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As water with different salinity levels mixes entropy increases, so you can gain energy. You could build a power plant around the water mixing: https://www.bbc
by WithinReason 3y ago
As water with different salinity levels mixes entropy increases, so you can gain energy. You could build a power plant around the water mixing:
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20150610-blue-energy-how-mixing-water-can-create-electricity https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20150610-blue-energy-how-...
- aqme28 3y agoYou're using solar energy to separate the saltwater from freshwater. You're not going to gain any more energy than that from mixing them back again, so this idea is just solar with extra steps.
- WithinReason 3y agoThe extra step being the gain of freshwater