From Bacteria to Electricity: The Future of Green Energy: "Showcasing its energy research initiatives for an Earth Day event on April 22 at the Pentagon, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) will highlight the microbial fuel cell, a device with the potential to revolutionize naval energy use by converting decomposed marine organisms into electricity.
These fuel cells convert naturally occurring fuels and oxidants in the marine environment into electricity, offering a clean, efficient and reliable alternative to batteries and other environmentally harmful fuels.
The fuel cell can be a viable power source for long-term operation of autonomous underwater unmanned vehicles, in-water sensors, and devices used for surveillance and monitoring the ocean environment.
Named as one of Time magazine's 'Top 50 Inventions for 2009,' the fuel cell, with its powerful return of clean energy, can potentially reduce carbon emissions in the environment and change the way we fuel our vehicles and supply power to our homes."
