On August 1, 2012, a small fire destroyed a battery storage building forcing First Wind to close down its Kahuku wind energy facility and disconnect it from the Hawaiian Electric Company's power grid. According to an investigation, the fire was caused by defective parts supplied by the Dynapower Corp. First Wind has just announced that they will be restarting their wind energy project in Kahuku as soon as it finishes making repairs to their system. This time, First Wind will be using a volt-amp reactive system made by American Superconductor, which should help regulate power fluctuations. First Wind spokesman, John Lamontagne, stated, "We've been working hard to bring the project back online. We hope to begin testing late this month and ideally be back on line by the end of September or early October."
The project is designed to generate enough power to provide for 7,700 Oahu Households.
Source: Honolulu Star Advertiser, 8-18-2013, www.staradvertiser.com
Posted by Jeff Uyemura-Reyes, Broker-in-Charge, REALTOR®
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