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A fuel cell reliant on acid-loving bacteria could be a “game-changing technology” for green energy generators, says the man heading up applied research into the technology at Lambton College.
“It is definitely cheaper than your regular conventional fuel cell. I can tell you that,” said Shahram Karimi, industrial research chair.
Instead of the typical hydrogen-oxygen reaction relied upon in fuel cells for energy storage, the bio-based battery relies heavily on micro-organisms sourced from hot springs in California, he said.
Devouring iron, they supply the electron exchange necessary for the storage technology to work.
For the past three years, researchers at Western University have been crunching data for London-based BioGenerator Energy Solutions, and they’ve turned to Lambton to test the idea at the college’s Sustainable Smart House – which uses wind and solar to produce hydrogen through electrolysis. It also demonstrates other green energy applications.
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