Plant Lamp is Powered by the Soil

Nov-26-15 The Plantalámpara draws its power from the soil, offering a low-cost lighting solution for remote and rural areas.

The “plant lamp” was developed by a team of teachers and students at Peru’s Universidad de Ingeniería y Tecnología (UTEC) to provide a source of light to villages that do not have access to electricity. The prototype system includes a container holding an electric grid buried in dirt that also supports a growing plant. As the plant grows, the oxidation process generates free electrons that are captured by the grid and stored in a battery, which in turn powers an LED lamp on the side of the planter.
The system can generate and store enough energy to power the lamp for two hours a day.

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