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membrane allows the separation of positive and negative ions. A concentration of positive
and negative charges occurs at different sides of the membrane, making the system like the
two poles of a battery.
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Of the several technologies under development, the only commercially operational
ocean energy technology is the tidal barrage, of which the best examples are the
240-megawatt La Rance Barrage (France) and the 254-megawatt Sihwa Barrage (South
Korea).
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The ITER project is funded and run by seven member entities: the European Union,
India, Japan, China, Russia, South Korea, and the United States.