How using microbes to mine human waste for power could help reduce reliance on fossil fuels

B.C. researchers are using tiny microbes to help convert human waste into biogas that can be cleaned and sold back to the provincial gas provider. They hope their small project can be scaled up and adopted by sewage treatment plants across Canada in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

How using microbes to mine human waste for power could help reduce reliance on fossil fuels
A woman in safety gear stands in front of a huge machine made of silver tubes and tanks

B.C. researchers are using tiny microbes to help convert human waste into biogas that can be cleaned and sold back to the provincial gas provider. They hope their small project can be scaled up and adopted by sewage treatment plants across Canada in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.