DIY for Mi-Hy
To promote sustainable agriculture, Mi-Hy is developing a do-it-yourself prototype.
We’re using our accessible circular hydroponic system to encourage and inspire the DIY community through a series of workshops and detailed tutorials.
Events and workshops:
Online SPIKA Workshop at the Future Tech Week 2026, Jan 22
On January 22, an online workshop focusing on SPIKA will take place as part of Future Tech Week 2026. Running from January 19 to January 22, this...
Mi-Hy at Science Night and Maker Faire in Liberec and Mladá Boleslav, Sep 26-27
On September 26th and 27th, the Mi-Hy project traveled through the Czech Republic for two back-to-back events. First, on the 26th, it was featured...
Mi-Hy at EMPOWER Université Paris-Saclay Sep 26-27, 2025
On September 26–27, 2025, Mi-Hy will be at EMPOWER Université Paris-Saclay to share our latest research and lead a hands-on workshop on our...
Mi-Hy workshop at Maker Faire Hannover Aug 23-24, 2025
August 23rd to 24th Mi-Hy will join Maker Faire Hannover to showcase recent research and demonstrate how microbial fuel cell (MFC) technology can...
How does Mi-Hy work?
Mi-Hy (Microbial Hydroponics) is a circular hydroponic system, where a sustainable low energy source, a microbial fuel cell, provides power and recycles nutrients for plants – from wastewater.
Video tutorials:
- Microbial fuel cell step-by-step tutorial
- Hydroponics step-by-step tutorial
- Sensor setup
Further reading:
M.J. Salar-García, I. Ieropoulos. (2020). Optimisation of the internal structure of ceramic membranes for electricity production in urine-fed microbial fuel cells. Journal of Power Sources, 451.
Iwona Gajdaa, John Greenmana, Chris Melhuish, Ioannis Ieropoulos (2015). Simultaneous electricity generation and microbially-assisted electrosynthesis in ceramic MFCs. Bioelectrochemistry, 104, 58-64.