Japan Opens First Osmotic Power Plant in Fukuoka to Generate Renewable Energy
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Summary
Japan has opened its first osmotic power plant in Fukuoka, which is only the second of its kind in the world. The plant is expected to generate approximately 880,000 kilowatt hours of electricity annually, enough to power about 220 Japanese households. This renewable energy facility will help power a desalination plant that supplies fresh water to Fukuoka and neighboring areas, representing an emerging technology in alternative energy and water resource development.
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· 5 pulledJapan has opened its first osmotic power plant, in the south-western city of Fukuoka
Only the second power plant of its type in the world
expected to generate about 880,000 kilowatt hours of electricity each year
enough to help power a desalination plant that supplies fresh water to the city and neighbouring areas
the equivalent of powering about 220 Japanese households
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