About Hōlanikū at Keāhole Point

Located at the Natural Energy Laboratories of Hawaii, Hōlanikū (HŌ – lah – knee – KŪ) at Keāhole Point is the world’s first Concentrating Solar Power project using MicroCSP™ technologies.  Hōlanikū also incorporates a thermal energy storage system which solves the volatility challenges typical to renewable energy technologies like wind and photovoltaic systems.

Data acquisition and the installation of prototypes for the project began in 2002 and the full scale solar project was conceived in 2006 under the hot Kona sun. The vision behind Hōlanikū at Keāhole Point was to bring solar generated energy to Hawaii through an efficient and cost effective solution. This helps Hawaii achieve energy self-sufficiency and create local technology jobs. The project was developed by Keāhole Solar Power LLC, Hawaii’s premier solar project development firm and is powered by Sopogy, Inc’s. proprietary MicroCSP™ technology.

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Hōlanikū is Hawaii’s clean energy future:

• Renewable: Solar energy replaces fossil fuel electricity generation

• Clean: Enough clean solar thermal power for more than 250 Hawaii homes

• Green: Equivalent of planting 24,000 trees

• Energy Security: Annually reducing over 2,000 barrels of imported oil

• Technology: MicroCSP™ technology is designed for Hawaii’s tropical and coastal climate

• Economy: Over 150 Hawaii contractors and engineers participated in project development and construction

• Environment: The solar technology used is 100% recyclable

• Air: Reducing carbon emissions by 6,000 tons over 30 years

 

Project Details

• Project Address: Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii (NELHA)

• Solar Field Peak Capacity: 2,200 Kilowatts thermal

• Total Maximum Demand : 880 Kilowatts thermal

• Project Size: 3.8 Acres

• Collectors: Originally 1,008

• Collector Type: SopoNova 4.0

• Tracker: SopoTracker 2.0

• Owner: Keahole Solar Power, LLC.

• EPC: Energy Industries Corporation, Inc.

• Electrical Consultant: Lyman Morikawa, PE

• Mechanical Consultant: Randolph Murayama, PE

• Solar Field Design: Sopogy, Inc.