The last time something akin to a new energy cycle happened on earth was when cyanobacteria produced so much free oxygen it accumulated in the atmosphere [0]. T

The last time something akin to a new energy cycle happened on earth was when cyanobacteria produced so much free oxygen it accumulated in the atmosphere [0]. This caused a global extinction event and one of the longest ice ages that the planet has known. So yes, we would need to be very careful playing with non-ATP energy cycles... [0] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Oxygenation_Event https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Oxygenation_Event