{"id":11547,"date":"2017-02-13T20:32:50","date_gmt":"2017-02-13T20:32:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yali.lab.prod.getusinfo.com\/?p=11547"},"modified":"2017-11-08T22:22:43","modified_gmt":"2017-11-08T22:22:43","slug":"blue-energy-could-be-another-way-to-go-green","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yali.state.gov\/blue-energy-could-be-another-way-to-go-green\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Blue energy’ could be another way to go green"},"content":{"rendered":"

A simple way to produce a lot of energy could be found anywhere a river meets the sea.<\/p>\n

Researchers call it \u201cblue energy,\u201d and it could be the next frontier in clean-energy technology.<\/p>\n

Osmosis occurs when salty water hits freshwater across a permeable membrane. Salt ions (molecules with an electrical charge) will pass through the membrane until the amount of salt is equal on both sides.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaking use of the osmotic pressure difference between freshwater and seawater is an attractive, renewable and clean way to generate power,\u201d explain researchers<\/a> at \u00c9cole Polytechnique F\u00e9d\u00e9rale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Lausanne, Switzerland, who collaborated with researchers at the University of Illinois.<\/p>\n

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Electricity through sea water is a reality: My new research https:\/\/t.co\/kE2TXALOA6<\/a><\/p>\n
— Vishal Nandigana (@nandiga1) July 14, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n