Thursday, December 24, 2009

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Merry Christmas to all Mike Gabbard friends and supporters! Please have a safe and happy holiday with your family and friends.

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Mike Gabbard Supports Alternative Energy Projects

Senator Mike Gabbard is a HUGE supporter of alternative energy. Recently he testified at a public hearing held by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands about two proposed solar energy projects in Kalaeloa.

Sopogy, a Hawai’i based company, plans to construct its Kalaeloa Solar One concentrated solar power project, which will be the largest solar farm of its kind in the state. Senator Gabbard is impressed that it will provide 4MW of power for 1,150 homes, eliminate 13,475 barrels of imported oil annually, and create over 300 construction jobs.

Recurrent Energy is a San Francisco based company which plans to build a 5 MW solar PV project. Because Mike Gabbard is a Kalaeloa resident and Chair of the Senate’s Energy and Environment Committee, he is a strong supporter of this exciting renewable energy development in the Second City.

Mike Gabbard also traveled to the Big Island for the blessing and dedication of Holaniku at Keahole Point on December 10th. Holaniku, the world's first Concentrating Solar Power project using MicroCSP technologies, will provide enough clean, solar power for more than 250 homes while reducing our need for 2,000 barrels of imported oil each year.

Senator Gabbard presented a certificate commending Keahole Solar Power, LLC for developing the project and Sopogy, Inc for powering it because it will reduce carbon emissions by 6,000 tons over 30 years. Holaniku’s production can be compared to the benefit of planting 24,000 trees. Senator Gabbard warmly congratulated CEO and Founder Darren Kimura for his commitment to a bright and powerful future for our state.

Thanks, Senator Gabbard, for your support of alternative energy and for encouraging new projects like this in Hawai'i!

Monday, December 7, 2009

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