Osmotic power potential in remote regions of Quebec

Renewable Energy

Volumn 81, Issue , 2015, Pages 62-70

  Maisonneuve, Jonathan ^a   Pillay, Pragasen ^a   Laflamme, Claude B ^b  

^a Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

^b HYDRO QUÉBEC   (Canada)

Author keywords

Micro grid; Osmotic power; Pressure retarded osmosis; Remote community; Salinity gradient power

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION; ENERGY POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FLOW RATE;

MICRO GRID; OSMOTIC POWER; PRESSURE-RETARDED OSMOSIS; REMOTE COMMUNITIES; SALINITY GRADIENT POWER;

OSMOSIS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; COST ANALYSIS; DIESEL; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; MODEL VALIDATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; POTENTIAL ENERGY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

CANADA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

EID: 84925665470     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: 18790682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2015.03.015     Document Type: Article

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