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Judi Lynn

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Sun Sep 2, 2018, 04:22 PM Sep 2018

High school student generates electricity using biodegradable resources

High school student generates electricity using biodegradable resources

In Macdonald Chirara’s community in Zimbabwe, people often face electricity shortages and they use firewood as a source of energy. This practice can add to increased rates of deforestation and contribute to global climate change. Chirara wants to offer an alternative way to produce electricity for his community.

To solve this problem, he created a biogas digester setup, which converts organic waste into electricity. The technology uses readily available resources such as animal waste and a local invasive plant to produce biogas.

“Biogas has the potential to provide clean renewable energy and to facilitate sustainable development of [an] energy supply for Zimbabwe and Africa at large,” Chirara says.

His device measured a maximum of 1.5 volts. “This electricity can be used especially in rural areas, where most households are not yet connected to the national grid, or in urban areas as a backup power source,” he says.

More:
https://www.sciencenews.org/sponsored/high-school-student-generates-electricity-using-biodegradable-resources?tgt=nr

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