Forecasting the role of renewables in Hawaii

Conference · Sat Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:6804191

Sathaye, J; Ruderman, H

Alternative future energy-supply systems for Hawaii are investigated. Other elements of the study examined future demand for energy, what indigeneous resources are available, what technologies will be sufficiently developed to exploit them, and what will be their social, economic, and environmental consequences. Each of the four counties in the state appear to have sufficient natural resources to supply nearly all of their energy needs. The island is in the belt of the northeast trade winds, has extensive high temperature geothermal resources, enjoys a higher average insolation than the mainland states, and the large temperature gradients and absence of a continental shelf make Hawaii a prime location for OTEC. The use of crops and trees to supply electricity and possibly liquid fuels can also be expanded. Results of a study for the County of Honolulu are presented. Projections of energy demand, the electricity generation mix, and electricity prices are presented to illustrate the methods developed to analyze the supply and demand options for the state. (MCW)

• Research Organization: California Univ., Berkeley (USA). Lawrence Berkeley Lab.
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 6804191
• Report Number(s): LBL-11903; CONF-8010152-1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
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ENERGY DEMAND
ENERGY MODELS
ENERGY SOURCE DEVELOPMENT
ENERGY SOURCES
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RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
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