Imagine generating power not from sunlight or wind, but from the simple mixing of fresh and salt water. This is the quiet promise of osmotic energy, a renewable energy source generated where river meets ocean. The idea has been around for decades, but only now is it flowing into real-world use.

I actually find this just above ‘quite’ interesting, but I like this sub and it’s ‘mildly’ at the very least.

  • Siru@discuss.tchncs.de
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    8 days ago

    Perhaps the most notable factoid from this article is that it apparently takes the equivalent energy usage of over 200 households to run a single desalination machine.