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Aquarium Uses Eel Powered Christmas Lights

Posted by samzenpus on from the slippery-tinsel dept.

A Japanese aquarium is using the greenest energy possible to power the lights on its Christmas tree, an electric eel. From the article: "Each time the eel moves, two aluminum panels gather enough electricity to light up the 2-meter (6 ft 6 in) tall tree, decked out in white, in glowing intermittent flashes."

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  1. Ask and ye shall receive. by dtmos · · Score: 4, Informative

    Piezoelectric Eels for Energy Harvesting in the Ocean.