Thursday, 3 May 2007

Brewery Waste Fuel Cell = Power + Clean Water

Scientists at the University of Queensland yesterday unveiled a prototype fuel cell that will yield power and clean water from the sugar, starch and alcohol waste of beer brewing.

The output of a planned factory sized system is a modest 2000 watts. However this is seen more as a positive side effect of water purification than primary a renewable energy system. Australia is currently experiencing a severe nationwide drought.

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