{"id":172571,"date":"2025-08-06T13:42:28","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T04:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=172571&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-08-06T13:42:28","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T04:42:28","slug":"japans-first-osmotic-power-plant-launches","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/japans-first-osmotic-power-plant-launches\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan\u2019s First Osmotic Power Plant Launches In Fukuoka"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fukuoka City has launched Japan\u2019s first commercially viable osmotic power plant, utilizing salinity differences between seawater and freshwater to generate electricity. Located in Higashi Ward, the \u00a5700 million facility uses byproducts from the city\u2019s desalination plant to enhance efficiency. The plant is expected to produce 880,000 kWh annually\u2014enough to power about 290 households\u2014making it the second such commercial project worldwide after Denmark. Officials say the system offers stable, 24-hour power generation, contributing to climate change mitigation efforts. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/fukuoka-news\/20250805\/5010029272.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NHK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/fnn_osmotic-power-plant_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C798&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Japan\u2019s First Osmotic Power Plant Launches In Fukuoka\" width=\"1400\" height=\"798\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-172568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/fnn_osmotic-power-plant_2025_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/fnn_osmotic-power-plant_2025_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C171&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/fnn_osmotic-power-plant_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C584&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/fnn_osmotic-power-plant_2025_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C438&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fukuoka City has launched Japan\u2019s first commercially viable osmotic power plant, utilizing salinity differences between seawater and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":172568,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-172571","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-higashi-ku","news-category-technology","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/172571","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=172571"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/172568"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=172571"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=172571"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}