Wind power in Hawaii

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Wind power in Hawaii has the potential to provide all of the electricity generation in the electricity sector in Hawaii[citation needed]. The 114 commercial wind turbines in the state have a total capacity of 206 MW. In 2015, wind turbines produced 6.4% of Hawaii's electricity.[1]: 2  In 2017, sources of renewable power were:[2] In 2012, Hawaii generated 367 million kWh from wind power.[3]

Hawaii began research into wind power in the mid-1980s with a 340 kW turbine on Maui, and the 2.3MW Lalamilo Wells wind farm on Oahu and the 9MW Kamaoa wind farm on the Big Island of Hawaii .[4] The MOD-5B, a 3.2MW wind turbine, on Oahu was the largest in the world in 1987. These early examples were all out of service by 2010.

Notable projects[]

Hawaii's sources of electricity in 2017.

Planned wind farms[]

  • Na Pua Makani Wind Farm, 24 MW[5]
  • Lalamilo Wind Farm, 3.3 MW - five brand-new Vestas V47 660 kW wind turbines will replace the old wind park, consisting of 120 20 kW wind turbines for an improvement of 1 MW over the previous output of 2.3 MW[6]

Former wind farms[]

Potential[]

Hawaii Wind Generation Capacity by Year
Megawatts of Installed Generating Capacity[7][8]
Hawaii wind resources

Hawaii has the potential to install 3,000 MW of wind power, capable of generating 12,000 million kWh/year with 80 meter hub heights operating at 30% capacity factor or more.[9] Hawaii used 9,962 million kWh in 2011, so Hawaii has the potential to generate all electricity used in the state from wind and solar power,[10] with 15,000 million kWh/year from concentrated solar power plants. In addition, Hawaii has the potential to generate 2,800,000 million kWh/year from offshore wind power.[11] Authorities approved feasibility in 2016 for 3 companies looking at floating wind turbines up to 400 MW.[12][13]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Hawaii - State Energy Profile Overview - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)". www.eia.gov. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  2. ^ "2017 Energy Facts and Figures" (PDF). energy.hawaii.gov. June 2018.
  3. ^ Electric Power Monthly February 2013 Table 1.17.B.
  4. ^ Wind Energy, Hawaiian Electric Company, 2013
  5. ^ "Department of Land and Natural Resources | 05/18/18 – Na Pua Makani Wind Project Given The Go Ahead By The State Land Board; North Shore Facility Planned with Eight Turbines". dlnr.hawaii.gov. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
  6. ^ California company plans to build $13M wind farm on Hawaii's Big Island, Duane Shimogawa, Pacific Business News, June 23, 2014
  7. ^ "Wind Powering America: Installed U.S. Wind Capacity and Wind Project Locations". U.S. Department of Energy. 2017. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
  8. ^ WINDExchange: U.S. Installed and Potential Wind Power Capacity and Generation
  9. ^ National Renewable Energy Laboratory (February 4, 2010). "State wind energy potential (2010) spreadsheet". U.S. Department of Energy. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
  10. ^ Electric Power Monthly February 2012 Table 5.4.B.
  11. ^ "Renewable Energy Technical Potential | Geospatial Data Science | NREL". www.nrel.gov. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
  12. ^ "Statoil floats Hawaii offshore bid". reNEWS - Renewable Energy News. October 6, 2016. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
  13. ^ "WINDExchange: Wind Energy in Hawaii". windexchange.energy.gov.

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