Agritech
The next great leap
BIOO HAS MANY GOALS IN THE AGTECH SECTOR, FROM OBTAINING ENERGY FOR IRRIGATION & COMMUNICATIONS, TO MANY OTHER APPLICATIONS.
AT BIOO WE DECIDED TO START WITH A HUGE PROBLEM, TO SOLVE THE USE OF 90% OF CHEMICAL BATTERIES USED IN AGRICULTURE BY POWERING AGRICULTURAL SENSORS WITH SOIL ITSELF.
Powering sensors with soil itself
Applicable to humidity, temperature and pH sensors among others, including a wireless communication system.
Developing the first 100% sustainable sensor for precission agriculture energetically powered by the land itself, saving costs by eliminating chemical batteries and their replacements, and avoiding the use of expensive solar panel installations or their maintenance.
Energy Output*
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Height
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Diameter
100ms 28W discharge/day
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20 cm
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10 cm
*Every discharge is automatically re-charged by the soil every 24h in-field.
CO-TESTED WITH
Bioo Sensor
Durable, Inexpensive &
Climate-proof
Bioo Sensor works only with soil, naturally present bateria, fertilizers and water. It has no dependency on photoautotrophs on the field. This makes it suitable to measure the terrain before and after planting the crops. It's twice as cheap as batteries and 10 times cheaper than solar panels on agricultural sensors.
A biological battery nourishing from soil
1. The biological reactor attracts natural electrogenic or electrophilic microorganisms which reproduce inside Bioo´s substrate
2. The microorganisms decompose organic matter into electrons and hydrogen ions.
3. Hydrogen ions get conducted to the air layer inside the panel combining with oxygen and generating water vapor.
4. The microorganisms create a conductive biofilm on top of the lower electrode (anode) and conduct electrons to the circuit, thus generating an electrical current.
SOLVING THE USE OF
Chemical batteries need to be replaced every 1-4 years, being very pollutant and imply great expenditure in fuel, personnel, rare minerals, etc.
Solar ends up being really expensive in this sector, from 20€ to 200€ per sensor, due to installation requirements (at least 60cm in height) including dealing against dust, hail, rainfalls, winds and robbery.
CHEMICAL BATTERIES
SOLAR PANELS
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AGTECH
BATTERY
