Osmotic power pilot
The Norwegian company Statkraft is building the world’s first facility for osmotic power generation.
PILOT. Statkraft's pilot is located at Tofte outside Oslo. (Photo: Statkraft)
The Norwegian company Statkraft is building the world’s first facility for osmotic power generation. Statkraft says a full-scale commercial osmotic power plant could be ready by 2015.
Osmotic power could contribute around 1,600 TWh on a global basis annually. Only in Norway osmotic power has the potential to cover 10 per cent of the total power consumption.
The Statkraft prototype plant is built at the paper pulp manufacturer Sodra Cell Tofte's plant at Hurum in Buskerud, Norway. The location will provide the osmotic plant with a good supply of fresh water and seawater, along with access to the established infrastructure.
Further reading:
Europe's largest generator of renewable energy
Renewable energy where salt water meets fresh water
About osmotic power [Statkraft.com]
Statkraft builds a prototype [Statkraft.com]
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