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The world's first breathing bioreactor to produce food ingredients and proteins more efficiently
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Biosolar Leaf
The world's first breathing bioreactor to produce food ingredients and proteins more efficiently
Label Date
October 7, 2020
By
Arborea
From
Portugal
Maturity stage
TRL 7 - Prototype testing in the real world
The FAO predicts that we’ll need 100% more plant crops by 2050; however, crop yield improvement is slowing rapidly (now down to 1-2% annually) and it is hard to find new land for agriculture. There is an opportunity in growing food on barren land. Arborea believes that “photosynthetic microorganisms” will be a key choice for the production of food ingredients. Photosynthetic microorganisms are the fastest-growing primary producers of food in nature, and they produce the same ingredients as plant crops, without environmental constraints and pollution. They yield up to 40x time more proteins than plant crops in a single acre of land. Furthermore, they don’t need agricultural feedstock like cane sugar, they don’t need soil, don’t produce nitrogen runoffs, consume little water, don’t promote deforestation or loss of biodiversity. The “BioSolar Leaf” is a membrane-driven breathing-bioreactor® technology that enables a hyper-efficient gas transfer and temperature control while maintaining optimal growth conditions. In doing so, it creates a radically more effective food production platform resulting in a capital-light, scalable solution that slashes the costs of fermentation.
The Environmental Benefits
- •Doesn't need soil or fertile land to grow food
- •GHG emissions for proteins are at least 50% lower than plant crops alternatives
- •Consumes up to 100 times less water than plant crops
- •Doesn't contribute to deforestation or to loss of biodiversity
The Financial Benefits
- •Lower costs in respect to alternative cultivation methods.
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Arborea
Feeding the world, without costing the Earth.
Headquarters
2860, Portugal
Type
Startup or self-employed
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EIB Institute
The EIB Institute was set up within the EIB Group (European Investment Bank and European Investment Fund) to promote and support social, cultural, and academic initiatives with European stakeholders and the public at large. It is a key pillar of the EIB Group’s community and citizenship engagement.
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