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Devices where photosynthetic microbes like cyanobacteria make electricity from light.
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McCormick and colleagues reviewed biophotovoltaic systems, which use oxygen-producing photosynthetic organisms in bioelectrochemical cells.
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As reported in: McCormick, Bombelli, Bradley et al. (2015). Biophotovoltaics: oxygenic photosynthetic organisms in the world of bioelectrochemical systems. Energy & Environmental Science. doi:10.1039/C4EE03875D
Bombelli and colleagues used a photosynthesis-driven biophotovoltaic cell with an aluminium anode to power a microprocessor stably for over six months.
As reported in: Bombelli, Savanth, Scarampi et al. (2022). Powering a microprocessor by photosynthesis. Energy & Environmental Science. doi:10.1039/D2EE00233G
Saar and colleagues raised the power density of biophotovoltaics by decoupling charge storage from power delivery.
As reported in: Saar, Bombelli, Lea-Smith et al. (2018). Enhancing power density of biophotovoltaics by decoupling storage and power delivery. Nature Energy. doi:10.1038/s41560-017-0073-0