Comments on: Osmotic Power Plant Set To Open

By: Abdobe

Abdobe — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:30:34 +0000

The only potential damage this form of power plant can give is the spill of high concentrated seawater, however this can easily be prevented by leading the water farther out through pipelines, where the water will be added normal seawater on it’s course towards the end of the pipeline. No way this will be hazardous. It’s no need of any fall height, since it’s the osmotic pressure that runs the generators. Fresh water and saltwater is all that’s needed, though… enough of it.

By: clare jane mcvety

clare jane mcvety — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:27:38 +0000

Will it damage the countryside? I hope it don’t otherwise it sounds like a good idea. I wish more factories would do it and stop coal and do it like you, all solar power which is a lot better because their equipment will still work the some and it help with the environment.

By: slaps

slaps — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:04:24 +0000

Tex, you hit one of the huge stumbling blocks for any new energy source. Someone, somewhere, without any real data, but with a great sob story, will be able to block this from happening. It will threaten wildlife. It will cause global warming. It will make the river sad. The reason doesn’t have to be accurate or even comprehensible. Protesters will come out in droves to make sure it never happens.

But the good thing is, we can probably get a few built before that happens.

By: Tex

Tex — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:07:05 +0000

I wonder how long the plant at 25Mwatts would have to run to break even on its construction, maintenance and decommission in the future? It sounds good offhand but someone will find a reason why the fresh and salt water have to mix “naturally” instead of in the plant.

By: Nawa

Nawa — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:57:23 +0000

Exciting! It’s a very good news for the people working in the renewable energy and climate change sector.

By: Clement

Clement — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:49:12 +0000

Good development. The only low point for my country, Malawi, is that we are landlocked such that we will not be able to benefit from this technology.

By: slaps

slaps — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:21:14 +0000

This sounds like another opportunity for waste treatment plants to generate power, and it should produce lots of electricity for cities at the mouth of rivers.

By: Mike Maybury

Mike Maybury — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:33:10 +0000

Fascinating! It only needs a few scientists and technical specialists to think a bit about the problem for all sorts of new ideas to come to market. Who knows when ‘the holy grail’ may be found, and a new billionaire made?