Quote Originally Posted by Tellos Athenaios View Post
Well you don't really need to do much, your domestic power is all hydroelectic.
If distributed correctly, yes. But due to the fact that this hydroelectric is a commodity on the global marked - we sell power when the price is high and buy when it is low. Which in turn, means selling during winter and buying during summer. This does affect our water reservoirs which in turn makes our domestic prices sky-rocket during winter - when we use more electricity. I can no longer count on two hands the times I have received the message: Due to low water reservoirs, we need to limit the power produced and set the price high as a deterrent against high consumer usage. I have paid insane power prices all winter - and are quite frankly peeved. I would welcome other more stable systems when it comes to price - such as nuclear. Thorium? yes please.
Oh, and... we sell hydro power to foreign countries, but buy coal power back. Yeah... we are such forerunners when it comes to the global environment. As long as we have our own backs in the clear... right?

Speaking of which I thought Norway was also experimenting with osmosis as a power source: use a semi permeable membrane and two saline solutions of different concentrations (ordinary water and sea water) to create a pressure difference to drive a turbine.
Yes, we have a prototype power plant at Hurum, producing somewhat in the range of 2-10 Kw. Great concept and can be placed anywhere where a river runs into the ocean. They plan on building a full scale by 2015.