Bactery provides bioelectrochemical power modules that generate continuous electricity from exoelectrogenic bacteria in soil, enabling maintenance‑free operation of remote agricultural sensors and IoT devices. The modular microbial fuel cells also monitor microbial activity, delivering real‑time soil‑biology data for precision‑agriculture decision‑making. The system is weather‑proof, zero‑emission, and scalable across farms.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
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Product
Problem
Agricultural operations often rely on battery-powered sensors and IoT devices deployed in remote fields, where frequent battery replacement or connection to grid power is impractical and costly. Limited access to reliable, continuous electricity hampers real‑time monitoring of soil conditions, crop health, and environmental factors. Existing power solutions also add to carbon emissions and do not provide insights into the biological activity of the soil.
Solution
Bactery offers a bioelectrochemical power system—called Bacteries—that harvests electrons from the metabolic activity of soil‑resident exoelectrogenic bacteria, delivering a self‑recharging, 24/7 source of clean electricity. The microbial fuel cells are embedded directly in the ground, converting organic substrates into electrical current without external fuel or moving parts. This continuous power enables remote sensors and low‑power IoT devices to operate indefinitely, eliminating the need for battery swaps or grid extensions. Because the system monitors microbial activity, it also generates real‑time data on soil biology, supporting precision‑agriculture decisions. The technology is weather‑resilient, low‑maintenance, and can be scaled across fields of any size, providing a sustainable energy backbone for modern farming.
Target Audience
The primary customers are commercial farms, agritech service providers, and manufacturers of remote environmental sensors seeking a maintenance‑free, sustainable power source for precision‑agriculture deployments.
Features
- Bioelectrochemical cells that exploit exoelectrogenic bacteria to generate electricity directly from soil organic matter
- Autonomous self‑recharging operation delivering continuous power output day and night
- Modular, plug‑and‑play form factor designed for easy burial and integration with standard sensor interfaces (e.g., LoRa, BLE, UART)
- Built‑in soil‑biology sensing module that logs microbial activity and correlates it with power output for agronomic insights
- Weather‑proof housing and corrosion‑resistant electrodes ensuring reliable performance in diverse field conditions
- Scalable architecture allowing single‑unit deployment to farm‑wide arrays managed via a cloud‑based monitoring dashboard
- Zero‑emission energy generation with no consumable fuels or hazardous waste
- Remote diagnostics and firmware updates over low‑bandwidth wireless links to minimize on‑site maintenance