Somebody is taking the piss:
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A different form of renewable energy
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On Fri, 06 Mar 2015 00:48:30 +0000, Nightjar Somebody is taking the piss:
Slashed my energy costs....
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On 06/03/2015 00:48, Nightjar
It would be nice to know a bit more about the technology. They talk about microbes and fuel cell; I didn't think there was much to digest in Number 1's, although Number 2's are a different matter.
The cynic in me wonders whether the pee is just an electrolyte, and there's some dissimilar metals being consumed in there somewhere.
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That was my assumption before they mentioned microbes. Mind you, it shouldn't take somebody 14 years to develop an electrolytic cell using what is essentially a solution of salt.
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They will almost certainly be converting the urea content to ammonia but how they harness the energy from the microbes is unclear. I can't see any other source of energy except sugars from a few diabetics.