Practical global salinity gradient energy potential

• Published in: Renewable & sustainable energy reviews Vol. 60; pp. 1387 - 1395
• Main Authors: Alvarez-Silva, O.A., Osorio, A.F., Winter, C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2016
• Subjects: Clean energy; Electricity consumption; Equivalence; Global potential; Mouth; Renewable energy; Renewable energy sources; River mouths; Rivers; Salinity; Salinity gradient energy; RED; SGE; CRED; SSS; ZEP; Global potential; CapMix; SST; Salinity gradient energy; PRO; REP; River mouths

Salinity gradient energy (SGE) is a clean and renewable energy source that can be harnessed from the controlled mixing of two water masses of different salt concentration. Various natural and artificial systems offer conditions under which SGE can be harnessed amongst which river mouths play the pro...