Tag: SolarTech
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Turning Waste into Growth: The Solar Reactor That Transforms Urine into Fertiliser
Imagine fertilising crops, generating electricity, and cleaning wastewater—all using something we flush away every day: urine. Stanford researchers have developed a photovoltaic–thermal electrochemical stripping (solar-ECS) system that does exactly that. By harvesting waste heat from solar panels, this compact reactor both cools the solar cells—boosting energy output by nearly 60%—and extracts valuable nitrogen as fertiliser,…