Genetically Modified Microbial Fuel Cells Can Power Homes or Businesses with Sewage– Pilus Energy

Fuel cells, it has been said, are the power supply of the future and always will be. They can be powered by any number of sources – a lot of focus has been spent on hydrogen fuel cells of late. One company, Pilus Energy, has taken hydrogen energy a step further using genetically modified bacteria to process organic waste like sewage and garbage disposal flow through anaerobic metabolism into hydrogen and electricity. According to Pilus the bacteria do not produce carbon dioxide emissions and are non pathogenic and avirulent. The electricity output can be directed to a local grid and the hydrogen can be used locally where the fuel cell operates.

Certainly sewage and disposal flow are waste streams that are not currently being tapped. Could Microbial Fuel Cells be a Clean Lantern?