A Gateway to the Future

Visit the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii

"Friends of NELHA (Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority) is a non-profit organization offering presentations and tours on the Island of Hawaii with a focus on alternative and renewable energy. Our presentations and tours are based at the Hawaii Gateway Energy Center at NELHA where you will be inspired by the ocean technologies being developed on the Big Island of Hawaii."

April

2012

Postcard from Hawaii: Aquacultured abalone

What started out as a futuristic experiment in generating electricity is now generating something completely different –- abalone and lobster. Near the Kona airport on the big island of Hawaii, the awkwardly named National Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority still houses a plant for making electricity, but there's some serious aquaculture going on, too.

April

2012

Starwood Hotels chefs and staff come to learn about lobsters in their visit to NELHA.

Big Island Video News.com

HAWAII ISLAND, Hawaii: Starwood Hotels and Resorts in Waikiki kicked off their annual neighbor island farm tour a few weeks ago on Hawaii Island.

Executive Chefs Colin Hazama and Brett Villarmia from Sheraton Waikiki were among resort staff who visited each farm in an effort to promote and use more locally sourced produce.

April

2012

760 KGU Radio

Business Radio KGU AM

What's New at NELHA is the topic of today's Hawaii's Tomorrow live on AM760. Today's topics include the new Renewable Energy and Biotechnology Research Center, Cyanotech (micro-algae for nutrition), Cellena (micro-algae for fuel) and OTEC Int'l (the new 1MW OTEC plant). Tune in on your radio dial or online at www.760kgu.biz and click on LISTEN LIVE.

April

2012

Market for Deep Ocean Energy Heats Up

A technology that could provide electricity to naval bases and islands with the use of super-cold seawater is finally gaining momentum after a hiatus of more than 30 years.

The action is in the Bahamas, where the local utility has signed an agreement with a Pennsylvania company to build two 10-megawatt commercial-scale plants, the first of their kind in history. Meanwhile, established military contractors like DCNS and Lockheed Martin are making progress on their own power plants.

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