Tag: Industrial land
Taylor residents rally against proposed rezoning for cold storage facility
So many people packed into a public meeting, the proposal was postponed. Residents say the parcel is an essential, green haven in an increasingly industrial area.
The Nuclear Land Use Canard Returns
The claim that nuclear power uses less land than renewables is making the rounds again, usually presented as if it settles a complex debate with one clean visual. A nuclear plant fits inside a compact fenced site. Wind turbines are spread across plains and ridgelines. Solar arrays cover visible surfaces. … [continued]
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The Clean Energy Future Hawaiʻi Can Actually Build: New TFIE Strategy White Paper
The newly published white paper began with a question that persisted because of how clearly island systems expose the realities of energy. Can Hawaiʻi, an isolated archipelago with no continental grid behind it and a long dependence on imported fuels, build an energy system that is cleaner, more resilient, more … [continued]
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Two Options for the Strait of Hormuz in a Decarbonized World
The most useful way to think about the Strait of Hormuz in a decarbonized future is not as an oil story that fades away as the energy transition advances. It is a systems story about where risk sits in the architecture of the economy. In the fossil era, Hormuz matters … [continued]
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Parking Lots, Rooftops, & Farms: Mapping Oʻahu’s Solar Potential
Any discussion of solar power on Oʻahu has to begin with the amount of electricity the island actually needs in a fully electrified system. Earlier analysis stripped out aviation fuel for overseas flights, fuel bunkered for ships leaving the islands, and military fuel use. It also electrified transportation, buildings, and … [continued]
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