A pilot plant is set to use the power of poo — or, technically, biogas from human waste — to store and deliver cheap, renewable energy.
A pilot program in South Australia will use the power of poo — or, technically, biogas from human waste — to store and deliver cheap, renewable energy.
The technology will take biogas from a wastewater treatment plant, store it as latent heat in molten silicon at a temperature of 1,414 degrees Celsius, and then deliver it back as heat or power.SA taxpayers gave $1.6 million to the pilot via a grant under the former Labor state government"You can all make your contribution to the success of this machine," said Kevin Moriarty, chief executive of 1414 Degrees, the start-up behind the program.
SA Energy Minister Dan van Holst Pellekaan called the pilot"a tremendous technological breakthrough which sits perfectly with our government's priorities of cleaner, more reliable and more affordable electricity. "We are keen partners in this, but let me say it's industry that has actually achieving this success. They've created it themselves. That's really, really what's so exciting about this."Mr Moriarty said 1414 Degrees could source gas or electricity from anywhere, but the trial at Glenelg's Wastewater Treatment Plant was an ideal start.
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