Pee Power:
Batteries That Run on Urine
Updated: Saturday, 03 Oct 2009, 11:46 AM EDT
Published : Saturday, 03 Oct 2009, 11:45 AM EDT

By MIKE BRODY
(MYFOX NATIONAL) - Cars, homes and electronic devices may soon be powered by urine. The new technology being developed by scientists from Ohio University could be available in the next six months, according to Discovery Channel .

The scientists have come up with a nickel-based electrode that can oxidize urea, the major component of animal urine, and create large amounts of cheap hydrogen that could be burned or used in fuel cells.

"One cow can provide enough energy to supply hot water for 19 houses," said Gerardine Botte, a professor at Ohio University developing the technology. "Soldiers in the field could carry their own fuel."

Because storing and releasing hydrogen requires high pressure, low temperatures and a lot of electricity, scientists have been searching for ways to more easily use it for energy. Now they hope that by attaching hydrogen to another element it will make it easier to store and transport.

If the urine can be used in a car battery, scientists estimate that a urine-powered vehicle could possibly travel 90 miles per gallon.

Scientists in Singapore developed a battery powered by urine in 2005, and urine-powered AA and AAA batteries are already being sold in Japan.

start drinking beers! Lot's of it!

Oh that's JUST what we need.

Now we'll have all the alcoholics claiming that being a drunk is " good for the environment ".

* shakes head *

Don't pi$$ and drive.

LOL