Strong trades have the turbine blades at Kaheawa Wind Power turning swiftly on the hillside above Maalaea in November 2017.
The global offshore wind industry is primarily “fixed bottom,” meaning turbines are connected to the sea floor.
Questions remain, though, over supply chains, logistics involved in building, impact on the environment, the view and other concerns.
Although Puna Geothermal Venture is the only utility-scale geothermal project in the state, Mike Kaleikini, the company’s senior director of Hawaii affairs, said geothermal projects may expand beyond Hawaii island.