{"id":3872,"date":"2012-04-30T13:32:31","date_gmt":"2012-04-30T13:32:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oilgae.com\/blog\/?p=3872"},"modified":"2012-04-30T13:32:31","modified_gmt":"2012-04-30T13:32:31","slug":"algae-powered-street-lights-to-absorb-co2-from-atmosphere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.oilgae.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/algae-powered-street-lights-to-absorb-co2-from-atmosphere.html","title":{"rendered":"Algae-Powered Street Lights to Absorb CO2 from Atmosphere"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3873\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oilgae.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/self-powered-microalgae-street-lamp.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3873\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3873\" src=\"http:\/\/www.oilgae.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/self-powered-microalgae-street-lamp-300x177.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"177\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.oilgae.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/self-powered-microalgae-street-lamp-300x177.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.oilgae.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/self-powered-microalgae-street-lamp.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3873\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Algae-powered Street Lamp<\/p><\/div>\n<p>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 CO<sub>2<\/sub> required is absorbed from\u00a0atmospheric carbon emissions.\u00a0Due to the fact that the lamps store the power produced not only by solar rays but also CO<sub>2<\/sub>, they could become one of the most efficient off-grid lighting suppliers that\u00a0don&#8217;t\u00a0run off solar power.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3874\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oilgae.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/filling-the-lamp-form-with-microalgae-containing-fluid.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3874\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3874\" src=\"http:\/\/www.oilgae.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/filling-the-lamp-form-with-microalgae-containing-fluid-300x166.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.oilgae.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/filling-the-lamp-form-with-microalgae-containing-fluid-300x166.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.oilgae.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/filling-the-lamp-form-with-microalgae-containing-fluid.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3874\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lamp Form being Filled with Microalgae Culture<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0Calleja foresees the lighting infrastructure implemented in underground garages and on roadsides where they would be at their greatest carbon filtering potential\u00a0due to the high level of carbon emissions (25 per cent globally) associated with car exhausts.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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