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McGill team develops hybrid membrane that could enable osmotic (blue) energy systems

McGill team develops hybrid membrane that could enable osmotic (blue) energy systems
Osmotic energy also known as blue energy capitalizes on the energy naturally released when two solutions of different salinities mix conditions that occur in countless locations around the world where fresh and salt water meet. The key to capturing blue energy lies in selectively permeable membranes, which allow only one constituent of a saltwater solution to pass through either the water molecules or the dissolved salt ions but not the other.
To date, large-scale blue energy projects such as Norway’s Statkraft’s osmotic power plant at Tofte, Norway, have been impeded by the poor efficiency of existing membrane technology. Statkraft shelved its osmotic effort in 2014, saying that the technology could not be developed within the then current market outlook to become competitive within the foreseeable future. ....

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Nano tech could get zero-carbon energy from sea water

A new technique could enable the production of robust, high-performance membranes to harness sea water as an abundant source of renewable energy, researchers report.
Blue energy, also known as osmotic energy, capitalizes on the energy naturally released when two solutions of different salinities mix conditions that occur in countless locations around the world where fresh and salt water meet.
The key to capturing blue energy lies in selectively permeable membranes, which allow only one constituent of a saltwater solution to pass through either the water molecules or the dissolved salt ions but not the other.
To date, large-scale blue energy projects such as Norway’s Statkraft power plant have been impeded by the poor efficiency of existing membrane technology. In the laboratory, researchers have developed membranes from exotic nanomaterials that have shown great promise in terms of the amount of power they can generate relative to their size. But it remains a challen ....

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Zero-carbon energy from sea water a step closer

Image by Khadija Yazda. Researchers at McGill University have demonstrated a technique that could enable the production of. ....

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McGill launches new research centre for innovation in energy storage and conversion

Electrification of everything will dramatically increase demand for energy storage and conversion, from advanced batteries to green hydrogen and. ....

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Panel highlights Canada's failure to meet Indigenous communities' needs

Kicking off McGill Sustainability Systems Initiative’s (MSSI) first annual Sustainable Development Goals Week, McGill’s International Development Studies Student Association (IDSSA), McGill Sustainable Development Goals Student Hub (SDG), and McGill Students for Amnesty International hosted a panel titled “Basic Needs of Indigenous Communities on Turtle Island” on Feb. 13. Panelists Jessica Quijano, a feminist activist working for the Native Women’s Shelter of Montreal and Tom Deerhouse, an elder facilitator at the First Peoples Justice Centre in Montreal, discussed housing shortages, COVID-19’s impact on pre-existing inequities, and the realities of advocacy work.
The panel framed the conversation around the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals a list of 17 goals adopted in 2015. Speakers specifically highlighted four goals that are far from being met in certain Indigenous communities in Canada: Eliminating poverty and hunger, ensuring good health a ....

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