Microbial fuel cell technology

According to foreign media reports, in order to the development of technology, university of the west of England ( 乌维布里斯托尔) Recently set up a new company, try to urine and other types of wastewater into electricity, promote the school 17 years ago Dr In the research project of innovative PEEPOWER® Technology.

Bristol robotics laboratory ( BRL） Development of the system, urine and other organic matter can be transformed to enough power, power supply for lighting devices and mobile phones. At the same time, the system will be disinfected, urine and generate natural plant fertilizer as a by-product.

the new Robial as a social enterprise, for the time being may not be able to build all the sewage in the network health facilities, in order to improve the lives of billions of people. However, based on this technology can attract the relevant investors, achieve the goal of improve the safety and health of billions of people worldwide.

Robial officially launched this week, the fair will be the gates foundation in Beijing, China to show the prototype of this system development at home and abroad. The expo will display after preliminary test of related technology, the technology at the forefront of effective health solutions.

peepower® Technology will use urine organic material as a fuel, use of waste water flowing through a series of microbial fuel cells to generate electricity. It has been used to provide toilet lighting for schools in Uganda and Kenya, the future of this technology will eventually can be installed in refugee camps, slums and hospital.

peepower® Toilet facilities provided to Nairobi Brainhouse school lighting electricity. Mathare North slum in the Kenyan capital, the school has about 700 students, from kindergarten to sixth grade, many of whom live in slums.

Bristol biological energy center ( BBiC） The researchers team starting in June at the school for field test and began to build the system. Generated electricity will be located in the central corridor LED lamp power supply, toilet seat to illuminate two rows of seven compartments.