Sea And Fresh Water Meeting Save Alternative Energy

Utilization of renewable natural resources is now more intense, as recently where scientists from Griffith University (Queensland, Australia) are studying the energy created from the salinity gradient, one of which is the energy generated from the seawater and freshwater encounter.

Different two-water meetings can provide renewable energy sources and be able to mitigate the impacts of climate change, reduce dependence on fossil fuels and improve processes in the desalination industry.

The results of this research are written in a paper published by Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.

The research was carried out by Dr. Fernanda Helfer and Professor Charles Lemckert from Griffith's School of Engineering, a paper containing a review of the potential for gradient salinity energy produced from different waters.

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This analysis explores the benefits of Pressure Retarded Osmosis (PRO) as a carbon-free process to extract and apply this new energy.

PRO technology consists of a semipermeable membrane allegedly capable of separating water from flowing with salt, creating pressure through the turbine to generate electrical energy.

PRO electric power generation technology will be used in the desalination process, the system used will refuse salt water.

Dr. Helfer and Professor Lemckert agree that technical and economic improvements will have significant impact, it is necessary to ensure the commercial viability and credibility of PRO membrane technology.

Implementation of PRO technology actually has long been hampered due to cost and quality issues.

But rising energy prices and growing market potential and climate change impacts, have forced the PRO technology and gradient energy salinity to become a new focus in the future.

Australia and Asian countries have a range of salt water sources that can be used as an attractive solution for implementing PRO technologies, including salt lakes and brine originating from soil desalination.

As well as the Australian city center which is near the sea and adjacent to the mouth or mouth of the river, this condition is ideal for the construction of osmotic power plants.

According to scientists, a unique aspect of this research is the use of salt water will be separated during the desalination process that could be a source of osmotic energy.

The results of the analysis of the use of PRO technology and based on the power generated in the laboratory, said that a mixture of sea and freshwater encounter can generate electrical energy where this technology can be placed adjacent to the desalination device.

PRO technology also helps desalination, alternative energy technologies from seawater encounters and water tawardianggapki very promising for all industries in the world.

This technology is regarded as one that delivers electrical energy in the desalination process. It is expected that this technology can reduce the industry's dependence on fossil fuels and minimize the environmental impact caused by salt water discharge to the sea.