World’s First Chlorophyll Organic Battery Runs on Any Liquid
Professor Chungpin Hovering Liao of National Formosa University in Taiwan has created the world’s first chlorophyll organic battery. The battery can use any liquid—even urine—to power up. It doesn’t take much time to start juicing the battery, either. Within 10 seconds of being doused with liquid, the battery starts providing power.
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The battery’s flexibility does come with a catch: it only produces half the power of a conventional battery . But its power generation capabilities are still formidable—the chlorophyll battery reportedly can store more energy than Japan’s water-powered fuel cells.
Professor Liao’s battery also has the low production cost of NT$1 to NT$2 (US$.03 to US$.06). And unlike conventional batteries, it doesn’t contain toxic substances.
Stay tuned for more info about the invention—Liao is currently in the process of applying for patents in Taiwan and the United States.
Photo Credit: Taiwan News
just think….road trip……half-rack……pissing on the battery when it runs out.
I hope this works out. You often hear about products that will revolutionize the green marked, but you never hear from them again..
Couldn’t the output of a hydrogen-powered engine ie WATER, by routed to a bank of these chlorophyll batteries to power the electic systems in a hydrogen car (lights, radio etc)leaving the total electical energy of the hydrogen engine to power the car’s motors, thereby making it more economical with the hydrogen?
Ah, Fuel cells do not store energy, they transform fuel into electricity.
This is great news. I have been concerned
about battery pollutants for energy
storage in the mountains of Italy.
Perhaps when I am ready to generate solar
power that energy could be stored in
low toxic batteries.
thank you from tony
What i meant was this:
Hydrogen into car -> hydrogen drives engine, makes wheels turn -> engine produces water -> water flows into chlorophyll batteries, makes MORE power for lights/radio/GPS etc.
You digg?
Very interesting, but lots of questions remain.
- How long will it remain viable before you add water?
- It’s organic… What is it’s working temp range?
- Voltage varies during discharge, what’s the curve?
Could be useful for emergencies. Stored in a life preserver or life boat to run the radio beacon.
I think someone should make the point that nowhere does it say that this is ‘recharged’ with water. It sounds like it is activated with water (and is not rechargable). If this is the case there’s no point scalling it up unless the production carbon cost is also low (which it may be if it is extracted from plants, but I don’t know that). Now if you could recharge it (putting it in the sun would be a cool option). Then reactivate it by putting it in water again there would be a cool product, assuming a low carbon footprint and reasonable power denisty.
I’m not knocking the product it could be a good replacement for conventional AA’s etc. But you gotta keep your feet on the ground, and see a product for what it is.
As the (GRD) great republican depression deepens, Americans, the greatest consumer market in the world, will learn to restrain themselves. The GRD will cause huge sociological and psychological changes in America, and already has changed some things - We will soon seek out economical, green products. A non-toxic green and cheap battery looks very promising for the future. If it stores well before liquid addition, and is simple to energize, we may have a winner!
Great post…these innovations blow my mind because they ultimately mean a collapse of market share for the monopolising business cartels of the planet.
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