Hawaii governor Linda Lingle announced a new partnership during a visit in Taiwan last week. The plan will be to build a 10-megawatt OTEC pilot plant in Hawaii to help satisfy the Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative. The system will be supported by both Lockheed Martin and the Taiwan Industrial Technology Research Institute.
Hawaii currently relies on imported fossil fuel for 94% of its energy needs. Taiwan's situation is even more precarious--just one percent of it energy is produced by indigenent sources. The OTEC is one step in a broad plan to both conserve, enhance, and produce renewable energy.
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