An unexpected source of new, clean energy has been found:
the Plant-Microbial Fuel Cell that can generate electricity from the natural
interaction between living plant roots and soil bacteria. The technique already
works on a small scale and will soon be applied in larger marshland areas
throughout the world. On 23 November, researcher Marjolein Helder will defend
her PhD research on generating electricity via plants at Wageningen University,
part of Wageningen UR. She has also founded a spin-off company called Plant-e
with her colleague David Strik.