A method and apparatus for
renewable power generation utilizes the
chemical potential dissimilarity between solutions of differing ionic formulations. A
train is formed by a sequentially ordered set of a plurality of cells in which each successive
cell is related to the preceding
cell. Each
cell has pumping means and hydro-power generation
turbine means to form a closed hydraulic loop configured for specified volumetric and flow capacity. Adjacent cells share
semipermeable membranes. Each cell is charged with a brine of specified ionizable inorganic salt quantity and type with the brine being cycled in a controlled concentration-pressure loop, with each of the cells operating at progressively increasing concentration and
osmotic pressure ratio. A continuous and constant flow rate of substantially salt-free
permeate flux is maintained across each cell, the flux being osmotically induced from
low salt concentration water being fed at the first cell in the
train and exiting at the last cell along with the discarded
high concentration water brine. The salt-free
permeate flux is continuously induced, in symbiotic mode, through the shared membranes, driven by the chemical influence of concentration
potential field bounded by water of low to no salt concentration on one end of the
train and by brine of high salt concentration on the other end of the train with sufficient concentration difference to provide driving force for said plurality of cells, while maintaining adequate concentration difference between adjacent cells to enhance
osmosis function, as well as defining a
concentration ratio within each cell to ensure a net
positive power generation.