Plant-e - electricity with the help of plants

Plant-e has found a way to harness the energy of living plants. The project, which is called "Starry Sky", debuted in November last year near Amsterdam, where more than three hundred street lights in two different locations were lit using the energy of living plants. The energy of living plants is also used to power wireless internet and chargers for mobile phones.

Company Plant-e, which was founded in 2009 in the city of Wageningen, develops products that can living plants produce electricity. Their technology allows them to produce electricity in practically any place where plants grow.
Plant over photosynthesis produces organic matter. Part of this organic matter is used for plant growth, and a large part that cannot be used by plants is secreted back into the soil via the roots. Naturally present around the roots microorganisms break down organic compounds and thus gain energy. In this process, electrons are released as a natural product. With an electrode for microorganisms, which then "donate" their electrons, these can be used as electricity. Research has shown that plant growth is not endangered and the plant continues to grow normally while producing electricity.
The main problem at the moment is the amount of energy that is generated in this process. The company still has a long way to go before they can produce enough energy to produce a reliable commercial product. However, things look promising for now, as the company is already selling products that allow us to get energy from plants.

Plant-e produces electricity from plants.

On the market, it is possible to see more and more innovations in the field of energy production. Perhaps this is why the powerful and wealthy Rockefeller family recently sold fossil fuels and focused their investments on clean energy sources. The world's largest private bank UBS is also urging its investors to join the movement to find clean and renewable energy sources, as power plants across Europe disappeared in the next ten or twenty years.