Charging cellphones with heat from open fire

Charging cellphones with heat from open fire

TSUKUBA, Japan - A demonstrator charges a cellphone while boiling hot water on a fire using the ''Hatsuden-nabe (power generating pot),'' developed by TES NewEnergy Corp., in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, on June 9, 2011. The product enables users to charge cellphones and other electronics using a thermoelectric module which converts heat-waste into electricity during emergencies.

Woodchip unloaded from truck at biomass power plant in western Japan

Woodchip unloaded from truck at biomass power plant in western Japan

A truckload of woodchip is unloaded at Matsue Biomass Hatsuden K.K.'s power generation plant in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, on April 27, 2015. The bioenergy-based plant is due to begin operating in June. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Matsue Biomass chief speaks to visitors to power generation plant

Matsue Biomass chief speaks to visitors to power generation plant

Hajime Tsujimura, president of Matsue Biomass Hatsuden K.K., speaks to visitors to its power generation plant in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, on April 27, 2015. The bioenergy-based plant is due to begin operating in June. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Charging cellphones with heat from open fire

Charging cellphones with heat from open fire

TSUKUBA, Japan - A demonstrator charges a cellphone while boiling hot water on a fire using the ''Hatsuden-nabe (power generating pot),'' developed by TES NewEnergy Corp., in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, on June 9, 2011. The product enables users to charge cellphones and other electronics using a thermoelectric module which converts heat-waste into electricity during emergencies. (Kyodo)