Dive Brief:

• Scientists discovered that sewage sludge, green waste, residue from the food industry, straw, and animal waste can all be used for energy using a biobattery process.
• The diverse list of materials includes a larger range than researchers initially thought could be used effectively.
• The organics can be transformed into electricity, heat, purified gas, engine oil, and biochar using this process. 

Dive Insight:

Typically, biogas plants only utilize a limited range of organics. The biobattery process is capable of generating heat, electricity, gas, oil, and vegetable carbon. These substances can be used for marine and aviation fuel or as a fertilizer.

Professor Andreas Hornung, the Director of UMSICHT at the Institute Branch in Sulzbach-Rosenberg said, “The plant converts more than 75% of the energy efficiency into high quality energy sources.”