REAPower
REAPower targets an innovative concept based on reverse electrodialysis technology. This technology consists of the extraction of the “osmotic energy” from two salt solutions showing a large difference in salt concentration, what is called salinity gradient power (SGP).
For fueling the process, constant supply of two water streams with a salinity difference is necessary. Up to now, SGP research focused mainly on the combination of fresh water as the low concentration solution and seawater as the high concentration solution. However this approach has disadvantages as the low salinity water increases the electrical resistance and freshwater is a less readily available resource. Using brine and salt water reduced electrical resistance and tackled the issue of resource scarcity.
To investigate this further, a consortium was established, consisting of four (university) research institutes and six companies, including REDstack. This resulted in the European Union-funded project called REAPower, which ran from 2010 to 2014. Together with Dutch and European partners, RED technology was optimized for the salt gradient between seawater or brackish water and brine. Within this project, REDstack has built the largest RED stacks in the world, which are being tested at a traditional sea salt mining company in Sicily.
- Salinity Gradient
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“REAPower.” Marine Energy Projects Database: Projects, PRIMRE, United States Department of Energy, https:https://openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Databases/Projects_Database/Projects/REAPower. Accessed <day> <monthRoman> <year>.
Marine Energy Projects Database: Projects. <year>. "REAPower." Accessed <monthRoman> <day>, <year>. https:https://openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Databases/Projects_Database/Projects/REAPower.
