Justin was troubleshooting with the students from GW Smith School with the MFCs. He found that some of the MFCs were dry, so with the help of their teacher, the students added water to their MFC unit. On some of the units, the “legs” of the capacitor and the LED might be touching.
During the session, Justin also played a video by the University of the West of England (UWE) Bristol BioEnergy Centre explaining how pee powered toilet works. The PEE POWER technology channels the nutrient rich urine through a series of microbial fuel cells to create electricity. It has been used to provide lighting for toilet blocks at some schools in Africa.
We want to thank Ms. Deschenes and Ms. Tang for arranging this session.
Update on 2024-03-19 by Ms. Tang: 3 MFCs have started to blink.
