Editing Ocean thermal energy conversion (section)

=== Hawaii ===

[[Lockheed Martin]]'s Alternative Energy Development team has partnered with Makai Ocean Engineering<ref>{{cite news
|title=Lockheed Martin awarded another $4.4M for OTEC work in Hawaii
|date=November 22, 2010
|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/news/2010/11/22/lockheed-martin-awarded-another-44m.html
|access-date=6 December 2010}}</ref>
to complete the final design phase of a 10-MW closed cycle OTEC pilot system which planned to become operational in [[Hawaii]] in the 2012–2013 time frame. This system was designed to expand to 100-MW commercial systems in the near future. In November, 2010 the U.S. [[Naval Facilities Engineering Command]] (NAVFAC) awarded Lockheed Martin a US$4.4 million contract modification to develop critical system components and designs for the plant, adding to the 2009 $8.1 million contract and two [[United States Department of Energy|Department of Energy]] grants totaling over $1 million in 2008 and March 2010.<ref>{{cite news
|title=More funds for Hawaii's Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion plant
|first=Ben |last=Coxworth
|date=November 26, 2010
|url=http://www.gizmag.com/lockheed-martin-otec-hawaii/17081/
|access-date=6 December 2010}}</ref>
A small but operational ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) plant was inaugurated in Hawaii in August 2015. The opening of the research and development 100-kilowatt facility marked the first time a closed-cycle OTEC plant was connected to the U.S. grid.<ref>Hawaii First to Harness Deep Ocean Temperatures for Power http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/hawaii-first-to-harness-deep-ocean-temperatures-for-power/</ref>