Kaua’i County’s Department of Public Works recently began phasing in biodiesel at its Hanapepe and Lihu’e baseyards.
“We’re starting with two fuel storage tanks and plan to eventually expand to other tanks located at our Kapa’a and Hanalei baseyards,” said Dwayne Adachi, the department’s automotive equipment superintendent.
The county’s ultimate goal is to switch all of its [...]

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With a defense contract in hand, Hawai‘i BioEnergy LLC, in which Maui Land & Pineapple Co. is a founding partner, is ready “to move from R (research) to D development),” says ML&P Chief Operating Officer Robert “Rob” Webber.
A marker of progress since the alliance was formed in 2006 was the appointment last week of an [...]

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The lackluster start to the Hawaii Bioenergy kickoff meeting
Much has been said of the urgent need to shift Hawai‘i’s 95 percent dependence on imported fuels for its transportation and electrical generation needs. In recent months, skyrocketing oil prices have produced sticker shock at the gas pump and on our electric bills. They’ve also plunged ATA [...]

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Fallow Lands Could Produce Ethanol, Supporters Say
Critics are saying it’s time for Congress to reconsider ethanol as an alternative fuel, and Hawaii politicians are pushing full-speed ahead to promote ethanol production on fallow sugar lands.
KITV’s Denby Fawcett reported why supporters say ethanol production is still a good idea in Hawaii.
Critics said the diversion of corn [...]

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Biofuels, criticized by some as contributing to worldwide food shortages by diverting crops from grocery stores, are getting a closer look in Hawaii as the state continues searching for ways to curb its reliance on imported oil.
The Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism held its first public meeting yesterday toward developing a statewide bioenergy [...]

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