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. Biofuels are the most promising alternative to fossil fuels for powering our cars, but they have been hampered by their high cost. 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.
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.