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Hawaii: On the path to sustainability

11.23.2009 · Posted in Science Articles

In 1881, King David Kalakaua had the bright idea of using Hawaii’s fiery volcanoes to produce electricity and light the streets. It took technology the next century to catch up with the visionary king.rnrnToday geothermal energy is the only renewable resource on the Big Island (that’s Hawaii Island) that provides firm, baseload energy on a continuous basis. It’s helped make the island the most energy independent of all the Hawaiian Islands. rnrn”Thirty percent of our power comes from renewable resources. Puna Geothermal Venture (PGV) generates two-thirds of that power

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