Skip to content

UBCO researchers try to generate electricity from discarded fruit

Team at school of engineering feeds scraps to microbes
32611849_web1_230503-CVR-UBCO-fruit-scrap-electricity-apples_1
Researchers are looking to discarded fruit for a source of electrical energy. (Black press files)

Researchers are trying to generate electricity using fruit scraps at the University of British Columbia.

A team in the school of engineering has been looking to make better use of the estimated 40 per cent of organic waste that ends up in provincial landfills, the university said in a release on Wednesday (May 3).

The team of researchers from both UBCO and University of Northern B.C.,

Support local journalism today

Join thousands of other like-minded readers and sign up below to gain immediate & unlimited access to our news for the next 30 days – plus start receiving our newsletters.

Sign Up with google Sign Up with facebook

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Reset your password

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

A link has been emailed to you - check your inbox.



Don't have an account? Click here to sign up


Connor McDowell

About the Author: Connor McDowell

Started at the Record in May 2023. He studied journalism at the University of King’s College in Halifax
Read more