Energy self-sufficiency for the city and county of Honolulu

Technical Report · Tue May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1979

OSTI ID:6865519

Haw, R; Devenney, K; Brown, N E ^[1]

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1. eds.

Alternate energy sources for the island of Oahu are considered in the study. The availability of indigenous energy resources on Oahu and the potential that exists for their use are ascertained. Chapter 1 gives background energy information for the state of Hawaii and the island of Oahu. Chapter 2 discusses fuel sources which can be alternatives to oil for Hawaii, including imported sources and sources available in the islands. Development of energy storage and transmission systems will also strengthen Oahu's bid for energy self-sufficiency because they will add to the efficiency of new power systems. Chapter 3 examines storage systems which have potential use for Oahu: electric storage batteries, compressed air energy storage, hydrogen generation and storage, flywheel energy storage, and molten salt energy storage. Chapter 4 points out that transportation presently accounts for about 58% of the city and county of Honolulu's total annual fuel use. Improvements in efficiency of gasoline-powered automobiles will contribute to fuel savings in the short term, and advances in electric and hybrid vehicle technologies promise even better economy. Environmental, social, legal, constitutional, jurisdictional, and political concerns should be identified and approached with competency as an early step in the process of implementing energy self-sufficiency; these aspects are considered in Chapter 5. A computer program to model patterns of energy development on Oahu from the present through 2025 is presented in Chapter 6. Results show that Oahu can reach complete self-sufficiency by 2025.

• Research Organization: Hawaii Univ., Manoa (USA). Hawaii Natural Energy Inst.
• OSTI ID: 6865519
• Report Number(s): HNEI-80-05
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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