Japan launches Asia's first and only osmotic power plant, which generates energy 24 hours a day using salt water.

Ectoine, a cyclic amino acid derivative, is synthesised by a range of halophilic and moderate halophilic microorganisms to counterbalance high-salinity environments. As a key compatible solute, ...

The osmotic power plant in Fukuoka, Japan is just the second like it in the world. Credit: Fukuoka District Waterworks Agency We generally think of the mosaic of renewable energy technologies as being ...

Japan's first osmotic power plant that uses the difference in salt concentration between seawater and fresh water to generate electricity began operations in early August in a southwestern prefecture.