No, but maybe more context would help folks not reading the article: A "nitroplast" converts nitrogen from the air to a chemically useful form.
Basically any energy store receives inputs and then performs controlled outputs. In the case of subterranean hydrocarbons that was solar from long ago (without prejudice against geothermogenic theories). How can we take inputs from solar, wind, water movement, geothermal or nuclear and store it optimally for a particular task?
For most purposes various electrical charge or entropy change systems are sufficient. For purposes that require high energy density and high sustained release, chemical bond changes are optimal. Nitrogen is awesome for this purpose and so a biological process for storing solar energy in separated nitrogen bonds is exciting.
Basically any energy store receives inputs and then performs controlled outputs. In the case of subterranean hydrocarbons that was solar from long ago (without prejudice against geothermogenic theories). How can we take inputs from solar, wind, water movement, geothermal or nuclear and store it optimally for a particular task?
For most purposes various electrical charge or entropy change systems are sufficient. For purposes that require high energy density and high sustained release, chemical bond changes are optimal. Nitrogen is awesome for this purpose and so a biological process for storing solar energy in separated nitrogen bonds is exciting.