Revolutionary New Technology That Harvests Electricity from Plants

Imagine a city where rooftops are equipped with not solar panels or wind turbines, but gardens that provide food, energy, and beauty. 

Further reducing our need for fossil fuels.

Fortunately we are one step closer to a reality such as this thanks to a Dutch start-up called, Plant-E.

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 mediumfor 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 repurposing 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.