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OsmoFlux
How can continuous osmotic power generation in desalination plants be optimized using reverse electrodialysis, and what system-level performance is achievable under real-world operating constraints?
Society of Actuaries ARCH, 2026 www.soa.org ↗
2nd Place, National ($15,000 scholarship)
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National Finalist, Climate Resilience Award
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OsmoFlux investigates whether usable electrical energy can be harvested from the salinity gradients in desalination brine, using reverse electrodialysis (RED).
- Approach: Physics-based modeling of reverse electrodialysis to analyze power generation, salinity reduction, and economic breakeven regimes
- Experimentation: Small-scale RED test cells to create power curves and quantify efficiency trends
- Feasibility: Model deployment at various global desalination facilities and evaluate optimal configurations
- Architecture: Compare and contrast various RED architectures for retrofit at global desalination facilities
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