07-07-2014, 10:46 AM
Ted, I started this thread because some derailers were all over the lava flow thread with power generation woes...
Yes, Helco has diesel & jet fuel driven turbines on island. They also have co-gen that runs on "waste" stack heat...they also do have bump up generators... so a diversity of different fossil fuel generators & one old hydro unit that they run....and other IPP units they buy power from, with various investment portfolio ... and it seems that is where some have issues, the IPP run plants & the Helco run plants... and...
Well, that is why I posted the Kohala research link, as they have funded some fairly comprehensive research on this islands' power generation, distribution & needs... far more research than I think most of us have even looked at!
Yes, Helco has diesel & jet fuel driven turbines on island. They also have co-gen that runs on "waste" stack heat...they also do have bump up generators... so a diversity of different fossil fuel generators & one old hydro unit that they run....and other IPP units they buy power from, with various investment portfolio ... and it seems that is where some have issues, the IPP run plants & the Helco run plants... and...
Well, that is why I posted the Kohala research link, as they have funded some fairly comprehensive research on this islands' power generation, distribution & needs... far more research than I think most of us have even looked at!