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Lockheed-Martin + Hawaii + OTEC = Win
This nice little blurb from Pacific Business News popped up in my morning's Google Reader session.
Looks like Lockheed-Martin is making a Renewable Energy investment in Hawaii, specifically a form of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC).
All I can say is, "It's about *bleep*ing time!" While Lockheed doesn't get glowing reviews from my old college friends who worked at their Aerospace division in Sunnyvale, Lockheed DOES have their hand in a lot of fascinating Engineering projects.
Personally, I'm thrilled at the prospect of Lockheed growing their Hawaii operations, as that can only mean more Good Paying Jobs for Engineers. Hopefully a win for local Engineers born, raised, educated, and struggling to justify remaining in Hawaii.
With so many natural resources available via Solar, Waves, GeoThermal, and Deep-Sea cooling, and decades of knowledge on how to use those energy sources, I'm surprised it has taken this long for Hawaii to be noticed.
IMHO, the Big Island -- particularly Hilo -- is a prime candidate to be at the forefront of the world's Renewable Energy research. I'd love nothing more than to have Governor Lingle, and President-Elect Obama promote Renewable Energy programs there, in an effort to JUMP-START America's languishing ability to innovate Engineering Solutions for the world to embrace.
If anything, a Renewable Energy initiative for Hawaii would be a much better investment than the failed Space Shuttle landing strip idea. Which Hawaii politicians promoted that idea, again? Oh yeah. :-p
And for the record, I hereby call dibbs on the term "Renewable Valley" for Hawaii! :o)
Looks like Lockheed-Martin is making a Renewable Energy investment in Hawaii, specifically a form of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC).
All I can say is, "It's about *bleep*ing time!" While Lockheed doesn't get glowing reviews from my old college friends who worked at their Aerospace division in Sunnyvale, Lockheed DOES have their hand in a lot of fascinating Engineering projects.
Personally, I'm thrilled at the prospect of Lockheed growing their Hawaii operations, as that can only mean more Good Paying Jobs for Engineers. Hopefully a win for local Engineers born, raised, educated, and struggling to justify remaining in Hawaii.
With so many natural resources available via Solar, Waves, GeoThermal, and Deep-Sea cooling, and decades of knowledge on how to use those energy sources, I'm surprised it has taken this long for Hawaii to be noticed.
IMHO, the Big Island -- particularly Hilo -- is a prime candidate to be at the forefront of the world's Renewable Energy research. I'd love nothing more than to have Governor Lingle, and President-Elect Obama promote Renewable Energy programs there, in an effort to JUMP-START America's languishing ability to innovate Engineering Solutions for the world to embrace.
If anything, a Renewable Energy initiative for Hawaii would be a much better investment than the failed Space Shuttle landing strip idea. Which Hawaii politicians promoted that idea, again? Oh yeah. :-p
And for the record, I hereby call dibbs on the term "Renewable Valley" for Hawaii! :o)
Tags: lockheed-martin, otec
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Permalink Reply by Kathleen Nemetz on -
Cool. I agree. Perhaps the University of Hawaii will create a degree program or a certificate program in renewables, as well, as this would help feed an ecosystem of renewables entrepreneurs in your stafe and the VCs and other investors who can support them......Kathleen
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Permalink Reply by Cameron Souza on -
This is fantastic news! I'm surprised the local media hasn't made a bigger deal out of it. Hawaii is the perfect place to serve as an example to the country of how to get off fossil fuels.
> I hereby call dibbs on the term "Renewable Valley" for Hawaii! :o)
Damn! I was just going to call that.
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Permalink Reply by Konstantin A Lukin on -
Ocean Power Technologies and Lockheed Martin Developing Utility-Scale Wave Power System
Here is the whole article.. very cool stuff!
http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS112136+13-Oct-2009+...
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