The “discovery” that these four African girls supposedly made is called a microbial fuel cell, actually initiated in 1911 by an Englishman. Among the other misstatements here is the idea of “six hours of electricity.” How much electricity? That’s like …
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There’s No Law That Says You Can’t Do It, But Why?
It’s amazing that both the homeowner and the architect thought that a design, built as it is around stubbing toes, was a solid idea. This is the advice I give people who want to build energy generation systems centered around …
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Chemist Jenny Du — Entering the Field of Renewable Energy
I just had a conversation with a Ph.D. chemist, Jenny Du, a friend of a friend, and a terrific young person with a hankering to ply her trade in the field of renewable energy. What trade is that, exactly? Well, …
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Microbial Fuel Cells
A reader asks if microbial fuel cells fall into the category of “bad ideas” for clean energy that I mentioned in my post yesterday. He cites: Major Advance Made in Generating Electricity from Waste Water, Teaching A Microbe To Make …
The Enemy of Reasonably Priced Clean Energy: Bad Ideas
Here’s something I noticed from the process of participating in a large number of energy-related conversations at the American Chemical Society Conference last week: some of these subjects–even those receiving funding–have virtually no chance of practical application. And, while I …
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