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| An
answer to SA's power woes? |
| Date:
2007/11/27 |
Source:
AFP |
Oslo,
Norway - As the world beefs up its search for the perfect renewable
energy source of the future, a Norwegian company, Statkraft,
says the answer may have been on the tip of our tongues all
along: salt. The publicly-held energy company aims to begin
building the world's first miniature seawater power station
next year along the banks of the Oslo fjord.
"Osmotic" power is a clean energy source that according to Statkraft
could theoretically supply 1 600 TWh (teraWatt-hours) worldwide,
or about half of Europe's current energy consumption.
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