Algae-Powered Street Lights to Absorb CO2 from Atmosphere
April 30th, 2012 | No Comments | Posted in Algae, Algae-Carbon-Capture, Algae-CO2-Capture, Algae-Energy
Carbon capture using algae may not be a new idea, but the idea of using algae to power street lights for cutting carbon emissions is certainly innovative.
Algae-powered Street Lamp
French biochemist Pierre Calleja has developed a street lighting network that operates on a battery that is charged during the day by microalgal photosynthesis aided by sunlight, while CO2 required is absorbed from atmospheric carbon emissions. Due to the fact that the lamps store the power produced not only by solar rays but also CO2, they could become one of the most efficient off-grid lighting suppliers that don’t run off solar power.
Lamp Form being Filled with Microalgae Culture
Calleja foresees the lighting infrastructure implemented in underground garages and on roadsides where they would be at their greatest carbon filtering potential due to the high level of carbon emissions (25 per cent globally) associated with car exhausts.
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