Will "Dirt Energy" Power the Future of Africa?


	Will "Dirt Energy" Power the Future of Africa?

Silkweaver

5-25-2008 3:46 PM

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energy, clean energy, africa

Silkweaver says:

An anode and a cathode are then linked to a circuit board and presto; you’ve got power. Once all of the components are put into a solid container the owner has his or her own soil-based power generator.

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5-25-2008 7:22 PM

Socratoad

Intriguing!

5-28-2008 12:55 PM

meancookie89

hmmm awesome idea but most of the worlds money is tied to gas so who's to fund this! grrrr all these brilliant minds, and awesome ideas just being ignored by society? Y

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