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Producing electricity at estuaries using light and osmosis

23 May 2019 by chiefeditor

Most renewable power technologies are weather dependent. Wind farms can only operate when there’s a breeze, and solar power plants rely on sunlight. Researchers at EPFL are working on a method to capture an energy source that’s constantly available at river estuaries: osmotic power, also known as blue energy. Osmosis is a natural process whereby … Read more

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