Salinity Gradient

Capturing energy using salinity gradients where freshwater meets seawater.

Salinity gradient technologies generate electricity from the chemical pressure differential created by differences in ionic concentration between freshwater and saltwater. Seawater has a higher osmotic pressure than freshwater due to its high concentration of salt. Two main technology types, Reverse Electrodialysis (RED) and Pressure-Retarded Osmosis (PRO), make use of semi-permeable membranes which generate an osmotic potential that can be used to generate electricity using turbines in deltas or fjords. 

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Total results: 377
Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
Analog electric circuit representation of energy conversion by pressure retarded osmosis Maisonneuve, J., Pillay, P. Conference Paper Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Modeling Grid Integration, Structural
Evaluation of fouling potential and power density in pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) by fouling index Choi, Y., Vigneswaran, S., Lee, S. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Lab Data
Reverse Osmosis–Pressure Retarded Osmosis hybrid system: Modelling, simulation and optimization Senthilmurugan, S. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Modeling Performance
Unique roles of aminosilane in developing anti-fouling thin film composite (TFC) membranes for pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) Zhang, L., She, Q., Wang, R. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Materials
Organic fouling and reverse solute selectivity in forward osmosis: Role of working temperature and inorganic draw solutions Heo, J., Chu, K., Her, N. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Lab Data Performance
Practical Global Salinity Gradient Energy Potential Alvarez-Silva, O., Osorio, A., Winter, C. Journal Article Salinity Gradient Modeling
River-to-sea pressure retarded osmosis: Resource utilization in a full-scale facility O'Toole, G., Jones, L., Coutinho, C. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Modeling Performance
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) based modelling of osmotic energy generation using pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) Wang, Y., He, W., Zhu, H. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Fabrication and characterization of nanocomposite pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) membranes with excellent anti-biofouling property and enhanced water permeability Liu, X., Foo, L. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Materials
Concentration polarization effect and preferable membrane configuration at pressure-retarded osmosis operation Nguyen, T., Jun, B., Park, H. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Lab Data Performance
Assessing the current state of commercially available membranes and spacers for energy production with pressure retarded osmosis Hickenbottom, K., Vanneste, J., Elimelech, M. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Lab Data Performance
Macro and nano behavior of salt water in pressure retarded osmosis membrane module Hayashi, H., Okumura, T. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Modeling Hydrodynamics
Analysis and simulation of a blue energy cycle Sharma, K., Kim, Y., Yiacoumi, S. Journal Article Salinity Gradient Lab Data, Modeling
On the optimization of RO (Reverse Osmosis) system arrangements and their operating conditions Kotb, H., Amer, E., Ibrahim, K. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Modeling Performance, Structural
Robust outer-selective thin-film composite polyethersulfone hollow fiber membranes with low reverse salt flux for renewable salinity-gradient energy generation Engström, J., Li, X., Liu, Y. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Lab Data Materials, Performance, Power Take Off
Evaluating Battery‐like Reactions to Harvest Energy from Salinity Differences using Ammonium Bicarbonate Salt Solutions Kim, T., Rahimi, M., Logan, B. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Reverse Electrodialysis Lab Data Structural
Fabrication and characterization of fabric-reinforced pressure retarded osmosis membranes for osmotic power harvesting She, Q., Wei, J., Ma, N. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Lab Data Materials, Performance
Porous carbon-coated graphite electrodes for energy production from salinity gradient using reverse electrodialysis Lee, S., Jeong, Y., Chae, S. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Reverse Electrodialysis Lab Data Materials, Performance
The Effect of Hydrodynamic Slip on Membrane-Based Salinity-Gradient-Driven Energy Harvesting Rankin, D., Huang, D. Journal Article Salinity Gradient Modeling Hydrodynamics
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) assisted analysis of profiled membranes performance in reverse electrodialysis Pawlowski, S., Geraldes, V., Crespo, J. Journal Article Salinity Gradient Modeling Structural
Marine Renewable Energy Seascape Borthwick, A. Journal Article Current, Wave, Salinity Gradient, OTEC
Sustainable Energy from Salinity Gradients Cipollina, A., Micale, G. Book Salinity Gradient
Performance of the first reverse electrodialysis pilot plant for power production from saline waters and concentrated brines Tedesco, M., Scalici, C., Vaccari, D. Journal Article Salinity Gradient Field Data, Full Scale Performance
Experimental investigation of pressure retarded osmosis for renewable energy conversion: Towards increased net power Maisonneuve, J., Laflamme, C., Pillay, P. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Lab Data, Modeling Performance, Structural
Salinity gradient energy potential at the hyper saline Urmia Lake – ZarrinehRud River system in Iran Emdadi, A., Gikas, P., Farazaki, M. Journal Article Salinity Gradient Field Data
Energy recovery by pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) in SWRO–PRO integrated processes Wan, C., Chung, T. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Modeling Performance
2D fluorescence spectroscopy for monitoring ion-exchange membrane based technologies – Reverse electrodialysis (RED) Pawlowski, S., Galinha, C., Crespo, J. Journal Article Salinity Gradient Lab Data
Salinity gradient power and desalination Vanoppen, M., Blandin, G., Derese, S. Book Chapter Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Performance
Salinity gradient engines Tamburini, A., Cipollina, A., Papapetrou, M. Book Chapter Salinity Gradient Modeling Materials, Performance
Sustainable Power Generation from Salinity Gradient Energy by Reverse Electrodialysis Pawlowski, S., Crespo, J., Velizarov, S. Book Chapter Salinity Gradient
Energy storage by reversible electrodialysis: The concentration battery Kingsbury, R., Chu, K., Coronell, O. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Reverse Electrodialysis Lab Data, Modeling Grid Integration, Performance
Progress in pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) membranes for osmotic power generation Han, G., Zhang, S., Li, X. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Lab Data, Modeling Materials, Performance
Pressure-retarded osmosis for power generation from salinity gradients: is it viable? Straub, A., Deshmukh, A., Elimelech, M. Journal Article Salinity Gradient
A new reverse electrodialysis design strategy which significantly reduces the levelized cost of electricity Weiner, A., McGovern, R., Lienhard, J. Journal Article Salinity Gradient Modeling
Reverse electrodialysis with saline waters and concentrated brines: A laboratory investigation towards technology scale-up Tedesco, M., Brauns, E., Cipollina, A. Journal Article Salinity Gradient Lab Data Performance
The power of salinity gradients: An Australian example Helfer, F., Lemckert, C. Journal Article Salinity Gradient Performance
Osmotic power potential in remote regions of Quebec Maisonneuve, J., Pillay, P., Laflamme, C. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Modeling
Salinity gradient power-reverse electrodialysis and alkaline polymer electrolyte water electrolysis for hydrogen production Tufa, R., Rugiero, E., Chanda, D. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Reverse Electrodialysis Scale Device Materials, Performance
Potential ion exchange membranes and system performance in reverse electrodialysis for power generation: A review Hong, J., Zhang, B., Glabman, S. Journal Article Salinity Gradient Structural
Salinity Gradient Energy: Current State and New Trends Schaetzle, O., Buisman, C. Journal Article Salinity Gradient Performance
Numerical study on energy harvesting from concentration gradient by reverse electrodialysis in anodic alumina nanopores Kang, B., Kim, H., Lee, M. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Reverse Electrodialysis Modeling Materials, Performance
Modeling and design of a 25 MW osmotic power plant (PRO) on Bahmanshir River of Iran Naghiloo, A., Abbaspour, M., Mohammadi-Ivatloo, B. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Modeling
Effect of inorganic filler size on electrochemical performance of nanocomposite cation exchange membranes for salinity gradient power generation Hong, J., Glabman, S., Chen, Y. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Reverse Electrodialysis Lab Data Materials, Performance
Modeling pressure-retarded osmotic power in commercial length membranes Naguib, M., Maisonneuve, J., Laflamme, C. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Modeling, Full Scale Materials, Performance
Pressure-retarded osmotic power system model considering non-ideal effects Maisonneuve, J., Pillay, P., Laflamme, C. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Modeling
Scale-up characteristics of membrane-based salinity-gradient power production Feinberg, B., Ramon, G., Hoek, E. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Lab Data, Modeling Performance
Energy generation and abatement of Acid Orange 7 in reverse electrodialysis cells using salinity gradients Scialdone, O., D’Angelo, A., Galia, A. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Reverse Electrodialysis Lab Data Materials, Performance
Salinity gradient energy potential in Colombia considering site specific constraints Alvarez-Silva, O., Osorio, A. Journal Article Salinity Gradient
Evaluation of electrochemical properties and reverse electrodialysis performance for porous cation exchange membranes with sulfate-functionalized iron oxide Hong, J., Chen, Y. Journal Article Salinity Gradient Lab Data Materials
Energy and thermodynamic analysis of power generation using a natural salinity gradient based pressure retarded osmosis process He, W. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Modeling Performance
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