Pay dirt: Start-up draws electricity from the ground

Iria · Nov 1, 2007, 07:16 PM

Source: News Blog (News.com)
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Here's a renewable energy source most of us haven't thought of: dirt.

Living Power Systems, a company being spun out of Harvard University, has made a microbial fuel cell that is able to tease a trickle of electricity from garden-variety bacteria in the ground.

Nov 1, 2007, 07:16 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Pay dirt: Start-up draws electricity from the ground Source: News Blog (News.com) ________ Here's a renewable energy source most of us haven't thought of: dirt. Living Power Systems, a company being spun out of Harvard University, has made a microbial fuel cell that is able to tease a trickle of electricity from garden-variety bacteria in the ground.