Sub-Department of Environmental Technology, Wageningen University, Bomenweg 2, P.O. Box 8129, 6700 EV Wageningen, The Netherlands.
Trends Biotechnol. 2011 Jan;29(1):41-9. doi: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2010.10.001. Epub 2010 Nov 8.
Microbial solar cells (MSCs) are recently developed technologies that utilize solar energy to produce electricity or chemicals. MSCs use photoautotrophic microorganisms or higher plants to harvest solar energy, and use electrochemically active microorganisms in the bioelectrochemical system to generate electrical current. Here, we review the principles and performance of various MSCs in an effort to identify the most promising systems, as well as the bottlenecks and potential solutions, for "real-life" MSC applications. We present an outlook on future applications based on the intrinsic advantages of MSCs, specifically highlighting how these living energy systems can facilitate the development of an electricity-producing green roof.
微生物太阳能电池（MSCs）是最近开发的技术，可利用太阳能来发电或生产化学品。MSCs 使用光自养微生物或高等植物来采集太阳能，并在生物电化学系统中使用电化学活性微生物来产生电流。在这里，我们回顾了各种 MSCs 的原理和性能，以努力确定最有前途的系统，以及“现实生活”MSC 应用的瓶颈和潜在解决方案。我们根据 MSCs 的固有优势展望了未来的应用，特别是强调了这些活的能源系统如何促进发电绿色屋顶的发展。
