System That Generates Clean Energy Using Only Plants, Without Batteries, Wind, or Sun

Written by Romário Pereira de Carvalho

Published on 17/03/2025 at 07:45

Updated on 17/03/2025 at 07:46

Créditos da imagem: Alinti (captura de tela do vídeo)

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The Innovative Technology Allows a Plant Pot to Generate Electricity Through Natural Interactions with Soil and Microorganisms

Electricity has always been a challenge in many remote areas. In Peru, an invention promises to change this reality. Created by civil engineer Hernán Asto, the Alinti device generates clean energy from the photosynthesis of plants.

The idea arose from his own childhood experience growing up in Ayacucho, one of the poorest departments in Peru, without access to electricity.

An Idea Born from Necessity

Without electricity, Asto studied by candlelight. One day, one of the candles caused a fire in his house. This incident marked him forever and motivated him to seek a safe and accessible alternative.

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Clean Energy Source: How the Device Works

The system developed by Asto uses a hybrid clay device that transforms the energy generated by the photosynthesis of plants into electricity. The technique harnesses the bacteria present in the roots, creating a clean and accessible energy source.

Unlike other renewable technologies, Alinti does not require solar panels, wind or external batteries. It operates solely with plants and water.

This innovation can be an effective solution for lighting small homes, charging cell phones, and even powering environmental sensors. The simplicity of the technology allows its application in communities that still rely on fossil fuels or other unsustainable energy sources.

International Recognition

The environmental and social impact of Alinti has attracted attention at global events. The invention received the Global eAwards 2024, promoted by the NTT DATA Foundation, and secured €100,000 in funding for its development.

Additionally, Asto also won second place in the “An Idea to Change History” contest from the History Channel and won the Green Bio-Circular Award at the APEC Forum 2023.

These awards demonstrate the relevance of Alinti in the renewable energy sector. With more investment, the technology can expand its reach, benefiting more communities around the world.

With information from Neo Zone.

System That Generates Clean Energy Using Only Plants, Without Batteries, Wind, or Sun

The Innovative Technology Allows a Plant Pot to Generate Electricity Through Natural Interactions with Soil and Microorganisms

An Idea Born from Necessity

Clean Energy Source: How the Device Works

International Recognition

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System That Generates Clean Energy Using Only Plants, Without Batteries, Wind, or Sun

The Innovative Technology Allows a Plant Pot to Generate Electricity Through Natural Interactions with Soil and Microorganisms

An Idea Born from Necessity

Clean Energy Source: How the Device Works

International Recognition

The Soviet Union spent 22 years drilling into the Earth’s crust and reached a depth of 12,262 meters — they found water where it was thought impossible, hydrogen bubbling from the rock, granite that is 2.7 billion years old, and temperatures of 180 degrees that melted the drill bits.

Egypt wants to draw 10 million cubic meters of water from the Nile per day into the desert, irrigate a new agricultural frontier, and build a city where there is currently only sand.

Ethiopia has banned gasoline and diesel cars, placed over a hundred silent electric buses on the streets of Addis Ababa, and now aims for half a million electric vehicles by 2030, all powered by Africa’s largest dam and a courage that few countries have shown.

Norway is drilling 27 kilometers of rock 392 meters below the bottom of a fjord to build the world’s largest and deepest underwater road tunnel — when completed, a 21-hour journey will be reduced to 10.

An astronaut spent 340 days in space while his twin brother stayed on Earth, and NASA found a “rejuvenating” effect, genes, microbiome, cognition, and immune system that revealed the biological cost of living outside the planet.

After 14 years of construction and a diplomatic crisis that nearly led to a military confrontation over control of the Nile, Ethiopia inaugurated the largest hydroelectric power plant in Africa — the dam is 170 meters high, holds 74 billion cubic meters of water, and generates 5,150 megawatts.

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