▎ 摘　　要

NOVELTY - Generating electrical power from thermal energy comprises separating, by a selectively permeable membrane, a first saline solution from a second saline solution, applying a stretching force to the selectively permeable membrane to adjust the permeability of the membrane, transferring, by a heat pump, thermal energy to the first saline solution and/or the second saline solution, and mixing the first saline solution and the second saline solution in a controlled manner, capturing at least some salinity-gradient energy as electrical power as the salinity difference between the first saline solution and the second saline solution decreases. USE - Method of generating electrical power from thermal energy.