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Article: United states : Hawaii plans undersea power cable.
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- October 31, 2009
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Byline: deepak03
Hawaii is moving forward with plans to build an undersea cable to carry wind-generated electricity from Maui County to power-hungry Honolulu.
Government renewable energy officials announced Thursday they are accepting bids from contractors to do an environmental study of the cable's possible impacts on whales, the ocean floor and coral reefs.
"Hawaii has become the test center for how you integrate large amounts of wind and sun," said Robbie Alm, executive vice president for Hawaiian Electric Co. "If we can make it work in Hawaii, we can make it work anywhere on the planet."
But many hurdles remain before it's even ...