Plant-E has come up with a revolutionary new technology that can harvest clean energy from living plants. Through utilizing abundant elements available in our very own
biosphere– water, sunlight, CO2, and plants, our dreams of a cleaner world are beginning to emerge.
Although the system works better in wetland scenarios such as swamps, rice paddies, marshes, and other areas that tend to have a very wet medium for the plants to grow in- it’s not a far-fetched idea from a tech that can eventually utilize this science in all sorts of plant mediums.
The system can even work in polluted mediums that are no longer able to produce consumable food- essentially re-purposing unusable land.
Below is a video outlining this revolutionary technology. Although infantile, the potential of such a system is massive and could change how we harvest energy forever.
Since it’s inception in 2014, Plant-E has officially implemented the world’s first
wi-fi hotspot in Zeist, The Netherlands, as well as a
DIY kit which allows you to construct your own set-up and get to powering your own devices with ease. Several companies have also purchased this technologies and have integrated it into their business facilities.
Above you can see the possible implications of this technology can reaching all throughout our world and reducing our dependence on less than efficient measures.
How does it work?
The process is relatively simple and requires minimal infrastructure to carry out the intended process. Through basic chemical reactions that happen in nature coupled with basic electrical theory and equipment- Plant-E’s system can integrate into the selected environment with ease and produce results for communities which lack complex infrastructure to supply power.