In America alone, changes are seen at endless spheres. The federal government is boosting subsidies. It is also encouraging utility companies to encourage renewable sources of energy at individual basis by paying for surplus energy produced. Europe is engaging in immense energy project in various part of the world. These projects mostly range from focus on solar to wind.

The most enlightening aspect of renewable energy is that it is slowly dissimilating into the developing world. Rural areas being off the electric grid are now being supplied with renewable energy. Moreover, in some African districts, off-grid solar or wind energy is provided. Renewable energy is providing more than simply energy it is a steady strategy to overcome poverty as it helps to clean and provide fresh water to the deprived once.

Renewable energy is entering the mainstream of energy supply. Developed countries do no longer consider it as a quaint; it has become the new trend. The freedom that alternative sources of energy are providing is propagating at a viral pace. Just cast an eye to the past, alternative sources of energy from being practically unseen are now becoming more and more close to omnipresent.

Alternative Energy for the Future
1. Solar
2. Wind
3. Biomass
4. Nuclear Fission
5. Osmotic Energy
6. Fusion Energy
7. Magnetic Energy

There have been many important players in the birth of clean energy. This revolution of sophisticated innovation can be considered as disruptive technologies similarly, to how PC was for the typewriter industry. Yet, they remain compulsory for progress.

We can all see a much brighter future, as we leave fossil fuel slowly behind. The sense of urgency to protect the environment and deliver sustainable energy is apart from a business objective a dream for human kind.

Source: National Geographic

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Osmotic power is a very new concept of generating green energy. Energy is produced through the natural processes when fresh water is mixed with seawater. Starkraft has conducted research in the field of osmotic power for more than a decade. This new way of producing energy is totally eco-friendly and emission-free. It has even been predicted that osmotic power can in the near future account for a substantial supply of energy.

According to StatKraft CEO & President Bård Mikkelsen, the ability to anticipate climate challenges might soon be a reality. The use of technology where electricity can be generated from simply mixing water can make the future much greener.

Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Terje Riis-Johansen, is warmly delighted with the progresses Statkraft has produced by opening the gate for the first-ever osmotic power prototype in Norway and by a Norwegian firm. CEO of WWF Norway, Rasmus Hansson, added that investment in renewable sources of energy is a sustainable solution to generate green energy.

However, osmotic power prototype will have a restricted production capacity. The main aim of the plant is for testing and further development. This will hopefully, enable statkraft to improve and perfection the technology making it commercial with a few years from now.

An estimate of the capacity of energy that can be produced from osmotic power at a global perspective is around 1, 600 to 1,700 TWh per annum. This accounts for half of the total electricity consumption in the European Union. Moreover, this technology can practically be installed wherever fresh water mixes with seawaters. The technology neither creates noise pollution nor emission of gases.

Statkrafts is already the biggest renewable energy corporation in Europe. It uses a range of renewable sources from hydropower, gas power, district heating and wind power. It is also a great investor in the development of new renewable sources of energy such as solar power, marine energy, and osmotic power as well as other inventive green solutions.

The research in osmotic power has been conducted for 12 years by statkraft. The first focus began in 1997. Over years, this technology has had international interest. Numerous of international guests assisted the opening of the osmotic power prototype in Norway.

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