Comments on Poo power: Stanford engineers harness electricity from sewageTypePad2013-09-17T17:46:16ZToronto Starhttps://thestar.blogs.com/worlddaily/tag:typepad.com,2003:https://thestar.blogs.com/worlddaily/2013/09/poo-power-stanford-engineers-harness-electricity-from-sewage/comments/atom.xml/stopitman commented on 'Poo power: Stanford engineers harness electricity from sewage'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341bf8f353ef019aff80ed45970b2013-09-20T12:36:47Z2013-09-20T12:56:45ZstopitmanSounds like a great idea. If you can get energy from something, why the heck wouldn't you take advantage of...<p>Sounds like a great idea. If you can get energy from something, why the heck wouldn't you take advantage of it? If the cost of implementing the solution - once it's ready for prime time - is worth it it could save governments a lot of money.</p>steve saines commented on 'Poo power: Stanford engineers harness electricity from sewage'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341bf8f353ef019aff7ec6fc970b2013-09-20T00:58:36Z2013-09-20T12:14:14Zsteve sainesI'm sorry to disappoint you, but this idea was promoted by Popular Electronics about fifty years ago. They ran a...<p>I'm sorry to disappoint you, but this idea was promoted by Popular Electronics about fifty years ago. They ran a feature article on it, and it wasn't new then.</p>
<p>From Googling, I see many stories based on this "discovery" ranting about how novel it is.</p>
<p>Not the Popular Electronics feature from fifty years ago, but this should make the point:<br />
[One type of bacteria, discovered in 1987 by Derek Lovley, can generate electricity.<br />
Here’s how you can find bacteria like these in a local pond and put them to work.][...]<br />
wiki.opengreens.net/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=ua:bacteria-battery.pdf</p>
<p>And for tomorrow's special feature:</p>
<p>How I Discovered the Wheel</p>
<p>The media has become so incredibly gullible....</p>BARRY EPSTEIN commented on 'Poo power: Stanford engineers harness electricity from sewage'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341bf8f353ef019aff7d5110970c2013-09-19T16:31:55Z2013-09-19T23:32:44ZBARRY EPSTEINHow do you refill the batteries, I shudder to ask?<p>How do you refill the batteries, I shudder to ask?</p>