Biofuel Cell Design

Energy is a central theme of life. It is the driving force for everything, in both the mind and surrounding environment.

Biology derives most its energy from the oxidation of water in photosynthesis and the reduction of oxygen in mitochondrial respiration. In short, from the long periods of time it took to create fossil fuels via photosynthesis and the create an atmosphere containing oxygen, energy rich plant-based carbon fuels begin with a relatively negative potential that releases energy when oxidized and eventually reduces the relatively positive oxygen.

A biofuel cell or microbial device could theoretically be designed that performs all the necessary processes, including solar water splitting (hydrogen production) and oxygen reduction, and potentially carbon fixation and capture. In this regard, it would therefore be feasibly 2-3 times more efficient than solar panels. The stability and cost of biological materials has always been a limiting problem, but could potentially be addressed.

However, more simply and directly, there are major theoretical implications of psychobiophysics with many potential practical applications to social and psychological behavior related to factors contributing to climate change. Ultimately climate change is an energy problem and psychobiophysics is an energetic theory of psychology and consciousness.

If you are an individual or organization interested in supporting such projects, please contact Dr. Haas.