Hawaii pledged to be “Coal free by ’23,” and state law mandates 100% clean energy in just 21 years. The Kapolei Energy Storage facility is tucked away in eight acres of industrial land about 20 miles west of Honolulu. These kinds of grid-scale energy storage systems are becoming increasingly common in the U.S., and are critical to shifting to ever-higher percentages of wind and solar power. But what makes the state stand out is solar power – especially where it comes from. The Kapolei Energy Storage facility can do both, providing what's known as "synthetic inertia."

Source: Libya Today January 27, 2024 11:37 UTC