A photosynthesising " biosolar leaf ” technology will be piloted in London through a partnership between start - up Arborea and Imperial ##ea London ( ICL ) . The system will be installed at ICL 's White City campus . The system purifies the air using a pioneering cultivation process that enables the growth of microscopic organisms on large structures similar to solar cells . Arborea claims the technology can eliminate carbon dioxide at a height up to 100 trees using the surface area of one tree , replacing greenhouse gases with fresh oxygen .
A photosynthesising "biosolar leaf” system will be piloted in London through a partnership between start-up Arborea and Imperial College London (ICL). The technology will be installed at ICL's White City campus. The system purifies the air using a pioneering cultivation process that facilitates the growth of microscopic plants on large structures similar to solar panels. Arborea claims the technology can eliminate carbon dioxide at a rate equivalent to 100 trees using the surface area of one tree, replacing greenhouse gases with fresh oxygen.