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Patent drawing for Method for storing energy and generating electric power and a device for storing solar energy and generating electric power
US 11,629,068 B2
Solar power US 11,629,068 B2 Not in force

Method for storing energy and generating electric power and a device for storing solar energy and generating electric power

This system generates electricity by first using solar power to purify non-potable water, separating it into clean water (distillate) and a salty concentrate. These two liquids are stored separately. Later, they are fed into a device that generates electricity by exploiting the difference in their salt concentration. The claims specifically mention using either a Reversed Electrodialysis (RED) or Pressure Retarded Osmosis (PRO) device for this electricity generation.

Why it matters: Since 2019, advancements in membrane technology for Reversed Electrodialysis (RED) and Pressure Retarded Osmosis (PRO) may have improved efficiency and reduced costs. This, coupled with continued solar energy cost reductions, could make the combined system more economically attractive now.

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Not in forceListed as no longer active. The specific reason is not in the record we hold.
How hard to build
SpecializedSalinity gradient membranes, pumps, solar water treatment

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