Norway opens world's first prototype of an osmotic power plant

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TOFTE, Norway (Reuters) - Norway opened on Tuesday the world's first osmotic power plant, which produces emissions-free electricity by mixing fresh water and sea water through a special membrane.

State-owned utility Statkraft's prototype plant, which for now will produce a tiny 2-4 kilowatts of power or enough to run a coffee machine, will enable Statkraft to test and develop the technology needed to drive down production costs.

The plant is driven by osmosis that naturally draws fresh water across a membrane and toward the seawater side. This creates higher pressure on the sea water side, driving a turbine and producing electricity.

"While salt might not save the world alone, we believe osmotic power will be an interesting part of the renewable energy mix of the future," Statkraft Chief Executive Baard Mikkelsen told reporters.

http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-GreenBu...E5AN20Q20091124

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The Nerve!

Wait till I call Al Gore on the lab phone!!

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The Nerve!

Wait till I call Al Gore on the lab phone!!

cat got yo boxers, nasa boyyyyyyyyyy?

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Ma Darth Vader ones too.

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Ma Darth Vader ones too.

srsly, ####### was all that about last night? i saw it but didnt have the energy to respond/ask.

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Ma Darth Vader ones too.

srsly, ####### was all that about last night? i saw it but didnt have the energy to respond/ask.

I have absolutely nooooooooooo idea. You know... its that old "analogy" about seeing a drunkard [alone] at a bar making a fool of himself...

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anyway thats yo new nick name.. nasabwoy

[HAL 9000 96]

If only it could have come true...

*shakes fist at Joe Acaba*

LOL

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up in space, yo dollas be turnin into pennies!

(that was another 'joke' that went way over my head)

[HAL 9000 96]

up in space, yo dollas be turnin into pennies!

(that was another 'joke' that went way over my head)

Didn't CM have like a greatest hits thread? I think mawilson needs to tabulate for yet another GH thread.

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up in space, yo dollas be turnin into pennies!

(that was another 'joke' that went way over my head)

Didn't CM have like a greatest hits thread? I think mawilson needs to tabulate for yet another GH thread.

you do it.

[HAL 9000 96]

up in space, yo dollas be turnin into pennies!

(that was another 'joke' that went way over my head)

Didn't CM have like a greatest hits thread? I think mawilson needs to tabulate for yet another GH thread.

you do it.

Oh heeeeeeeeell no. I only want latex gloves for when I'm actually doing science...

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Very interesting.

[spookyturtle 9,466]

You mean HAL doesn't work for NASA?

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You mean HAL doesn't work for NASA?

Dress the Nature Boy in a blue NASA jumpsuit. That could be my Halloween outfit for next year at the VJ Halloween Party.