‘Two-faced’ membrane can create electricity from salty and fresh water

Re:‘Two-faced’ membrane can create electricity from salty an... by _Microft on Saturday October 27, 2018 @11:16AM (#18316075)

If the membrane performs as well in “the wild,” the new membranes could be used to power remote communities with no other sources of renewable energy in just a few years, the researchers say.

I wonder what communities they have in mind where neither wind turbines nor solar power are viable options but fresh and salt water are abundant.

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Re:‘Two-faced’ membrane can create electricity from salty an... by Pxtl on Saturday October 27, 2018 @02:50PM (#18317125)

Northern Canada? Lacks the transportatjon for the massive weight of the concrete needed for wind, lacks the sunlight for solar. Has fresh water... But question is how much of that water is flowing in winter. I assume this thing fails at sub zero temperatures.

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Re:‘Two-faced’ membrane can create electricity from salty an... by _Microft on Saturday October 27, 2018 @11:25AM (#18316126)

They only compare it with conventional hydroelectric power in the video (around the 1:50 minute mark) by the way.

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