Business on Maui
Over the past 20 years, Maui County has continued to undergo an economic transformation from a market once defined by agriculture, and more recently tourism, to an increasingly diversified economy.
Today Maui is home to some of the best-known companies – Boeing Company, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Lockheed Martin Orincon – award-winning local businesses such as the more than 125-year-old Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar Company (HC&S), and innovative start-ups gaining national recognition.
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Maui Business News
- Maui’s Noni Biotech Recognized as Top Exporter by Mayor
- Maui Smart Grid Project Underway
- A123 Systems to Supply Advanced Energy Storage Solution to Maui Electric Company to Support Maui Smart Grid Project
- Pacific Biodiesel Recognized as 2011 Green Job Award Honoree
- Maui Smart Grid Project Now Recruiting Volunteers
Category Archives: Energy
Maui Smart Grid Project Underway
The first volunteers in the Kihei neighborhood of Maui Meadows received installation of Smart Meters at their homes this spring — the innovative Maui Smart Grid Project is underway! This effort is funded by the United States Department of Energy … Continue reading
A123 Systems to Supply Advanced Energy Storage Solution to Maui Electric Company to Support Maui Smart Grid Project
A123 Systems (Nasdaq:AONE), a developer and manufacturer of advanced Nanophosphate® lithium ion batteries and systems, today announced that it will supply a Grid Battery System (GBS) to Maui Electric Company (MECO), a utility serving residents and businesses on the islands … Continue reading
Posted in Clean Technology, Energy, News
Tagged A123 Systems, Maui Electric Company, Maui Smart Grid Project
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Maui Selected for Joint Japan-U.S. Smart Grid Project
Japan-U.S. Smart Grid project on Maui to demonstrate new technologies focused on the integration of clean energy and electric vehicles Energy partners from the United States and Japan will collaborate on a multimillion dollar smart grid demonstration project on Maui. … Continue reading
Posted in Clean Technology, Energy, News, Renewable Energy, Technology
Tagged Hawaii Natural Energy Institute, New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization, Smart Grid
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Public Scoping Meetings Regarding the Hawai‘i Interisland Renewable Energy Program
Public Comment Sought for Renewable Energy Program The Department of Energy (DOE) and the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) will host public meetings on Maui, Moloka‘i, Lāna‘i, and O‘ahu to receive comments on the scope of the … Continue reading
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Kuokoa Attempts to Buy Hawaiian Electric Industries
Ted Peck, former State Energy administrator (DBEDT), and advocate of renewable energy, is one of partners of Kuokoa Inc., an eco-friendly company formed to purchase all the shares of Hawaiian Electric Industries (HEI), the parent company of MECO and the … Continue reading
New County Energy Commissioner
Mayor Alan Arakawa has appointed Douglas “Doug” P. McLeod as County Energy Commissioner (replacing Victor Reyes). The Energy Commissioner is based in the Office of Economic Development in the Office of the Mayor. McLeod is an advocate of “green” principles, … Continue reading
Big Wind on Lanai
Last week, HECO (Hawaiian Electric Co.) and Castle & Cooke reached an agreement on electricity pricing and a community benefits package relating to future installation of a 200 MW wind farm on Lanai that will supply Oahu via undersea cable. … Continue reading
Leading the Nation: Hawaii’s Clean Energy Initiative — and Maui’s Trailblazing Role
As we enter 2009 and a new decade beckons, announcements heralding renewable energy projects have flowed thick and fast in Maui County. Whether it’s a 10-acre photovoltaic farm on Lanai, wind farm projects on Maui and Molokai, a proposed underwater … Continue reading
