In a first osmotic powerplant, built 2009 in Tofte, Norway, four kilowatts of power (good enough for running a clothes dryer for one cycle) were produced using the process. If that doesn't sound impressive, it's OK, because it isn't.
A recent breakthrough, however, may change everything.
A few weeks ago, an international team of scientists published an article in Nature magazine, where they hypothesized and successfully tested a minuscule prototype of another osmosis power plant. That one, however, showed considerably greater power generation potential than any other osmosis power plant in the world.
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