Renewable Energy Technology Assessments - Kauai Island Utility ...

Kaua’i Island Utility Cooperative
Renewable Energy Technology Assessments 4.0 Renewable Energy Technology Screening
Credits, Subsidies, etc.
Complementary to
Existing Industry
Table 4-11. Incentives / Barriers Screening Results
Goof Public Acceptance
Incentives Barriers
Addresses Waste
Disposal Issues
Easily Actionable
Replicability /
Modularity
Points 2 2 3 2 2 1 2 -1 -2 -3 -2 -2 -2 -3
Biodiesel ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 100
Solar Photovoltaic ■ ■ ■ ■ 90
Landfill Gas ■ ■ ■ 85
Refuse Derived Fuel ■ ■ ■ 85
Direct Fired Biomass ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 80
Fuel Cells ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 80
Anaerobic Digestion ■ ■ ■ ■ 75
Ethanol ■ ■ ■ ■ 75
Reciprocating Engines ■ ■ ■ 75
Combustion Turbines ■ ■ ■ 75
Microturbines ■ ■ ■ ■ 70
Plasma Arc ■ ■ ■ 65
Solar Thermal ■ ■ ■ 65
Geothermal ■ ■ ■ 65
Hydroelectric ■ ■ ■ 50
Wind ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 50
Biomass Cofiring ■ ■ ■ ■ 40
Mass Burn ■ ■ ■ 40
Ocean Thermal ■ ■ ■ 15
Ocean Tidal ■ ■ ■ 15
Wave ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 10
Experienced O&M Staff
Already on Island
21 March 2005 4-20 Black & Veatch
Possible Negative Public
Health Impacts
Not Good Fit Existing
Industry
Negative Public
Perception
Possible Negative Visual
Impacts
Lack of Supporting
Industry
Hurricane Sensitive
Requires Development
of Host Power Facility
Score