I remember reading about Osmotic power generation at Uni, and thought that nothing had come of it, because it was only a proposal at that time. Good to see that it was pursued because I very much liked the idea. A very good alternative system, for coastal areas. The trick to really making these things work though is to keep the power stations local. Our old and noble idea of the National Grid is rather outdated these days. Yes, it still needs to exist, but in a hybrid form in that local power stations should be able to supply electricity first, if they are more efficient and cost effective. I think I've mentioned before that although power generation and conversion can be relatively efficient, some of the real losses tot up in sending the electricity over large distances [called transmission losses] before it gets to the consumer. Power stations of the Osmotic variety could help to bring back the local power generator, and with minimum visual impact too.
