{"id":76150,"date":"2018-03-19T08:00:07","date_gmt":"2018-03-19T18:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=76150"},"modified":"2020-08-07T14:29:33","modified_gmt":"2020-08-08T00:29:33","slug":"maui-college-aims-to-be-first-100-percent-renewable-energy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2018\/03\/19\/maui-college-aims-to-be-first-100-percent-renewable-energy\/","title":{"rendered":"<abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Maui College aims to be first net-zero <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> campus"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><div class=\"responsive-video-wrap-post\"><figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe  id=\"_ytid_45699\"  width=\"620\" height=\"349\"  data-origwidth=\"620\" data-origheight=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/S02getaapI8?enablejsapi=1&origin=https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu&rel=0&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&disablekb=0&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"糖心Vlog官方 Maui College aims to be first net-zero 糖心Vlog官方 campus\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/maui.hawaii.edu\/\">University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Maui College<\/a> will soon be among the first in the nation to generate 100 percent of its energy from on-site solar photovoltaic (<abbr>PV<\/abbr>) systems coupled with battery storage. The project is part of a partnership with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.johnsoncontrols.com\">Johnson Controls<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hei.com\/\">Pacific Current<\/a> that will also allow four <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> community college campuses on <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span> to significantly reduce their fossil fuel consumption.<\/p>\n<p><abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Maui College\u2019s new <abbr>PV<\/abbr> plus storage system will be capable of eliminating the campus\u2019 fossil fuel-based energy use when it is operational in 2019. On <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span>, through the combination of solar shade canopies, distributed energy storage and energy efficiency measures, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.leeward.hawaii.edu\/\">Leeward Community College<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.honolulu.hawaii.edu\/\">Honolulu Community College<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kapiolani.hawaii.edu\/\"><span aria-label=\"Kapiolani\">Kapi&#699;olani<\/span> Community College<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/windward.hawaii.edu\/\">Windward Community College<\/a> will reduce their use of fossil fuel for energy by 98 percent, 97 percent, 74 percent and 70 percent, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>In 2015, <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> became the first state in the country to make an unprecedented commitment to achieve 100 percent renewable energy by 2045. Concurrently, <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> and the <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Legislature established a collective goal for the university system to be &ldquo;net-zero&rdquo; by January 1, 2035, meaning the system would produce as much renewable energy as it consumes across its campuses.<\/p>\n<p>Of the ten campuses, <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Maui College is on target to be the first to supply 100 percent of its energy needs through renewable energy.<\/p>\n<h2>Moving toward greater energy independence<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_76318\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-76318\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/maui-pv-net-zero-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/maui-pv-net-zero-3-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-76318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/maui-pv-net-zero-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/maui-pv-net-zero-3-630x353.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/maui-pv-net-zero-3.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-76318\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Maui College Physical Plant Manager Robert Burton looks at battery array.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The partnership between <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr>, Johnson Controls and Pacific Current is the second phase of a multi-year energy efficiency and renewable energy project. In phase one, energy efficiency measures were successfully implemented at <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Maui College and the <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span> community college campuses under energy performance contracts awarded to Johnson Controls in 2010. Phase two includes additional energy efficiency upgrades and the installation of on-site solar <abbr>PV<\/abbr> coupled with battery storage, allowing the five campuses to use the renewable generated energy as needed. The <abbr>PV<\/abbr> plus storage systems will be developed by Johnson Controls and owned by <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span>-based Pacific Current. The energy efficiency upgrades will also reduce the deferred maintenance backlog at these campuses by approximately $20 million.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;With the implementation of phase two, these five <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> campuses will have reduced fossil fuel energy consumption by ~14 <abbr title=\"gigawatt hours\">GWh<\/abbr> annually (45 percent) and added ~13 <abbr title=\"gigawatt hours\">GWh<\/abbr> renewable energy generation,&rdquo; said <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Vice President for Community Colleges <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/leadership\/john-morton\/\">John Morton<\/a><\/strong>. &ldquo;We are proud to move the entire University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> System closer to its net-zero energy mandate, to celebrate <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Maui College\u2019s achievement and to position the <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span> community college campuses within reach of 100 percent renewable energy generation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Following the successful implementation of energy conservation measures across the campuses during phase one, phase two will bring the total on-site capacity to 2.8 <abbr title=\"megawatts\">MW<\/abbr> of solar <abbr>PV<\/abbr> and 13.2 <abbr title=\"megawatt hours\">MWh<\/abbr> of battery distributed energy storage at <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Maui College, and 7.7 <abbr title=\"megawatts\">MW<\/abbr> of solar <abbr>PV<\/abbr> and 28.6 <abbr title=\"megawatt hours\">MWh<\/abbr> of battery distributed energy storage to the <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Community Colleges <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span> campuses.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;<span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span>\u2019s leaders set the national example of sustainability and renewable energy standards with the net-zero mandate by 2035 for <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr>, and we\u2019re proud to partner with the university to help it reach that commitment and aim for <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Maui College to become the first campus in the U.S. to generate and store 100 percent renewable energy onsite, 16 years ahead of schedule,&rdquo; said Rod Rushing, president, Building Solutions North America, Johnson Controls.<\/p>\n<p>Energy and infrastructure improvements at the five <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> campuses involved in the project are scheduled to be completed by the second quarter of 2019.<\/p>\n<p>For additional information on the <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr>&#8216;s progress toward its net-zero goal, see the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/govrel\/docs\/reports\/2018\/hrs304a-119_2018_net-zero_annual-report.pdf\">Annual Report on Net-Zero Energy for the University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> 2018<\/a> (<span class=\"small-text\"><abbr title=\"Portable Document Format\">PDF<\/abbr><\/span>).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/universityofhawaii\/videos\/10155505396523099\/\">Watch the Facebook video<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!--<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Funiversityofhawaii%2Fvideos%2F10155505396523099%2F&show_text=0&width=400\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" allowTransparency=\"true\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" title=\"Facebook video player\"><\/iframe> --><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8212;By Kelli Trifonovitch<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The campus will be among the first in the nation with 100-percent renewable energy generated on-site with battery-enabled self-supply.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1193,12],"tags":[1359,62,63,65,672,73,71,60,947,56,66],"class_list":["post-76150","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-administrative","category-video","tag-energy","tag-honolulu-community-college","tag-kapiolani-community-college","tag-leeward-community-college","tag-renewable-energy","tag-sustainability","tag-uh-community-colleges","tag-maui-college","tag-uh-system","tag-video-2","tag-windward-community-college","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76150","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76150"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76150\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":124652,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76150\/revisions\/124652"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76150"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76150"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}