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Hawaii Biodiesel Power 3DFLÀF%LRGLHVHO:LOO6XSSO\$LUSRUW(PHUJHQF\)DFLOLW\ approval by the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission with in-put from the state’s Consumer Advocate. The agreement must con-form to environmental guide-lines for the sustainable produc-tion and use of biofuels that were developed by Hawaiian Electric in partnership with the Natural Resources Defense Council. Financial terms of the agree-ment weren’t released. A truck from Cleanway, Pacific Biodiesel’s trucking division, delivers used cooking oil to the Oahu plant. Emergency Facility Hawaiian Electric Co. and Pacific Biodiesel, Inc. have reached an agreement FDOOLQJIRU3DFLÀF%LRGLHVHOWRVXSSO\DW least 250,000 gallons a year of locally-pro-duced biodiesel to the new 8-megawatt (MW) Honolulu International Airport Emergency Power Facility to be operated by Hawaiian Electric, Honolulu. 3DFLÀF%LRGLHVHO�f;0DXL�f;+,�f;ZLOOEHJLQ supplying the fuel when the emergency power facility begins operation, which is scheduled for October 2012. The three-year contract contains UHQHZDO RSWLRQV DQG FDOOV IRU 3DFLÀF Biodiesel to supply biodiesel from re-cycled cooking oil collected locally and SURFHVVHG DW HLWKHU 3DFLÀF %LRGLHVHO·V 1-million-gallon-a-year (MMGY) bio-diesel plant on Oahu or its 5-MMGY %LJ,VODQG%LRGLHVHOUHÀQHU\LQ.HD·DX�f; which is currently under construction. Operations at the Big Island plant are VFKHGXOHG WR EHJLQ LQ WKH ÀUVW TXDUWHU 2012. Needs Review The Honolulu International Airport Emergency Facility is a partnership to serve the Hawaii Department of Trans-portation and Hawaiian Electric custom-ers with four biodiesel-fueled generators “We are pleased to be working with Pacific Bio-diesel to help move Hawaii off imported oil to a clean energy future.” -Robbie Alm, Hawaiian Electric About 90% of the state’s energy comes from imported petroleum. Because of its dependence on energy from off the island, Hawaii has devel-oped clean energy goals that are among the most aggressive in the 50 states. Robbie Alm, Hawaiian Electric’s ex-ecutive vice president (808-543-5670), VDLG3DFLÀF%LRGLHVHOKDVEHHQZRUNLQJ to secure Hawaii’s energy independence since it was founded 15 years ago. “We are pleased to be working with 3DFLÀF %LRGLHVHO WR KHOS PRYH +DZDLL off imported oil to a clean energy fu-ture,” he said. 5REHUW.LQJ�f;FKLHI H[HFXWLYHRIÀFHU RI 3DFLÀF%LRGLHVHO�b;b; b; b;a;a; �c;�f;VDLG WKLVLVWKHÀUVWFRQWUDFWWKDW3DFLÀF%LR -diesel has signed with Hawaiian Electric for supplying locally-produced biodiesel. 3DFLÀF%LRGLHVHODOVRLVPDQDJLQJWKH military biofuels crop demonstration project in Waialua on Oahu. Funded by a $2.4 million appro-priation, the project aims to develop a production model for fast-growing, RLO SURGXFLQJSODQWVVXFKDVVDIÁRZHU�f; sunflower, and camelina to produce biodiesel for the military and the local community. Jerry Perkins, editor The contract must be reviewed for able to provide 8 MW to the grid. During normal operations, the gen-erators will be able to contribute power to the grid, but they also can be isolated to supply power exclusively to the airport during an emergency. %RWK +DZDLLDQ (OHFWULF DQG 3DFLÀF Biodiesel stressed the importance of producing more energy in Hawaii from local feedstocks. $FFRUGLQJ WR VWDWH RIÀFLDOV�f; +DZDLL currently spends $7 billion a year out of state a year to meet its energy needs. Honolulu International Airport Third Quarter 11 | BFJ 61
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