BUSINESS BRIEFS
Seed center on Kauai goes solar
Advertiser Staff
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DuPont yesterday brought online a 1,500-panel photovoltaic system at its Pioneer Hi-Bred Waimea Research Center on Kaua'i.
The one-acre array can generate up to 85 percent of the research center's needs and is expected to generate enough power annually to power the equivalent of 75 homes. The facility will help avoid carbon dioxide emissions of about 100 cars each year, saving Pioneer an estimated $200,000 per year in avoided purchased electricity costs.
The photovoltaic panels were made from several DuPont photovoltaic materials and were produced by Evergreen Solar and installed by REC Solar.
Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc., a unit of DuPont, conducts crop seed research and development at its Kaua'i facility.
GAS PRICES CREEP UP AGAIN IN HONOLULU
The average price of a gallon of gasoline in Hawai'i rose slightly this week, the fourth straight weekly increase, AAA Hawaii reported yesterday.A gallon of regular averaged $2.35, up 1 cent a gallon from the previous week, the AAA said in its Hawaii Weekend Gas Watch.
In Honolulu, the average price was $2.28 a gallon, up 1 cent from last week. The Honolulu average was up 4 cents from a month ago, but down $1.07 from a year ago.
In Hilo, the average price was $2.45 a gallon, unchanged from a week ago. It was 1 cent lower than a month ago and $1.02 below what it was a year ago.
The average price in Wailuku of $2.49 a gallon was 1 cent lower than last week. It was 6 cents lower than a month ago and $1.36 lower than last year.
AUTO SHOW TO HIGHLIGHT FUEL EFFICIENCY
The First Hawaiian International Auto Show will feature fuel-efficient cars and alternative-fuel vehicles as well as an assortment of other cars and trucks when it opens at noon on March 26 at the Hawai'i Convention Center.Show organizers said the event will run for four days and features a Kids Day March 29, when children 12 and younger will be admitted for free when accompanying a paying adult.
Admission is $7 for adults and $5 for senior citizens who are 62 or older, military and students. Entry for children ages 7 to 12 is $4, while those 6 or younger are admitted for free when accompanied by a paying adult.
