article_snippet: A prototype toilet that generates 'everlasting' electricity from urine has been launched near a university bar.
article_snippet: The scientists behind the 'pee-power' toilet hope it can be used by aid agencies in disaster zones to supply much-needed electricity to refugee camps.
article_snippet: A prototype toilet that generates 'everlasting' electricity from urine has been launched near at a university bar (stock image used).
article_snippet: The scientists behind the 'pee-power' toilet hope it can be used by aid agencies in disaster zones to supply much-needed electricity to refugee camps the 'pee-power' toilet hope it can be used by aid agencies in disaster zones to supply much-needed electricity to refugee camps .
article_snippet: The urinal is the result of a partnership between researchers at the University of the West of England in Bristol and Oxfam.
article_snippet: Students and staff are being asked to use the urinal to donate pee to fuel the microbial fuel cell stacks that generate electricity to power indoor lighting.
article_snippet: The urinal on the university campus resembles toilets used in refugee camps by Oxfam to make the trial as realistic as possible.
article_snippet: The technology that converts the urine in to power sits underneath the urinal and can be viewed through a clear screen.
article_snippet: Students and staff are being asked to use the urinal to donate pee to fuel the microbial fuel cell stacks that generate electricity to power indoor lighting .
article_snippet: The potential of this invention hope the abundant, free supply of urine will make the device practical for aid agencies to use in the field.
highlights_snippet: Scientists say toilet can be used to supply electricity in disaster zones .
  