Sony has announced that it has successfully managed to develop a bio battery that is capable of generating electricity from sugar!

Sony’s bio battery generates electricity from carbohydrate sources, while utilizing enzymes as its catalyst. The amazing part is that this battery generates electricity through the application of power generation principles that are found in living organisms.

Test cells of Sony’s bio battery have managed to achieve a power output of 50 mW, which currently happens to be the world’s highest level for passive-type bio batteries.

In fact so sufficient is the output of these test cells, that it is able to power music play back on a memory-type Sony Walkman.

So how did Sony manage to realize the world’s highest power output? Well, the company first developed a system to break down sugar to generate electricity. This involves efficiently immobilizing enzymes and the mediator (electronic conduction materials) while retaining the activity of the enzymes at the anode.

Besides, Sony also developed a new cathode structure which efficiently supplies oxygen to the electrode while ensuring that the appropriate water content is maintained.

Thus, by optimizing the electrolyte for these two technologies, Sony managed to reach such high power output levels.

Since sugar is a naturally occurring energy source produced naturally by plants through photosynthesis, it is naturally regenerative too. Also, it can be found in most areas of the earth.

Sony will continue its development of immobilization systems, electrode composition and other technologies in order to further enhance power output and durability, with the aim of realizing practical applications for these bio batteries in the future.

Thus, Sony’s newly developed sugar generated bio battery is a very viable option in times like today where every bit of power saved