The 10 most bizarre sources of alternative energy

Without energy we would go nowhere. It is essential and for this reason we are always looking for some more sustainable alternative solution to generate it. These 10 found, albeit bizarre, are proof that the usual suspects may not always burn.

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THEenergia this incredible force that makes us move, produce, move forward. In the beginning it was wood, then coal and finally oil. We have found alternative resources to fossil ones such as wind, geothermal or solar energy. And, even today, we wonder if nuclear power could be the future solution. In short, without energy we would not go anywhere. It is essential and for this reason we are always looking for some alternative solution more sustainable to generate it. These 10 found, albeit bizarre, are proof that the usual suspects may not always burn.

• • Adult diapers

    
    

    It certainly deserves the award of originality. Let's start from the beginning: Japan is one of the countries in the world for annual consumption of adult diapers, on the other hand it is known the high rate of elderly people in those parts. I took these data, therefore, the SFD Recycle System decided to start pulverizing the diapers used to adapt them for thepowering large biomass boilers. And just the case to say: "as for the pig, nothing is thrown away from the diaper!"

• • Urine

    

    This found, however, comes from Britain. A group of researchers is studying how use bacteria from urine to create energy for future use. The same team stated: “urine is chemically very active, rich in nitrogen and compounds such as urea, chloride, potassium and bilirubin which makes it very useful for microbial fuel cells”. Even NASA seems to have aroused interest in the research, given the high content of pee that accumulates on board spacecraft because it did not escape into the space.

  • Confiscated alcohol

    
    

    That Sweden it was an avant-garde nation it was suspected, but this time it would seem to have surpassed itself. In fact, AB Svensk Biogas has decided to collaborate with customs police that confiscates thecontraband alcohol by transforming it into biogas. Last year with the confiscated 560 liters they managed to fuel over 1.000 buses and trucks and - even - a train (the one in the photo). AB Svensk Biogas is based in Linkoping 200 kilometers southwest of Stockholm and does nothing more than heat the seized alcohol and convert it into biogas. According to Carl Lilliehook, head of Svensk Biogas AB, “it's a great deal, because besides, no one needs the material to do it anymore”.

    
    
    
  • The power of the people

    
    

    We end up in the Netherlands, where they have seen fit to exploit the kinetic energy created (and wasted) by groups of people. In the nation of tulips, special flooring was invented and then inserted into one gigantic nightclub, able to take energy from the passage of the feet. The more you dance, the more energy you produce. If you want to go there the club is called Watt, it is located in Rotterdam and calls itself "The World's First Sustainable Dance Club".

  • Sea water

    
    

    John Kanzius is not just fighting against the leukemia, but he is trying to experiment with a new technique of fighting through the radio waves. The protagonist of this story has, in fact, observed that his own radiofrequency generator was able to break the seawater molecules in its constructive elements: hydrogen and oxygen. As history has taught us with the disastro in Hindenburg in 1937, hydrogen burns fiercely in the presence of oxygen. As long as Kanzius leaves his generator running, the sea water burns at a temperature of 3000 degrees Fahrenheit. Do you understand what potential?

  • Poultry waste

    
    

    There is a way to transform what's left of one turkey in energy. All it takes is a little courage, as the practice can seem disgusting. This is suggested by an English study sponsored by Changing World Technologies. He claims - in fact - that taking the heads, feathers, entrails and all that is left of the poor bird, mixing it with some other components at a given temperature could lead to making a fuel with the same value as the more famous (and polluting) oil. The procedure is not exactly the simplest and most hasty, however it could represent an epochal turning point.

    
    
    
  • Exhaust gas

    
    

    The project ecoline of energy all'New Hampshire University through reuse the gas captured from the nearby landfill. It purifies it and gives it back life by providing 85% of the total energy of the structure. It sounds like a stinking, smelly stuff, but that's not the case at all. Indeed, this university can claim to be a school which, even if it runs on gas, is a solid reality.

  • Cow peti

    
    

    It's true we are taking it further, but the whole thing is beautifully real. A research by Argentine scientists, in fact, found that a single cow produces between 28 and 35 cubic meters of methane. Both with their hindquarters and with their mouths these ruminants emit a lot of gas and therefore it seemed like a mess to waste it. Methane is a much more reactive greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide and, unlike CO2, it burns quite well. To capture it, they devised a sort of backpack to be applied on the back of the animal, a bit bulky which for now seems to be the only solution.

Coffee grounds

Along with oil, coffee is the most traded commodity on the planet. Unlike oil, however, coffee can intelligently reuse its waste. THE coffee groundsin fact, they seem to be an excellent fuel. To detect it are the researchers of the University of Nevada del Department of Chemistry and Materials Engineering which they found to contain a significant percentage of oil in the form of biodiesel. Of course, we home users may not be able to make this transformation, but large retailers could reap huge benefits. Starbucks is estimated to generate 210.000.000 £ of coffee grounds per year which could, therefore, turn into approx 90.000 tons of fuel!

• Breast movement

  
  

  Many people while doing their classic jog notice how the movement of the breast moves creating a wave motion (the bigger the size the more movement it will create). So why not try to harness that energy for maybe power your mp3 player? For now it is only an original idea, but never say never that one day it will come true!

Source and photo: Webecoist