Biophotovoltaics consist of harvesting energy from bacteria inside the soil. as bacteria naturally digest nutrients found inside the soil they release electrons which, by placing an anode and a cathode inside the soil, can be harvested. moss is planted in the soil to keep the bacteria alive since, as a by-product of photosynthesis, they release [...]
Monthly Archives: November 2013
Biophotovoltiacs; Harvesting energy from soil
Posted in Akanksha Kargwal, Apostolos Marios Mouzakopoulos, Ashwini Mani Comments closed
Cleaning Water with Macrophytes and Form
Valldaura, with a location in the hills surrounding Barcelona and an objective of self-sufficiency, is dependent on natural spring water. The house at Valldaura currently does not have access to potable water directly from its site–it is using an inefficient system that does not take advantage of the existent well water. Phytodepuration could potentially supply [...]
Posted in Carmen Aguilar y Wedge, Daniel Ricardo Giraldo Rivera, Jhon Alexander Giraldo Mendez, Mary Katherine Heinrich Tagged ecologic, flowforms, macrophytes, phytodepuration, piezoelectric, valldaura, water, wetlands Comments closed