British scientists at the University of the West of England in Bristol, have revealed a toilet which create electricity with urine, that could be used to provide electricity in distant areas such as refugee camps.British scientists with aid agency Oxfam developed this urinal toilet.The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation was funded this project "Urine tricity."
"It is always a challenge to light inaccessible areas far from a power supply," explained Andy Bastable, Head of Water and Sanitation at Oxfam.This invention is a great step to future.It is very difficult to live in a camp without light.Invention of this technology is a big sucess for scientists.
According to Ioannis Ieropoulos, who is a research team leader, a single unit costs approx £600 to install and supply electric power.It contains bacteria that break urine's chemicals during this process energy release in the form of electricity then stored on a capacitor in a fuel cell.
"The microbial fuel cells (MFC) work by employing live microbes which feed on urine for their own growth and maintenance," explained Ieropoulos."The MFC is, in effect, a system which taps a portion of that biochemical energy.
"This technology is about as green as it gets, as we do not need to utilise fossil fuels and we are effectively using a waste product that will be in plentiful supply," said Ieropoulos.
Earlier in 2013 the University of West of the England has displayed a urine powered cell to charge a smartphone.
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