Global Ecovillage Network/Solution Library/Living plants create electricity
About the challenge
[edit | edit source]Realizing green, clean power. Promising new technology derives substantial amounts of electricity from living plants.
Description
[edit | edit source]Dutch company powers streetlights with living plants. In Hembrug, Netherlands, the Dutch company Plant-e installed more than 300 LED lights in a new energy project called “Starry Sky.” Although the bulbs were ordinary, the electricity powering them came from a new process that harnesses the power of living plants. Plant-e’s technology is the first to produce electricity from plants without damaging them.
Areas of impact
[edit | edit source]Ecology
[edit | edit source]- Renewable Energy & Transport.
See also
[edit | edit source]- http://plant-e.com/
- http://www.yesmagazine.org/planet/dutch-company-powers-streetlights-with-living-plants-will-your-cellphone-be-next
| Authors | Ernesto Sun |
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| License | CC-BY-SA-4.0 |
| Organizations | Global Ecovillages NetworkGEN Europe |
| Ported from | https://www.ecovillage.org/solution/living-plants-create-electricity/ (original) |
| Cite as | Ernesto Sun (2025–2026). "Global Ecovillage Network/Solution Library/Living plants create electricity". Appropedia. Retrieved June 3, 2026. |