bed for the United States and other island communities globally, many of which are just beginning the transition to a clean energy economy.”

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Hawaii solar farm is first of its kind in the world

Posted on April 23, 2009 in News by admin

Posted: Apr 23, 2009 1:33 PM

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KEAHOLE POINT, Hawaii (KHNL) There’s a most unusual farm on the leeward side of the Big Island. It doesn’t grow anything, but it’s taking a lot of heat.

It looks like something from a science-fiction movie, but hundreds of curved mirrors are specially designed solar panels.

“This is the first concentrating solar project like this in the world,” according to Darren Kimura, the CEO of Sopogy.

Packed into an acre of barren lava rock in the Natural Energy Lab, these solar collectors are smaller than more traditional energy producing ones.

They track the sun, moving throughout the day. Making the most of our island weather to make energy. The key to their success is their shape.

“Concentrating solar panels use mirrors and optics to focus and intensify the energy of the sun to create heat,” said Kimura.

The panels magnify the sun’s intensity 60 times, and heat oil sent through the hot pipes at the center of mirrors. That oil then runs an engine, creating enough electrical power for 200 homes.

The solar farm also deals with the biggest downside to renewable energy. What to do when the sun goes behind a cloud and the panels are no longer producing heat. It has gotten around that problem, by adding tanks.

The big tanks act like a thermos, keeping the hot water or oil, hot, allowing the engine to stay powered even behind a cloud or into the night.

The solar panels have also been designed to deal with the island winds and rain, by turning over to protect the mirrors, making them last even longer. Currently, the Sopogy system costs about the same as traditional electric power plants. But when it comes to solar, the skies the limit on saving fuel in the future.

“We have no fuel costs, we use the sun,” added Kimura.

The Sopogy solar farm is found on the Big Island, but there are hopes additional ones will one day fuel facilities like island hospitals, college campuses or hotels.

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Konawaena Students help create a Motto for Holaniku

Posted on July 03, 2008 in News by admin

Thank you for all who voted in our Keahole Solar Power – NELHA solar farm Motto project.   In total we had a total of 844 votes on-line.  We’re now tabulating the written votes and will have an announcement soon.

KE KIHĀPAI O NĀ LĀ KAUKANI – “Field of a Thousand Suns”

June 18th, 2009

KE KIHĀPAI O NĀ LĀ KAUKANI
KE KIHĀPAI O NĀ LĀ KAUKANI
I felt the name “Field of a Thousand Suns” was a perfect title for the power plant and what the power plant aims to accomplish.  There are a few things that are required for life to be possible.  The sun is definitely one of them, and I belive the sun is the basis for all life.  Therefore, I think that this “Field of a Thousand Suns” will bring about a better, cleaner, cheaper way for people to live on this island.  I picked this name to represent what the plant looks like, and what the plant wants to do.  Literally, it is a field of small suns.  Each one will collect and create energy, much like the real sun.  I believe “Ke Kihāpai O Nā Lā Kaukani” is a beautiful name that represes the aim of the power plant well.  It will connect and be accepted by the people of this island.  We should all realize that this operation will only bring good things to us.  In conclusion, I am extremely happy that someone finally realizes the capabilities of solar power in Hawai’i.  This has been a seriously underused source for too long and I am glad that this valuable resource is finally being harvested and used.
KE KUMU O KE ‘ALOHI H ĀWEO – “Source of Brilliant Glow”

June 18th, 2009

KE KUMU O KE ‘ALOHI H ĀWEO
KE KUMU O KE ‘ALOHI H ĀWEO
The name that I chose for the power plant is Ke Kumu o Ke ‘Alohi Hāweo, or the Source of Brilliant Glow.  I chose this name because the power plant is the source that brings brilliant glow to our island of Hawai’i.  This is obtained from absorbing the light from the suns rays.  Because all of the energy being given off by the power plant comes directly from the sun, the new energy becomes both affordable and efficient.  Here in Hawai’i, we have a tropical climate.  We get a lot of nice, sunny weather, making it perfect for heating up the solar panels used to make energy.  Most, if not all solar power systems are quiet, creating no noise during its process of generating electricity.  While experiencing economic hardships during the recession, a major part of that conflict can be reduced.  Cost on electricity would be inexpensive, saving families money to be used on other things such as food and paying numerous amounts of bills.  This could possibly bring families farther away from economic struggles.  Another problem being faced by our plant is destruction to our environment.  A good way to reduce this problem is to use natural resources for power.  And that’s exactly what this power plant does.  Using this solar powering system also causes no pollution or damage to our environment, which is a major plus.  People don’t realize that the damage we cause to our plant not only affects us, but the future generations to come.  Our island along with the other Hawaiian Islands, are also facing these life changing problems.  If we make bad decisions today, our future generations will have to suffer all the consequences later on in their life.  It’s our job to put an end to this, beginning with the works of this power plant.

KA MANA O KA LĀ – “The Power of the Sun”

June 18th, 2009
KA MANA O KA LĀ
KA MANA O KA LĀ
Aloha, I am from Konawaena High School’s second year Hawaiian Language Class.  I chose the name “Ka Mana O Ka Lā” which means “The Power of the Sun.” Ka Mana means the Power and Ka Lā means the Sun.  I chose this name because the Sopogy Company is using the sun to create energy.  I think this Solar Power Solar Farm is a great idea because it could cut down the prices of electricity and energy.  And it could really help the community.  The sun is a very powerful energy source of this land, and we are putting it to use by making this farm.  Mahalo Nui Loa for taking your time to read my paper and I hope you like the name I chose for your company.

HO’OMAIKA’I I KA LA – “Thankful for the Sun”

June 17th, 2009
HO’OMAIKA’I I KA LA
HO’OMAIKA’I I KA LA
In the way we have evolved over the years, we don’t seem to realize the effects it has taken upon our planet.  We are slowly killing away all the things that make up life.  Whether it be green house effect or any other, we all have our input.  For example, many people recycle and then we have less of a trash build-up.  Many people retrofit their homes, and in result we conserve energy.  But there are others who have taken interest in the things that are not easily observable, but surely have an effect.  Solar energy is a well used thing throughout the earth.  It is used in many different ways whether it be for Lights, refrigerators, stoves, etc.  The fact is that we use it everyday.  Basically, our earth provides for us, and Sopogy came up with a way to use these natural resources.  I chose the name “Ho’omaika’I I Ka La” which means “Thankful for the sun” when translated.  I believe the sun has many purposes and that they all seem to contribute to life altogether, whether it be for energy, or something as simple as sunlight.  Looking over the years, the sun hasn’t been much but a bright ball in the sky.  It provided light upon the earth and that’s all that seemed to important to us.  But in this day and age we have technology that provides us answers.  Answers to things like the fact that the sun is really a star, how hot it is, and how far it is from us. Not only have we learned these things, but we also have come to conclude ways to use the sun as a resource.  Using the sun, Sopogy is able to create process heat, Solar Air Conditioning, and Electrical Power.  Doing this maximizes energy production.  This helps minimize costs.  With the way the economy is now, using resources such as the sun can have a major effect on things.  It’s amazing to think that the Sun is so useful and that even though it’s 150 kilometers away, it’s still helps us here on earth.  This si why I chose Ho’omaika’I I Ka La; because I believe we’re all thankful for the sun and the advantages it gives us…

KA LĀ I KA MAULIOLA – “Sun at the Source of Life”

June 17th, 2009
KA LĀ I KA MAULIOLA |
KA LĀ I KA MAULIOLA
Ka lā I ka mauliola is what I chose to name the power plant.  In English, this means the sun at the source of life.  I chose this as the name because I feel that it relates to the power plant.  From what I understand, the technology there at the power plant uses the sun as its main source to generate electricity.  In the name I have chosen, it talks about the sun being the cource.  It actually relats quite well.  The sun is very valuable to us in many different ways.  For one, solar powered electricity saves us a lot of money.  Without the sun, there would be no life.  things wouldn’t be able to grow, we wouldn’t be able to see, and we would freeze to death without the warmth it provides.  We need the sun to survive, it’s a necessity!  It’s awesome that the sun is the source, because it’s free.  We are just recycling the sun’s energy to convert and store it into electricity.  Living life here in Hawai’i is very expensive.  Rent alone can cost thousands of dollards; on top of that you need to think about your utility bill. With the help from the sun we all can save money, and we are helping the earth to be “green.”

KE OLA O HAWAI’I – The life of Hawaii

June 17th, 2009
KE OLA O HAWAI’I
KE OLA O HAWAI’I
Ke ola o Hawaii means “The life of Hawaii.”  I feel that these words will explain that the sun and it energy is the heart of Hawaii. Without the sun and its immense supply of energy, Hawaii wouldn’t be the paradise we know it as today.  The sun was depended on even by our ancestors.  The sun was an important aspect in the old Hawaiian ways.  They relied on it for guidance, life, and food.  The sun was depended upon to provide the right climate in order to grow crops when fishing and hunting was scarce.  Similar to the old Hawaiians, we depend on the sun not only for crops but also for energy; like heat for water in our homes.  This could possibly lower pollution.  The sun’s energy was very important to our ancenstors’ survival and without it we as Hawaiians wouldn’t be here today.  This is the perfect name for your plant because “Ke ola o Hawaii” can mean many positive things.  It could mean that your plant will give life to the islands by providing it with clean reusable energy; which won’t destroy our pristine islands.  The preservation of our islands and its beauty is important because there is a lot of things that is causing pollution; such as construction.  We need to find a clean, renewable source of energy to help keep our islands safe and beautiful.

KA MANA O KA LĀ HAWAI’I – “Power of the Hawaiian Sun”

June 17th, 2009
KA MANA O KA LĀ HAWAI’I
KA MANA O KA LĀ HAWAI’I
I chose the name “KA MANA O KA LĀ HAWAI’I” meaning the power of the Hawaiian sun.  I chose this particular name because we don’t realize how much mana or power comes from this natural resource.  And being that we are closer to the equator it’s like having summer all year long with the heat from the sun.  I chose to add in Hawai’i because I wanted to say something representing our beautiful and beloved home.  There’s no other place like Hawai’i, I love it here.  And to me, mana that Hawai’i has is like no other place in the world.  Generating electricity from sunlight does not deplete any of the earth’s many natural resources.  It supplies the earth continuously with lots of energy.  So I think that the idea of the Sopogy company is a pretty good one.  And I’d like to say a big mahalo for letting us compete in this competition even if I no win it’s good that we are having this kine opportunities. So mahalo nui loa!

HOPU I KA LĀ – “Capture the Sun”

June 17th, 2009
HOPU I KA LĀ
HOPU I KA LĀ
The name I chose is Hopu I ka Lā which means capture the sun.  This name has a lot of meaning to the Sopogy solar plant. Hopu I ka Lā is a perfect example of what the solar plant is doing.  The solar plant is capturing the sun and using the energy to do better things and not damaging or taking from the land.  Hopu has a good meaning because it means to capture and to get something and to not let it go.  Ka Lā means the sun which is a very important natural resource that the Sopogy solar plant is capturing.

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KSP receives Governor’s Innovation Award

Posted on May 29, 2008 in News by admin

April Innovation by an Organization: Keahole Solar Power (KSP)
KSP is a Hawai‘i-based solar project and technology developer. Using different solar technologies, including MicroCSP from Sopogy (a September 2008 Innovation Award winner), KSP is developing new proprietary methods for energy storage, installation and operation for solar farms that will help Hawai‘i reduce its dependence on imported fossil fuels. KSP’s pilot project at the Natural Energy Laboratories of Hawai‘i in Kona uses MicroCSP solar collectors and KSP’s own thermal energy storage and utility scale controls and software.

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