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UK Startup is Making Electricity From Bacteria in the Soil

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A University of Bath spinout says ordinary dirt — and the trillions of bacteria living in it — could become a quiet, round-the-clock power source for homes and farms alike. There is a strange kind of alchemy happening under a patch of grass in Somerset. No sunlight, no wind, no moving parts — just soil, … Read more

India’s Factories Pay ₹35 Per Unit for Diesel Power. VoltSeal Just Raised Pre-Seed Funding to End That.

Voltseal

Every time a factory in India flips on a diesel generator, it pays between ₹25 and ₹35 per unit of electricity. Grid power, by comparison, costs ₹6 to ₹9 per unit. Stored solar energy even less. That gap — between what India’s commercial and industrial sector pays for backup power and what it should pay … Read more