Osmotic Power Prototype Opens24/11/2009 |
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| Today Statkraft opens the world's first osmotic power prototype. The official opening will be conducted by Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway. The prototype generates power by exploiting the energy available when fresh water and seawater are mixed. Osmotic power is a renewable and emissions-free energy source that Statkraft has been researching into for ten years and that will be capable of making a substantial global contribution to eco-friendly power production. |
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The prototype will have a limited production capacity and is intended primarily for testing and development purposes. The aim is to be capable of constructing a commercial osmotic power plant within a few years' time.
The global potential of osmotic power is estimated to be 1,600-1,700TWh per annum, equivalent to 50% of the EU's total power production. Osmotic power plants can, in principle, be located wherever fresh water runs into the sea; they produce no noise or polluting emissions and they can be integrated into existing industrial zones, for example, in the basements of industrial buildings.
Statkraft has been researching osmotic power since 1997 and has developed this prototype in cooperation with R&D organisations from many countries. The project has attracted a lot of international interest, and several foreign guests are attending the opening.
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