Potential of osmotic power generation by pressure retarded osmosis using seawater as feed solution: Analysis and experiments

YC Kim, M Elimelech - Journal of Membrane Science, 2013 - Elsevier
… for PRO osmotic power generation based on a variety of salinity … of FO desalination and PRO
power generation, where brine … energy recovery device (ERD) are required for PRO power

Osmotic powerpower production based on the osmotic pressure difference between waters with varying salt gradients

SE Skilhagen, JE Dugstad, RJ Aaberg - Desalination, 2008 - Elsevier
… The Salinity Power project was established in 1999 to analyse the feasibility of … pressure
exchanger devices. Much of the technology known by the hydropower and the desalination (…

Osmotic power—a new, renewable energy source

SE Skilhagen - Desalination and water treatment, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
… , pressure exchanger equipment and power generation (turbine … , seasonal variations, sea
water salinity and quality, and also of … In the illustration below a comparison with other energy

The potential for power production from salinity gradients by pressure retarded osmosis

T Thorsen, T Holt - Journal of Membrane Science, 2009 - Elsevier
… entropy between two solutions of different salinities, in the context of … power company Statkraft
show that osmotic power … This amount of energy can be extracted as work in a device that …

Determination of salinity gradient power potential in Québec, Canada

Y Berrouche, P Pillay - Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, 2012 - pubs.aip.org
… Nowadays, his system is being used in desalination stations. … to construct a commercial
osmotic power plant before 2015. … and to the power consumed by the system equipment. This …

Theoretical and experimental investigations of the potential of osmotic energy for power production

AO Sharif, AA Merdaw, M Aryafar, P Nicoll - Membranes, 2014 - mdpi.com
… However, expensive equipment and high installation costs of … based on a salinity gradient
for PRO power generation using the … of osmotic power with a conventional RO desalination

Application of salinity gradient power for brines disposal and energy utilisation

M Ahmad, P Williams - Desalination and Water Treatment, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
difference between two streams, energy production will … power generation systems and,
in particular, to an apparatus … paper is that the osmotic power plant can be integrated with …

High performance thin film composite pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) membranes for renewable salinity-gradient energy generation

G Han, S Zhang, X Li, TS Chung - Journal of Membrane Science, 2013 - Elsevier
Osmotic power generated from salinity gradients via … by using a piece of Instron 5542 tensile
testing equipment. The … desalination, PRO membranes for osmotic power generation may …

Membrane-based processes for sustainable power generation using water

BE Logan, M Elimelech - Nature, 2012 - nature.com
… of energy is available from the salinity difference between … and increased production of
reverse-osmosis membranes … increased use of reverse osmosis for water desalination 35 . …

Pressure retarded osmosis: from the vision of Sidney Loeb to the first prototype installation

A Achilli, AE Childress - Desalination, 2010 - Elsevier
… In PRO, water from a low salinity solution permeates through … of a cost-competitive osmotic
power plant. Also in 1981, Lee … an improved plant schematic incorporating this device. The …