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Over 1.1 billion people in the world don’t have access to clean drinking water. When I heard of a nanotech water purifier that can be used to purify water from even fecal matter contaminated sources, I couldn’t help but test it out the

This is not a charity, organization, or anything formal. It’s my journey to try and make the world a better place – one meaningful difference at a time. It’s about inspiring others to believe that we can be the generation that ends extreme poverty. Hopefully, this project can also show the big multinational organizations that there is a better way to engage people on the issue of global poverty.

“uncultured” way.

On Tuesday, 24 November, Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway will be opening the world’s first osmotic power plant at Tofte, outside Oslo.

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The plant generates power by exploiting the energy available when fresh water and seawater are mixed. Osmotic power is a renewable and emissions-free energy source that Statkraft has been researching into for 10 years and that will be capable of making a substantial global contribution to eco-friendly power production.

“In an era of major climate change and an increasing need for clean energy, we are proud to be presenting a renewable energy source which has never been harnessed until now.

We are also most grateful that the Crown Princess wishes to lend her support to this milestone in our development of osmotic power”, says Statkraft CEO, Bård Mikkelsen.

The prototype that will be opened at Tofte on 24 November has been in development for more than a year. The plant will have a limited production capacity and is intended primarily for testing and development purposes. The aim is to be capable of constructing a commercial osmotic power plant within a few years’ time.

The global potential of osmotic power is estimated to be 1,600-1,700 TWh per annum, equivalent to 50 percent of the EU’s total power production. Osmotic power plants can, in principle, be located wherever fresh water runs into the sea; they produce no noise or polluting emissions and they can be integrated into existing industrial zones, for example, in the basements of industrial buildings.

Statkraft has been researching osmotic power since 1997 and has developed this prototype in cooperation with R&D organisations from many countries. The project has attracted a lot of interest both in Norway and abroad and a number of foreign guests are expected to attend the opening.
Statkraft is Europe’s largest renewable energy company. The group develops and generates hydropower, wind power, gas power and district heating, and is a major player on the European power exchanges. Statkraft also develops marine energy, osmotic power, solar power and other innovative energy solutions. In 2008 Statkraft posted gross operating revenues of EUR 3.1 billion. The group employs 3,200 staff in more than 20 countries. www.statkraft.com

Norvegia inaugureaza prima centrala osmotica

Dupa ce au folosit vantul, soarele, curentii si mareele, oamenii de stiinta vor acum sa valorifice un alt fenomen al naturii: presiunea creata in momentul in care apa dulce se deplaseaza spre apa sarata si se intalneste cu aceasta, care poate produce energie regenerabila.

In acest sens, Norvegia va inaugura marti, 24 noiembrie, pe malurile Fiordului Oslo, primul prototip de centrala osmotica din lume, un proiect la scara redusa, dar care reprezinta o noua etapa in producerea de energie curata.

“Este o forma de energie regenerabila care, spre deosebire de cea solara sau cea eoliana, produce un volum de electricitate previzibil si stabil, oricare ar fi starea vremii”, a explicat Erik Skilhagen, responsabil cu acest proiect al companiei norvegiene Statkraft, specializata in energiile regenerabile.

Daca doua mase de apa, una dulce, cealalta sarata, separate de o membrana fina ce blocheaza sarea, dar care lasa apa sa treaca, sunt puse in contact, prima dintre ele, fiind mai putin concentrata, se va deplasa catre cea de-a doua.

Acest proces de deplasare genereaza o suprapresiune asupra masei de apa sarata care, daca este canalizata spre o turbina, poate sa produca electricitate.

Amplasat intre zidurile unei foste uzine de clor de la Hurum, la 60 km sud de capitala Oslo, prototipul Statkraft va avea o putere de 2, pana la 4 kilowati (kW), de ajuns cat sa asigure nevoile de electricitate ale unei gospodarii.

“Pentru moment, este important sa testam si sa validam tehnologia, nu sa producem mult”, a tinut sa precizeze Skilhagen, citat de AFP.

Totusi, Statkraft spera ca, incepand cu 2015, sa poata pune in functiune o centrala care sa produca electricitate la scara comerciala si care sa aiba o putere de 25 de megawati (MW), pentru a alimenta cu energie electrica 10.000 de gospodarii.

Apa utilizata in astfel de centrale trebuie prefiltrata inainte de utilizare, pentru a se putea evita colmatarea membranei si pentru a asigura un transfer de apa optimal.

Compania norvegiana estimeaza ca energia osmotica reprezinta un potential mondial anual de 1.700 terawati pe ora (TWh). In prezent, Statkraft urmareste sa creeze membrane care sa aiba o mai mare eficienta energetica.

La Hurum, cu cei 2.000 m2 de membrana spiralata, grupul poate recupera doar 3 wati la fiecare metru patrat. Pentru ca tehnologia sa fie rentabila, cifra ar trebui sa treaca la 5 wati pe metru patrat.

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Norvegia are Waste Coaste

…..si deasemenea are Atlantic Road

Situated in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway, Atlanterhavsveien (The Atlantic Road) is the part of Norwegian national road 64 (Rv 64) that connects the island of Averøy to Vevang, Eide, on the mainland; by extension, the road connects the cities of Kristiansund and Molde.

Construction work on the road started on August 1, 1983, with the opening taking place on July 7, 1989. During this period there were no less than 12hurricanes in the area. The 8.3 km (5 mile) long road is built on several small islands and skerries, and is spanned by eight bridges and several landfills.

This road has an open sea view which is not so common for roads along the Norwegian coast, since there are archipelagos that obscures this view. Here the distance between the islands is so small that a road could be built across the archipelago. In addition there are fjords and mountains inside the road.

The spectacular road quickly became a popular tourist attraction to the extent that caution must be shown when driving it, as both the local population and visitors frequently use the road to go fishing for cod and other saltwater fish directly from the roadside.

Atlanterhavsveien was voted “Norwegian Construction of the Century” on 27 September 2005, and is currently Norway’s second most visited scenic road after Trollstigen (also in Møre og Romsdal). Atlanterhavsveien’s sharp turns and wild nature have ranked it first on The Guardian’s list of the world’s best road trips, in sharp competition with world renowned attractions such as Northern Ireland’s Antrim coast road and the Himalayas.