The
project,
on
the
North
Shore
of
the
island
of
Oahu,
received
a
$117m
loan
guarantee
to
aide
the
developer
in
obtaining
financing.
Kahuku
stands
out
for
its
use
of
a
10MW
battery
energy-storage
system
manufactured
by
Xtreme
Power
of
Texas
to
help
integrate
the
output
of
its
12
Clipper
Liberty
2.5MW
turbines.
The
storage
component
is
part
of
what
helped
land
the
federal
financial
support,
which
is
meant
to
spur
innovative
renewable
technologies
into
commercialization.
“The
Kahuku
wind
project
is
one
of
the
newest
and
most
technologically
advanced
wind
facilities
in
the
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