Yesterday a new power plant has been opened in Norway, which is the world’s first osmotic power plant. The plant utilizes the energy released when fresh water and seawater are mixed to produce clean electricity.

Norwegian firm Statkraft has been researching about the osmotic power for 10 years. It is a renewable and emissions-free energy source, and through the progress of the power plant, the company aims to make a substantial global contribution to eco-friendly power production.

Statkraft CEO and President, Bard Mikkelsen, said in a statement that the new technology generates electricity simply by mixing water. New solutions to meet the climate challenges might be closer than expected, which gives us all new hope that the future would be bright.

Statkraft, is said to be the biggest renewable energy company in Europe, and is currently running the osmotic power plant prototype in a former chlorine factory about 60 kilometers south of the Norwegian capital, Oslo.

In the beginning, the plant will have a limited production capacity. Future aims of the company include plans to construct a commercial osmotic power plant in 2015 with a 25 megawatt capacity, enough to provide about 10,000 households with electricity.

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