Poop-powered street lights
Hardcore eco-enthusiasts are probably aware that cow farts are killing the planet. Seriously -- the methane in their flatulence contributes to global warming. But look on the bright side -- anything that powerful must be good for something, right?
And it is. The Indian town of Thiruneermalai has figured out how to convert this methane into power. 3,000 watts of electricity per day, to be exact -- which is enough to power the town's streetlights.
Only they're not using cow farts, but rather human feces, as a source of methane. Apparently the system collects the people poop from a housing complex, and the biogas it produces is used to operate a generator, which is then used to power the lights.
Gross? Yes. Stinky? Yes. Green? Absolutely!
[via Gizmodo]
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