British students are making electricity from pee

This could be the solution to the global energy crisis problems. A prototype toilet, which uses microbial fuel stacks, has recently been installed at the University of the West of England in Bristol. Located outside the student bar, it generates electricity as microbes feed on urine for their growth. According to Mashable, staff and students are being encouraged to use this 'pee-powered' toilet.

A similar urine-powered lighting system could be used in refugee camps where dark toilets have put people at risk of attack according to the University researchers. Professor Ieropoulos was quoted saying, “We have already proved that this way of generating electricity works. Work by the Bristol BioEnergy Centre hit the headlines in 2013 when the team demonstrated that electricity generated by microbial fuel cell stacks could power a mobile phone. This exciting project with Oxfam could have a huge impact in refugee camps."