Blue Energy Project
Purpose
Contribute to the global fight against climate change and to reach the strategic target of the European Union (transition to a low carbon economy with 27% renewable energy sources by 2030).
Blue Energy
Blue Energy technology, based on Reverse Electrodialysis (RED), is a zero carbon emission energy source which is 100% sustainable and available 24 hours per day. It is complementary to other renewable types of energy such as wind, solar and biogas. With RED energy can be harvested from the difference in the salt concentration between seawater and river water. RED uses stacks of alternating anion and cation exchange membranes to generate electricity.
Blue Energy current status
Operated by projectpartners REDstack and Wetsus a pilot plant, powered by FUJIFILM membranes, is currently running in the Netherlands at the Afsluitdijk. Here seawater of the North Sea meets fresh water of the IJsselmeer. Further developments to improve the membrane performance (high power density generation) and cost effectiveness are ongoing.
Ambition for Blue Energy membranes
The Blue Energy project has won the “Dutch National Icon” title, as one of the projects for the best technological solutions for societal problems. Together with REDstack we strive to make Blue Energy technically and economically viable by developing high volume, cost effective membranes. Our ambition is to contribute to the development of alternative, environmentally friendly sources of energy.
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